Chapter Summaries

After defeating Enta Uchiha and Yami Uchiha, Lin Ze had Nonō remove and preserve their Mangekyō Sharingan while considering how to use them and whether to establish his own organization. Kabuto outlined the risks of fusing the eyes into Lin Ze or a clone, then reported his progress with Impure World Reincarnation and advised delaying Sister Ling’s revival until he had mastered the technique.

• Lin Ze told Qingtian to train harder so they could improve their power and coordination.
• Lin Ze asked Nonō to remove Enta Uchiha and Yami Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan, clone replacement eyes from their cells, and keep the siblings under his control.
• Lin Ze considered forming an organization or Ninja Village to handle missions and gather resources for him.
• Lin Ze examined the siblings’ different Mangekyō abilities and weighed fusing their eyes into his main body or a cloned Yin Release body.
• Kabuto compared the risks and advantages of both fusion methods, and Lin Ze said he needed more time to decide.
• Kabuto reported that he had begun learning Impure World Reincarnation and recommended waiting until he had mastered it before using it on Sister Ling.

Lin Ze targeted Shisui Uchiha to obtain cells for a Yin Release clone, while also worrying about the damage repeated Living Corpse Reincarnation was causing to his soul. He ambushed Shisui on the road to Konoha, and their battle began with both attacks being countered.

• Lin Ze approved Kabuto's cautious plan, then discovered his soul had grown more insubstantial and resolved to address the side effects of Living Corpse Reincarnation.
• Lin Ze decided to pursue an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan fusion and prepare a Yin Release clone using strong Uchiha cells, with Shisui Uchiha as his target.
• Lin Ze sent five Ryūchi Cave snakes to scout Konoha's frontline camp and identify Shisui Uchiha.
• After waiting three days in a valley, Lin Ze spotted Shisui rushing toward Konoha and blocked his path while wearing a White Tiger Mask.
• Shisui dodged Lin Ze's Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere and counterattacked with Great Dragon Fire Technique, which Lin Ze met with Magnet Release: Iron Sand Shower.

Lin Ze used a trap to collect Shisui’s cells before escaping and sending them to Nonō. He then met Obito outside Takigakure, where Obito began testing him with a sudden attack.

• Lin Ze lured Shisui into a narrow valley and trapped him with buried iron sand, wind pressure, and an explosive senbon attack.
• Shisui escaped the binding after Lin Ze vanished, then hurried back toward Konoha without discovering the ambush’s purpose.
• Lin Ze revealed that several senbon had collected Shisui’s cells and sent them to Nonō through Chinchilla.
• Lin Ze traveled to the Land of Waterfalls and met White Zetsu and Obito outside Takigakure.
• Obito said he wanted to test Lin Ze and thrust a black rod at his chest.

Lin Ze joined Akatsuki as White Tiger after Obito tested his combat abilities and brought him to Amegakure. The chapter ended with Obito hinting at a coming mission against Konoha, which Lin Ze connected to the imminent Nine-Tails' Rampage.

• Lin Ze fought Obito with Wind Release and Magnet Release, and Obito judged his strength to be around average Kage level.
• Obito invited Lin Ze to join Akatsuki, and Lin Ze accepted after hearing its stated goal.
• Obito brought Lin Ze to Amegakure, where Nagato introduced him to Konan and Kisame Hoshigaki and gave him an Akatsuki cloak and the ring engraved with "void."
• Konan gave Lin Ze a scroll describing Suzaku, not realizing that Suzaku was Lin Ze's other identity.
• Obito told Lin Ze that Akatsuki would soon need his help with an important mission targeting Konoha, and Lin Ze suspected the Nine-Tails' Rampage was near.

In Amegakure, Lin Ze learned from Kisame that Kirigakure was unstable and began considering a trip there to recruit shinobi. In Konoha, Shisui visited Uchiha Fugaku and entered a secret room with him to discuss an unspecified matter.

• Lin Ze met Kisame in Amegakure and heard that Kirigakure was in turmoil after the Fourth Mizukage vanished, leaving Elder Genshi unable to control the feuding clans.
• Kisame explained that he had joined Akatsuki to follow Madara and was searching for Samehada, then exchanged contact scrolls with Lin Ze.
• Lin Ze resolved to travel to the Land of Water and gather promising, loyal shinobi from Kirigakure.
• Shisui returned to the Uchiha Clan Compound and greeted five-year-old Uchiha Itachi, who told him he had begun practicing shuriken.
• Uchiha Fugaku sent Itachi away and led Shisui into a secret room to discuss a private matter.

Uchiha Fugaku asked Shisui to join the Fourth Hokage’s guards to help Minato Namikaze regain authority and strengthen the Uchiha clan’s position. Elsewhere, Lin Ze sent the White Snake Sage to find and protect Haku in the Land of Water.

• Uchiha Fugaku told Shisui that Hiruzen Sarutobi still controlled key departments and that some Uchiha were again considering a coup.
• Uchiha Fugaku decided to support the Fourth Hokage by sending elite Uchiha to serve as guards, and asked Shisui to join them after Uchiha Onibi refused.
• Shisui realized Uchiha Fugaku suspected he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, then accepted the assignment for the future of the Uchiha.
• Lin Ze summoned the White Snake Sage to a remote island in the Land of Water and ordered her to locate Haku, keep him safe, and report back without alerting him.
• The White Snake Sage agreed to mobilize Ryūchi Cave’s snakes throughout the Land of Water to search for Haku.

Lin Ze tracked down the imprisoned Kimimaro Kaguya and freed him from the Kaguya Clan’s cave. Kimimaro accepted Lin Ze’s offer to guide him, and the two left together.

• Lin Ze used snakes to monitor the Kaguya Clan and locate the cave where Kimimaro was held.
• Lin Ze knocked out the two guards, dispelled the cave’s warning barrier, and broke the boulder sealing its entrance.
• Lin Ze found Kimimaro shackled in the cave and freed him.
• Lin Ze told Kimimaro that he could find his own purpose, and Kimimaro accepted his outstretched hand.
• Lin Ze led Kimimaro out of the cave, and Kimimaro left his imprisonment behind.

Lin Ze trained Kimimaro on an uninhabited island, then learned that Haku had been found in the northern Land of Water. He rescued Haku from bullies and took both children with him as companions.

• Lin Ze brought Kimimaro to an uninhabited island, tested his abilities, and began teaching him basic Taijutsu and chakra control.
• The White Snake Sage reported that a child with Ice Release had been found in a town in the northern Land of Water, and Lin Ze ordered it to keep searching for people and monitoring Kirigakure.
• Lin Ze and Kimimaro arrived as Haku was being bullied, and Lin Ze frightened the bullies into fleeing.
• Lin Ze told Haku that his Ice Release was a gift and offered him a place to learn to control it, and Haku agreed to go with them.
• Lin Ze introduced Haku as Kimimaro’s companion and carried both children away in Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Lin Ze decided to establish Dragon Release Village at the former site of Uzushiogakure and brought Nonō, Miyamoto Ichirō, and the others into the plan. After the snakes of Ryūchi Cave built its basic structures, Lin Ze named the village and ordered the White Snake Sage to recruit suitable wanderers and orphans.

• Lin Ze welcomed Kimimaro Kaguya and Haku into his family, and Nonō took them to bathe, change clothes, and eat.
• Lin Ze announced that he would establish a ninja village in the Land of Whirlpools, and assigned Miyamoto Ichirō and Nonō to manage its construction, daily affairs, and children.
• Lin Ze summoned the White Snake Sage, the Snake Princesses, Manda, and Aoda to build the village's basic structures at Uzushiogakure's former site.
• After three days of work, Lin Ze carved the name Dragon Release Village into a stone monument and declared the village established.
• Lin Ze ordered the White Snake Sage to spread news of the village and recruit wandering ninja and orphans, prioritizing character and potential.

After learning that Lin Ze had founded Dragon Release Village, the Third Raikage assembled a force to attack it and settle Kumogakure’s old score with him. The unit departed for the Land of Whirlpools, leaving the village facing an imminent assault.

• Takigakure leaders heard of Dragon Release Village and decided to watch it as long as it did not threaten their interests.
• The Third Raikage confirmed that Lin Ze had founded Dragon Release Village and decided to attack him.
• Dodai warned the Third Raikage that Lin Ze might have prepared a trap, so the Raikage added Yugito to the force.
• The Third Raikage ordered Killer B, Yugito, three elite ANBU squads, and himself to march on Dragon Release Village.
• Thirty-nine Kumogakure shinobi left for the Land of Whirlpools as the Third Raikage vowed to kill Lin Ze.

The White Snake Sage sensed the Third Raikage, Killer B, Yugito, and thirty-six elite ninja approaching Dragon Release Village, prompting Lin Ze to abandon his clone and race back to defend it. He drew the Kumogakure force toward a seaside cliff, where the Third Raikage ordered his sensory team to investigate.

• The White Snake Sage spotted the approaching Kumogakure force and realized Dragon Release Village could be overwhelmed without help.
• She sent Lin Ze an urgent message, and Lin Ze summoned Qingtian to guard his White Tiger Clone before returning to his main body.
• Lin Ze left the laboratory after seeing Tagitsuhime, then raced toward Dragon Release Village using Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Lin Ze appeared on a seaside cliff and released his aura to lure the Third Raikage and his group toward him.
• The Third Raikage halted his force, recognized the powerful aura ahead, and ordered the sensory team to investigate.

Lin Ze confronted the Third Raikage’s Kumogakure force alone on the seaside cliffs and proved stronger than the Raikage in their opening clash. He fought off Yugito, Killer B, and the ANBU, but the battle left him slightly fatigued as the Third Raikage taunted him about his dwindling chakra.

• Lin Ze revealed himself as the only person waiting on the cliffs, and the Third Raikage ordered his forces to attack.
• Lin Ze met the Third Raikage’s Three-Finger Nukite head-on with Thunder Dragon Fist and sent him flying.
• Yugito and Killer B attacked from opposite sides, but Lin Ze’s wind-and-fire tornado deflected Yugito’s chakra balls as he evaded Killer B’s tentacles.
• Lin Ze countered the ANBU genjutsu with a dragon roar, then charged into their ranks and incapacitated seven or eight of them.
• The Third Raikage struck at Lin Ze from behind, but Lin Ze blocked the Lariat with his dragon tail and leapt to a nearby reef, where the Raikage taunted him about his fatigue and missing Thunder Bagua.

Lin Ze unleashed his complete Azure Dragon form and battled the Third Raikage, Killer B, and Yugito above the sea. He injured Yugito and fought the remaining opponents to a standstill, with the battle still raging.

• Lin Ze transformed into a thousand-meter-long Azure Dragon, startling the Kumogakure shinobi and drawing the Third Raikage’s challenge.
• Killer B and Yugito fired Tailed Beast Bombs at Lin Ze, who countered with Bolo Breath and surged through the resulting explosions toward the cliff.
• The Third Raikage, Killer B, and Yugito met Lin Ze’s charge, and their clash shattered part of the cliff and sent ANBU members into the sea.
• Lin Ze’s Flame Dragon Torch scales stopped Yugito’s claws, then his lightning attack badly wounded her and knocked her from the sky.
• Lin Ze used Water Dragon Bullets against the Third Raikage and Killer B, who countered with lightning and rapid-fire Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Lin Ze and his opponents continued fighting at a standstill as his flames, weather control, and regeneration met their coordinated attacks.

Lin Ze fought the Kumogakure forces and killed the Third Raikage after defeating his attempt to self-destruct. Killer B escaped with the unconscious Yugito, while Lin Ze collected parts of the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails and left the devastated coast.

• Lin Ze attacked the weakened Yugito with Bolo Breath, but Killer B shielded her with the Eight-Tails.
• The Third Raikage charged Lin Ze with One-Finger Nukite as Lin Ze wounded Yugito and severed one of the Eight-Tails’ tails with Wind Blade.
• Lin Ze opened the Seventh Gate and stopped the Third Raikage’s spear from piercing him, then struck the Raikage with a claw.
• The Third Raikage tried to self-destruct, but Lin Ze’s Four Symbols Seal disrupted his chakra before Bolo Breath killed him.
• Killer B fled with the unconscious Yugito, while Lin Ze sealed the severed tailed beast parts into a scroll and left the coast.

After Lin Ze defeated Kumogakure’s force, the White Snake Sage emerged before the surviving ANBU while they tried to return to report. In Kumogakure, A took command after learning of the Third Raikage’s death and ordered the village onto the defensive as news of Lin Ze’s power spread across the Shinobi World.

• The White Snake Sage admired Lin Ze’s strengthened Azure Dragon form, then emerged from underground before the surviving Kumogakure ANBU as they prepared to leave the coast.
• Killer B told Dodai and A that the Azure Dragon had killed the Third Raikage and gravely wounded Yugito Nii, leaving A to grieve and unleash his Lightning Release chakra.
• Dodai warned A that Kumogakure could not afford another loss, and A ordered the village onto its highest alert, recalled external defenses, and concealed the Third Raikage’s death.
• Reports of Lin Ze’s thousand-meter dragon form and Kumogakure’s defeat spread through the Shinobi World, making Dragon Release Village a feared taboo.
• Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to avoid the waters near the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Hot Water while investigating Kumogakure’s losses.

The shinobi world reacted to Lin Ze killing the Third Raikage, while the Akatsuki decided to monitor him rather than confront him. At his laboratory, Lin Ze planned to create a mini-Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and chakra sources for his clones, but needed more Sea Dragon Jade to build an artificial tailed beast.

• Rasa considered contacting Dragon Release Village as Sunagakure faced pressure from the north.
• Hiruzen ordered stronger border patrols and classified intelligence about Lin Ze and Dragon Release Village as S-rank secrets.
• Pain judged Lin Ze a godlike threat, but agreed with Konan to observe him and avoid an early conflict.
• Lin Ze assessed the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails remains he possessed as potential chakra sources for clones and planned to capture more tailed beast chakra.
• Lin Ze decided to build an artificial tailed beast rather than use a jinchūriki seal, and realized he needed to obtain more Sea Dragon Jade.

Lin Ze sent Tashihime to collect sea dragon jade and checked on his Yin Release clone, deciding it would receive the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan once mature. After transferring his soul to the White Tiger Clone, he headed to Amegakure, where Pain and Konan prepared to meet him.

• Lin Ze summoned Tashihime and sent her to gather sea dragon jade, while Tagitsuhime volunteered to stay with him.
• Lin Ze learned from Kabuto that his Yin Release clone was developing well and would mature in about a month; he confirmed he would use it for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan fusion.
• Kabuto reported progress mastering the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu and recommended waiting half a month before trying to revive Ling, and Lin Ze agreed.
• Lin Ze noticed that Living Corpse Reincarnation had made his soul slightly more insubstantial, then transferred it to the White Tiger Clone in the Land of Water.
• Lin Ze traveled to Amegakure, deliberately allowing the Akatsuki to detect him, and Pain ordered Konan to notify the others and prepare for a meeting.

Lin Ze and Kisame received three S-Rank bounty missions from Nagato, while Obito and Zetsu prepared for the Nine-Tails’ Rampage and the Eye of the Moon Plan. Obito resolved to kill Minato and destroy the Uchiha Clan, leaving Lin Ze’s reliability and Azure Dragon’s potential as concerns for later.

• Deva Path Pain assigned Lin Ze and Kisame three S-Rank missions in the Land of Earth and ordered Sasori to familiarize himself with Akatsuki.
• Obito urged Lin Ze to finish the missions quickly, then told Nagato that White Tiger would be trusted if he completed them without suspicious behavior.
• Black Zetsu reported that preparations in Konoha were complete and that the Nine-Tails’ Rampage would be timed for Kushina Uzumaki’s due date, three months later.
• Obito planned to kill Minato Namikaze and exterminate the Uchiha Clan, citing their threat to his plans and his desire to collect Sharingan.
• Obito said Shisui and Uchiha Onibi would be lured away from Konoha during the attack, and ordered Zetsu to keep searching for Suzaku.
• Obito acknowledged Azure Dragon as a powerful variable but expected him to remain occupied with Dragon Release Village, then reaffirmed his commitment to the Eye of the Moon Plan.

Lin Ze and Kisame pursued Akatsuki’s bounty targets, and Lin Ze fought Kagegari alone in an abandoned mine to improve the synchronization between his clone and soul. He killed Kagegari, noted that their synchronization had reached about sixty-seven percent, and sealed the body for transport.

• Lin Ze and Kisame traveled into the Land of Earth and chose to hunt Retsudo first, while Lin Ze identified Yotsuki Rō as a likely Kage-level opponent.
• Over the next half month, Lin Ze and Kisame killed Retsudo, then tracked Kagegari to an abandoned mine.
• Lin Ze told Kisame to guard the mine entrance and used wind chakra to sense Kagegari hiding inside.
• Kagegari used poison techniques and activated Poison Man Mode, but Lin Ze trapped him with wind pressure and iron sand before sealing his chakra flow.
• Lin Ze killed Kagegari with a Wind Release: Rasengan, assessed their synchronization at about sixty-seven percent, and sealed the body in a scroll.

Lin Ze had Kabuto perform an optimized Impure World Reincarnation, bringing Rei Uesugi’s soul back in a temporary body. Rei reunited with Lin Ze and her friends, then learned about the body’s powers and limitations.

• Lin Ze told Kisame that the second mission was complete and agreed to leave for Yotsuki Ryō’s territory the next day.
• Lin Ze summoned Tagitsuhime and ordered her to guard his clone while his soul left his body.
• Lin Ze arrived at Kabuto’s underground laboratory, where Kabuto used a captured Jōnin as the sacrifice for Impure World Reincarnation.
• Rei Uesugi returned, recognized Lin Ze and the others, and reunited tearfully with Nonō, Yumi, and Ayumi.
• Kabuto explained that Rei’s reincarnated body had abundant chakra and could repair itself, while Lin Ze warned that it lacked the sensations of a living body.