Chapter Summaries

Danzo unveiled his Sharingan- and Hashirama-cell-enhanced arm and used Izanagi to survive Shengu Xuan’s attacks, but Shengu Xuan killed him repeatedly without relying on chakra. The chapter left Danzo kneeling in terror after every Sharingan on his arm had closed, with only the Mangekyō beneath his bandages remaining.

• Danzo revealed his grotesque arm covered in Sharingan and boasted that its power would make him invincible.
• Danzo attacked Shengu Xuan with Wind Release and Wood Release, but Shengu Xuan shattered the attacks and blasted Danzo apart with a punch.
• Danzo revived using Izanagi and explained that each Sharingan could erase fatal injuries for one minute.
• Shengu Xuan burned Danzo with crimson flames, then drained the moisture from his body, forcing Danzo to revive again and again.
• Shengu Xuan and the Shadowkhan killed Danzo in numerous ways until all the Sharingan on his arm had closed.
• Danzo fell to his knees as Shengu Xuan mocked his exhausted invincibility, while the final Mangekyō remained hidden beneath his bandages.

Shengu Xuan defeated Danzo’s final attempt to control him and killed him after the Shadowkhan Devourers consumed his enhanced arm. The system then announced a hidden achievement reward for eliminating Danzo and Root, leaving Shengu Xuan to discover what he had unlocked.

• Danzo used Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan and Kotoamatsukami on Shengu Xuan, but the genjutsu was overwhelmed by the powers within Shengu Xuan and destroyed Danzo’s eye.
• Danzo tried to flee and call for help, but Shengu Xuan pursued him through the Underground Base, where no Root ninja remained alive.
• Shengu Xuan summoned the Shadowkhan Devourers, which ate Danzo’s Sharingan-covered right arm and drained his life force.
• Danzo pleaded that his actions had been for Konoha, but Shengu Xuan condemned him for his crimes and crushed his head.
• The system announced that Shengu Xuan had killed Shimura Danzō and wiped out Root, unlocking a hidden achievement reward.

Shengu Xuan unlocked Tso Lan's Black Chi and used its gravity powers to destroy Root and erase Danzo. Tsunade covered up Danzo's death and disbanded Root, while Pain decided to advance Akatsuki's plan and attack Konoha himself.

• Shengu Xuan unlocked Tso Lan's Black Chi and used hundredfold gravity to crush Root's underground base and erase Danzo's body.
• Tsunade arrived with Kakashi, Naruto, Sakura, and ANBU, and Shengu Xuan admitted that he had destroyed Root after Danzo's assassination attempt.
• Tsunade declared that Danzo had died in an accidental forbidden-technique explosion and officially disbanded Root, shielding Shengu Xuan.
• Pain learned that Sasori and Deidara had been killed and that Shengu Xuan had revived a Jinchūriki whose tailed beast had been extracted.
• Pain ordered Akatsuki to move its plan forward and said he would go to Konoha to make Shengu Xuan and the village know pain.

Tsunade protected Shengu Xuan from the village elders and permanently disbanded Root, while Shengu Xuan tested Tso Lan’s gravity power by obliterating a canyon. Asuma led Shikamaru, Izumo, and Kotetsu out of Konoha to confront Akatsuki members operating in the Land of Fire.

• Nagato ordered Hidan and Kakuzu to infiltrate the Land of Fire, raise funds, investigate Konoha’s defenses, and test Shengu Xuan’s strength.
• Tsunade rejected Homura and Koharu’s demand to brand Shengu Xuan a rogue ninja, defended him, and declared Root permanently disbanded.
• Shengu Xuan used Tso Lan’s black chi to remove gravity from a canyon’s surroundings, then crushed the floating landscape under hundredfold gravity.
• Asuma led Shikamaru, Izumo, and Kotetsu from Konoha toward the Land of Fire’s border to confront Akatsuki.

Asuma's squad ambushed Hidan and Kakuzu near the Land of Fire's border, but Hidan survived their attacks and used Asuma's blood to prepare a Jashin curse. Shikamaru realized the danger and warned Asuma, but Hidan had already begun the ritual.

• Asuma led Shikamaru, Izumo, and Kotetsu toward the border's Bounty Station to investigate Chiriku's murder and the Akatsuki.
• Hidan complained while waiting for Kakuzu, who emerged with the bounty money and said they had orders to probe Konoha and possibly capture the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki.
• Kakuzu sensed Asuma's squad nearby, and Izumo and Kotetsu ambushed Hidan with explosive-tag kunai, but Hidan emerged unharmed by the blast.
• Asuma attacked Hidan with his Chakra Flying Swallow Twin Blades, but Hidan cut Asuma's flank before Asuma pierced Hidan's abdomen.
• Hidan licked Asuma's blood from his scythe, transformed into his skeletal form, and drew the Jashin Cursed Formation while Shikamaru warned Asuma to escape.

Shengu Xuan arrived just as Hidan was about to kill Asuma and used overwhelming gravity to destroy Hidan’s ritual, saving Asuma. After Kakuzu recognized Shengu Xuan’s five-hundred-million-ryo bounty and attacked, Shengu Xuan challenged him to come take his head.

• Hidan trapped Asuma with the Jashin formation and prepared to stab himself, while Kakuzu wounded Izumo and Kotetsu as they tried to stop him.
• Shengu Xuan descended into the battlefield and crushed Hidan into the ground with intense gravity, breaking the formation and freeing Asuma.
• Shikamaru and Asuma recognized Shengu Xuan, who mocked Hidan and Kakuzu.
• Kakuzu identified Shengu Xuan from his bounty notice and decided to kill him for the reward.
• Shengu Xuan dispelled the gravity pinning Hidan, activated the Dog Talisman’s defense, and dared Kakuzu to attack.

Shengu Xuan used the Dog Talisman to resist Hidan’s scythe and curse, then killed him with the Dragon Talisman’s demon fire. Kakuzu revealed his five hearts and prepared to fight Shengu Xuan.

• Hidan attacked Shengu Xuan with his Triple-Bladed Scythe, but the Dog Talisman kept Shengu Xuan’s skin from being harmed.
• Shengu Xuan switched to the Ox Talisman and slapped Hidan across the wilderness, but Hidan survived because of his immortal body.
• Hidan believed he had obtained Shengu Xuan’s blood and stabbed himself in his Jashin ritual, but the curse had no effect.
• Shengu Xuan activated the Dragon Talisman and burned Hidan and his ritual circle to ash.
• Kakuzu watched Hidan die, removed his Akatsuki cloak, and released the four masked monsters containing his other hearts.

Shengu Xuan used his Shadowkhan and gravity powers to kill Kakuzu after destroying his four mask monsters. When Pain learned that both Hidan and Kakuzu were dead, he ordered the Six Paths to march on the Land of Fire and destroy Shengu Xuan and Konoha.

• Kakuzu exposed his Earth Grudge Fear masks and attacked Shengu Xuan with a combined fire-and-wind blast and a lightning spear.
• Shengu Xuan summoned Shadow Ninjas, who regenerated after being burned and tore apart all four mask monsters, crushing the hearts inside them.
• Kakuzu tried to flee, but Shengu Xuan lifted him with Gravity Demon Tso Lan's power and killed him with Hundredfold Gravity, Spatial Compression.
• Shengu Xuan sent Shadowkhan Devourers to consume Kakuzu's corpse, then left as Asuma's squad watched in shock.
• Pain sensed that Hidan and Kakuzu's ring signals had vanished and erupted in fury.
• Pain ordered the Six Paths to assemble and head for the Land of Fire to destroy Shengu Xuan and Konoha.

Nagato ordered the Six Paths to attack Konoha after learning that Hidan and Kakuzu had been killed by Shengu Xuan. Shengu Xuan returned to the village, where he encountered Jiraiya, who was leaving to investigate the Akatsuki in Amegakure.

• Nagato ordered Konan to prepare the Six Paths and mobilize against Shengu Xuan and Konoha.
• Asuma, Shikamaru, Izumo, and Kotetsu survived the battle after Shengu Xuan killed Hidan and Kakuzu and his Shadowkhan Devourers consumed Kakuzu's remains.
• Shengu Xuan left the injured Konoha squad and received a system notification rewarding him for killing the two Akatsuki members.
• Shengu Xuan returned to Konoha and met Jiraiya, who told him to stay behind while he investigated the Akatsuki leader in Amegakure.
• Jiraiya departed for Amegakure, confident that he would teach Shengu Xuan about being a real ninja when he returned.

Shengu Xuan unlocked Dai Gui's black chi and tested its earth-shaping power in the Forest of Death, creating a vast fissure and a towering stone bull. He then concealed himself with Basha's black chi and raced toward Amegakure to confront Nagato and test his strength against Pain.

• Shengu Xuan returned home and received the hidden achievement reward: Dai Gui's black chi.
• His new power let him sense and control the earth around him, and he used it to split the Forest of Death with a massive fissure.
• Shengu Xuan raised thousands of tons of rock into a hundred-meter stone bull, then dissolved it back into the fissure.
• He decided to head for Amegakure, intending to confront Nagato and test Dai Gui's black chi against Pain.
• Shengu Xuan used the Rabbit Talisman's speed and Basha's black chi to disguise himself and crossed into the Land of Rain.

Jiraiya infiltrated Amegakure and discovered that its ruler was Nagato, now commanding the Six Paths of Pain. After the Six Paths overwhelmed him, Jiraiya lay gravely wounded as Deva Path Pain prepared to kill him.

• Jiraiya found Konan in Amegakure and realized that the man called God was likely Nagato or Yahiko.
• Animal Path Pain appeared with the Multi-Headed Dog, confirmed Yahiko was dead, and confronted Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamaken, Fukasaku, and Shima, entered Sage Mode, and attacked with Sage Art: Goemon.
• Preta Path Pain absorbed Jiraiya's flames, and all six Paths assembled to surround him.
• Jiraiya briefly subdued three Pains with Genjutsu: Toad Confrontation Chant, but Naraka Path Pain revived them and the group overwhelmed him.
• Asura Path Pain severed Jiraiya's left arm, and Deva Path Pain approached with a black metal rod to deliver the final blow.

Shengu Xuan arrived just as Deva Path Pain was about to kill Jiraiya, crushed Pain’s wrist, and destroyed his black rod. He then shielded himself and Jiraiya from Asura Path Pain’s attack, prompting Deva Path Pain to prepare Shinra Tensei.

• Deva Path Pain prepared to kill the badly wounded Jiraiya, but Shengu Xuan burst through the tower’s dome and stopped the black rod.
• Shengu Xuan crushed Deva Path Pain’s wrist and crumpled the black rod, while Jiraiya urged him to flee.
• Deva Path Pain identified Shengu Xuan as the one who had killed Hidan and Kakuzu, then ordered Asura Path Pain to attack.
• Asura Path Pain unleashed missiles and lasers, but Shengu Xuan raised a massive wall of steel and stone to protect himself and Jiraiya.
• Deva Path Pain rose into the air, gathered Chakra, and announced that he would use Shinra Tensei against Shengu Xuan.

Deva Path Pain unleashed Shinra Tensei against Shengu Xuan, but Shengu Xuan blocked the village-destroying repulsion with Tso Lan’s gravity power. As Pain’s chakra began to falter, Shengu Xuan advanced toward him and vowed to kill him.

• Deva Path Pain rose into the air and warned Amegakure with Shinra Tensei as Jiraiya urged Shengu Xuan to escape.
• Shengu Xuan mocked Pain and told Jiraiya to watch as he dragged the self-proclaimed god from the sky.
• Nagato supplied Deva Path Pain with chakra, and Pain unleashed Shinra Tensei, destroying the steel tower and leveling nearby buildings.
• Shengu Xuan activated Tso Lan’s black chi and used hundredfold gravity and spatial distortion to stop and distort Pain’s repulsive force.
• Deva Path Pain and Jiraiya were stunned as Shengu Xuan held his ground, then walked toward Pain while the latter’s chakra weakened.
• Shengu Xuan challenged Pain to prove his strength and declared that he would beat him to death.

Shengu Xuan overwhelmed Deva Path Pain by using hundredfold gravity to shatter Shinra Tensei and crush him into the ground. As Shengu Xuan prepared to finish him, Deva Path Pain threatened to unleash a god’s true wrath.

• Deva Path Pain intensified Shinra Tensei and launched its destructive repulsion at Shengu Xuan.
• Shengu Xuan seized the repulsive force with hundredfold gravity and shattered it, sending a backlash through Deva Path Pain.
• Shengu Xuan crushed Deva Path Pain into a crater, leaving the other five Pains and Jiraiya stunned.
• Shengu Xuan approached Deva Path Pain and raised his foot to kill him.
• Deva Path Pain spoke through his broken body and vowed to show Shengu Xuan a god’s true wrath.

Nagato poured his remaining life force into Deva Path Pain after Shengu Xuan shattered his Shinra Tensei, then ordered the Six Paths and summoned beasts to attack together. Shengu Xuan prepared to counter them with the earth-controlling Dai Gui's Black Chi and the lightning-controlling Zhong Su's Demon Chi.

• Nagato coughed blood in the hidden tower, but refused Konan's attempt to disconnect him from the machinery.
• Nagato sent his remaining chakra through the Black Receivers to the Six Paths of Pain, determined to kill Shengu Xuan.
• Animal Path Pain summoned more than a dozen mutated beasts around Shengu Xuan as the other Paths prepared to attack.
• Deva Path Pain ordered Asura Path, Human Path, Naraka Path, and Preta Path to attack Shengu Xuan together.
• Shengu Xuan revealed Dai Gui's Black Chi and Zhong Su's Demon Chi, then challenged Preta Path Pain to absorb his power.

Shengu Xuan annihilated the Six Paths of Pain with his Earth and Thunder Demonic Chi, leaving only the crippled Deva Path alive. As he approached Deva Path, Konan arrived and prepared to fight him to protect Nagato.

• Shengu Xuan awakened Dai Gui's Black Chi and killed Animal Path's summoned beasts by churning the ground into spikes and crushing earth.
• Shengu Xuan unleashed Zhong Su's lightning demonic chi through Preta Path Pain, shattering its absorption barrier and bursting its body apart.
• Shengu Xuan used Thunderous Force to destroy Asura Path, Human Path, and Naraka Path, leaving only Deva Path Pain alive with all four limbs severed.
• Jiraiya watched Shengu Xuan defeat the Pains and wondered whether Nagato's god was merely an ant before him.
• Konan appeared before Deva Path Pain and threatened to die fighting Shengu Xuan rather than let him hurt Nagato again.

Konan unleashed sixty million Explosive Tags against Shengu Xuan, but his Dragon Talisman demon fire consumed the attack and badly burned her. Shengu Xuan spared Konan and Deva Path Pain after noticing Jiraiya was near death, then left with a threat for Nagato and the Akatsuki.

• Konan used her paper wings and Paper Release to unleash a vast sea of Explosive Tags, declaring that she would die alongside Shengu Xuan.
• Shengu Xuan remained unharmed inside the explosions and unleashed Dragon Talisman demon fire that devoured the tags and their flames.
• The enlarged demon fire swept toward Konan, burning her left wing, arm, and part of her face before she fell beside Deva Path Pain.
• Shengu Xuan recalled the demon fire and approached Konan and Deva Path Pain, but stopped when he saw Jiraiya bleeding and near death.
• Shengu Xuan told Nagato he was sparing him for now, threatened the Akatsuki, and walked toward Jiraiya.

Shengu Xuan rescued the nearly dead Jiraiya from Amegakure and returned him to Konohagakure, where Jiraiya revealed Nagato’s identity and Shengu Xuan’s overwhelming power. Nagato ordered the Akatsuki to suspend its tailed beast hunt and vowed to attack Konoha in three days.

• Shengu Xuan defeated Konan and Deva Path Pain, then used the Horse Talisman to heal Jiraiya’s fatal injuries before speeding away with him.
• Two days later, Jiraiya returned to the Hokage’s office and told Tsunade and Shizune that Nagato led the Akatsuki and wielded the Rinnegan through the Six Paths of Pain.
• Jiraiya described how Shengu Xuan had overcome Nagato’s repulsive force, killed four Pains with thunder, and swallowed Konan’s Explosive Tags with demon fire.
• Nagato told Konan to gather corpses so he could remake the Six Paths of Pain, suspended the Akatsuki’s tailed beast capture plan, and ordered its members to assemble for an attack on Konoha in three days.

The Six Paths of Pain invaded Konoha and devastated the village, overwhelming its defenders as Nagato sought to destroy Shengu Xuan. As Deva Path Pain unleashed Super Shinra Tensei, Shengu Xuan appeared to confront him, and the chapter ended with the attack bearing down on them both.

• Three days after Nagato vowed to destroy Konoha, the Six Paths of Pain launched a surprise attack inside the village, killing civilians and ninja.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu to treat the wounded and ordered Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy to stop the attackers while civilians evacuated.
• Deva Path Pain overwhelmed Kakashi, Choza Akimichi, and Choji Akimichi, while Human Path Pain extracted Shizune's soul and the other Paths continued their assault.
• Deva Path Pain rose above Konoha and began gathering chakra for Super Shinra Tensei after confirming Shengu Xuan was in the village.
• Shengu Xuan appeared between Deva Path Pain and Konoha, taunted him, and faced the unleashed Super Shinra Tensei.

Shengu Xuan stopped Deva Path Pain’s Super Shinra Tensei, crushed its force, and left Pain defeated in Konoha’s ruins. After declaring himself the world’s only god, he faced Pain’s final challenge: Planetary Devastation.

• Shengu Xuan halted the Super Shinra Tensei with his gravity power and crushed the distorted space, sending its backlash through Deva Path Pain and Nagato.
• Shengu Xuan confronted the wounded Deva Path Pain, mocked Nagato, and declared himself the only god in the world.
• Deva Path Pain, sustained by Nagato’s remaining chakra, raised his head and unleashed Planetary Devastation.