Chapter Summaries

Lin Ze sought a White Zetsu to help create a living body for Rei Uesugi, who had been revived through Impure World Reincarnation. He captured three White Zetsu and tasked Kabuto with researching whether their bodies could be combined with Ling’s original cells.

• Rei Uesugi asked about Asuma, and Nonō told her he had left Konoha to serve as one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja.
• Lin Ze decided to find a White Zetsu and use its body as a foundation for a better vessel for Rei Uesugi.
• Lin Ze sensed three White Zetsu underground near Dragon Release Village and sent two shadow clones to capture them alongside him.
• Lin Ze and his clones subdued all three White Zetsu and sealed them in scrolls.
• Lin Ze brought the White Zetsu to the laboratory and asked Kabuto to study whether one could be fused with Ling’s original cells.
• Rei Uesugi agreed to train in her reanimated body while Kabuto worked on a possible living replacement.

Lin Ze and Kisame tracked Yotsuki Rō to his hidden base, where Lin Ze fought the missing-nin to test his clone’s synchronization. The battle escalated as Yotsuki Rō intensified his Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

• Lin Ze detected Yotsuki Rō and several traps inside the valley, then told Kisame to circle around while he attacked from the front.
• Yotsuki Rō reflected on defecting from Kumogakure to steal secret techniques and prepared to leave the Land of Earth before Lin Ze blasted through his barrier.
• Yotsuki Rō charged Lin Ze with Lightning Body Flicker and Two-Finger Nukite, but Lin Ze blocked the strike with an Iron Sand Wall.
• Lin Ze and Yotsuki Rō exchanged Wind Release, Magnet Release, and Lightning Release attacks as Lin Ze used the battle to improve his synchronization with the White Tiger Clone.
• Yotsuki Rō declared the warm-up over and increased his chakra, deepening the lightning around his body to a darker blue.

Lin Ze fought Yotsuki Rō to test his White Tiger Clone, adapted under pressure, and defeated him with Wind Release: Rasenshuriken. After recovering and copying Kumogakure techniques from Rō’s scroll, Lin Ze and Kisame left to report the mission to Pain.

• Yotsuki Rō activated the second stage of Lightning Release Chakra Mode and wounded Lin Ze with a barrage of Two-Finger Nukite attacks.
• Lin Ze used Wind Release: Tornado and Magnet Release: Iron Sand World Method to hinder Rō and improve his control over the clone.
• Lin Ze countered Rō’s charge with Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, and the resulting explosion left Rō mortally wounded.
• Kisame joined Lin Ze after the clash, and Rō died after asking who Lin Ze was.
• Lin Ze sealed Rō’s body and searched the cave scroll, finding advanced Kumogakure techniques but no Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Lin Ze and Kisame copied the techniques and headed to Amegakure to report the mission to Pain.

Lin Ze and Kisame reported their successful mission to Deva Path Pain, who praised Lin Ze and said the organization would need his strength when it began capturing tailed beasts. After leaving, Lin Ze planned for the approaching Nine-Tails' Rampage and reviewed his progress, resolving to synchronize his clones and reach Kekkei Mōra before Madara Uchiha and Princess Kaguya were resurrected.

• Lin Ze presented the three S-Rank targets’ bodies, his mission report, and Kumogakure secret techniques to Deva Path Pain, who praised his performance.
• Deva Path Pain told Lin Ze and Kisame to rest, explained the Akatsuki’s goals, and said Lin Ze’s strength would be needed when the organization captured tailed beasts.
• After Lin Ze and Kisame left, Konan questioned White Tiger’s mysterious background, while Deva Path Pain said Madara Uchiha was preparing a major move in Konoha and the organization would stay uninvolved.
• Lin Ze told Kisame he would recover, then considered how to protect Kurenai Yuhi’s family and use the Nine-Tails’ sealed half to power his clones during the coming rampage.
• At his residence, Lin Ze assessed his increased strength and knowledge of the Akatsuki, and resolved to synchronize his clones and attain Kekkei Mōra before Madara Uchiha and Princess Kaguya were resurrected.

Lin Ze and Kisame trained together until Obito announced that the Nine-Tails operation was about to begin. Lin Ze changed the mission assignments, then watched Kisame engage Shisui while Obito took him toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.

• Lin Ze and Kisame sparred outside Amegakure until Obito arrived and said the plan was about to begin.
• Obito assigned Lin Ze to face Shisui, but Lin Ze proposed that he handle Uchiha Onibi while Kisame fought Shisui, and Obito agreed.
• Obito lured Shisui out of Konoha, then vanished and left Kisame to confront him.
• Kisame attacked Shisui, who dodged with his Body Flicker Technique, and the two disappeared into the forest.
• Obito rejoined Lin Ze and transported him toward the Uchiha Clan Compound.

Lin Ze used his White Tiger shadow clone to keep Uchiha Onibi from joining the fight against the Nine-Tails, then left his body in Onibi and Ryōta’s care. As the Nine-Tails rampaged through Konoha, Onibi and Ryōta chose to stay out of the battle to protect the Uchiha and preserve Onibi’s ocular power.

• Lin Ze arrived at Uchiha Onibi’s home and evaded attacks from Onibi and Ryōta Uchiha.
• Lin Ze revealed that he was a shadow clone and told Onibi that someone had released and controlled the Nine-Tails.
• Lin Ze explained that he had come to keep Onibi from intervening, since the Uchiha would be blamed if he joined the fight.
• Lin Ze’s soul left the shadow clone, and Onibi and Ryōta confirmed that its body had become an empty shell.
• Onibi and Ryōta watched the Nine-Tails devastate Konoha and decided not to help, fearing the consequences for the Uchiha.

Lin Ze prepared his Yin Release Clone and its Mangekyō Sharingan to intercept the Nine-Tails’ chakra during Minato Namikaze’s Reaper Death Seal. As Minato began drawing out the Nine-Tails’ chakra, Lin Ze deflected Konoha’s attacks and reached for the half meant to be sealed inside Minato.

• Lin Ze awakened his Yin Release Clone in a Life Support Device and confirmed that Tashihime had secured Kurenai’s mother while Qingtian followed Yuhi Shinku.
• As the Nine-Tails broke free, Lin Ze powered the clone with the Two-Tails’ chakra and sent Tashihime to wait with instructions to return the clone and the Nine-Tails to Ascension Island.
• At Hokage Rock, Lin Ze’s Yin Release Clone watched Minato Namikaze begin the Reaper Death Seal, intending to capture the Nine-Tails’ half destined for the Shinigami.
• Lin Ze charged toward the extracted chakra and used God Pursuit to repel Hiruzen Sarutobi and the ANBU’s ninjutsu.
• Lin Ze reached the chakra as Minato maintained the seal and revealed the sea dragon jade vessel prepared to contain it.

Lin Ze stole part of the Nine-Tails' chakra during Minato Namikaze's sealing, then escaped as Minato sacrificed himself to seal the rest. After returning to the Uchiha compound, Lin Ze warned Ghost Fire about Obito's Kamui and left, while Ghost Fire urged Ryōta to grow stronger.

• Lin Ze used the Sea Dragon Jade and God Pursuit to steal roughly forty percent of the Nine-Tails' half from Minato Namikaze, then repelled Hiruzen Sarutobi and the ANBU before escaping.
• Obito watched Lin Ze's interference, wondered who the crescent-moon-masked man was, and decided to investigate him after Minato sealed the remaining chakra and died with Kushina Uzumaki collapsing beside him.
• Lin Ze gave the stolen chakra to Tashihime and ordered her to take it to Ascension Island for Kabuto to secure.
• Lin Ze returned to his White Tiger Clone at Ghost Fire's home and confirmed that Minato had died sealing the remaining Nine-Tails, while Lin Ze had taken twenty percent of its complete chakra.
• Lin Ze warned Ghost Fire that Konoha would grow turbulent and explained that Obito's spiral mask concealed the Kamui space-time ability.
• After Lin Ze departed, Ghost Fire told Ryōta to work hard and become stronger.

After the Fourth Hokage died, Konoha blamed the Uchiha and forced the clan to relocate to the village outskirts. Uchiha Fugaku accepted the move but told the clan radicals that the Uchiha would now fight for their own future.

• Obito, Lin Ze, Kisame, and Zetsu regrouped after the attack, and Obito declared the mission largely successful before the group dispersed.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the advisers debated the Uchiha's suspected involvement, and Hiruzen proposed moving the clan to Konoha's outskirts.
• Uchiha Fugaku agreed to relocate the clan, while privately recognizing that the move reflected the village's distrust.
• Three days later, the Uchiha moved into a basic compound at Konoha's edge, where clan members voiced anger and confusion.
• Uchiha Yashiro, Uchiha Inabi, and Uchiha Tekka pressed Fugaku to state his position, and he declared that the clan would live for itself.

Lin Ze transferred into his Yin Release Clone, absorbed a sealed portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra, and began fusing Yami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan. He left the White Snake Sage with tasks to monitor Pakura and find Karin Uzumaki, her mother, and Jūgo, while he entered a life-support device for a fusion expected to take six months.

• Lin Ze completed his White Tiger Clone's storage and transferred his soul into the Yin Release Clone, Youying.
• Lin Ze absorbed the sealed twenty percent of the Nine-Tails' chakra into Youying despite the Nine-Tails' furious protests.
• Kabuto gave Lin Ze Yami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan, and Lin Ze prepared to fuse them with Youying's eyes.
• Lin Ze ordered the White Snake Sage to monitor Pakura and search for Karin Uzumaki, her mother, and Jūgo.
• Lin Ze entered a life-support device and began the long process of fusing Yami Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan.

Lin Ze intervened when Kirigakure ANBU ambushed Pakura, saving her with his new eternal Mangekyō Sharingan powers. He revealed that Sunagakure’s leadership had betrayed her, and Pakura rushed to confront the village’s observers.

• Lin Ze arrived at the Land of Water border after completing the fusion that gave his clone an eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Pakura waited alone for peace talks while Kirigakure ANBU prepared to ambush her and two Sunagakure observers watched from a cliff.
• The Kirigakure ANBU attacked Pakura, but Lin Ze appeared and used God Pursuit to repel them.
• Lin Ze unleashed Amaterasu and killed the attacking Kirigakure ANBU despite their attempts to fight back.
• Lin Ze told Pakura that Sunagakure’s leadership had sold her out and pointed out the two observers on the cliff.
• Pakura saw the observers and rushed toward the cliff to confront them.

Lin Ze persuaded the betrayed Pakura to join Dragon Release Village and brought her to the Land of Whirlpools. After revealing his newly acquired ocular techniques and the village’s growing strength, he had Pakura registered and collected a tissue sample for Kekkei Genkai research.

• Lin Ze told Pakura that Sunagakure had treated her as a disposable tool and offered her a place in Dragon Release Village, where she could gain a new identity and a chance for revenge.
• Pakura accepted Lin Ze’s offer, and they left the Land of Water together three days later by ship.
• Lin Ze reflected on his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan abilities, his clone’s growing power, and his plans to build Dragon Release Village by recruiting people such as Jūgo and Karin.
• At Dragon Release Village, Pakura was awed by Manda, the powerful chakra signatures, and the orderly village before Lin Ze introduced her to Miyamoto Ichirō.
• Lin Ze collected a small tissue and blood sample from Pakura for Kekkei Genkai research, then vanished and left Miyamoto Ichirō to handle her registration and duties.

Pakura saw the strength and promise of the Dragon Release Village before Lin Ze arranged for Kabuto to create the Fire Release Clone Suzaku from her cells. After learning that Konoha had urgently recalled Jiraiya and Tsunade amid worsening Uchiha tensions, Lin Ze ordered surveillance of Sasuke and set out to find Karin Uzumaki and her mother.

• Miyamoto Ichirō showed Pakura around the village and introduced her to the young Kimimaro and Haku, whose abilities impressed her.
• Lin Ze gave Kabuto Pakura’s cell sample and instructed him to develop the Fire Release Clone, code-named Suzaku.
• The White Snake Sage reported that Konoha was tense and that Jiraiya and Tsunade were returning; Lin Ze ordered it to watch events and keep Sasuke Uchiha alive.
• Lin Ze headed for the Land of Grass to meet Karin Uzumaki and her mother, whom Ryūchi Cave had secretly protected.

Lin Ze intervened when Grass Ninja tried to seize Karin and her mother, using his power to rescue them. After the surviving attackers were defeated, Karin and her mother were left face-to-face with their mysterious savior.

• Lin Ze watched a Grass Ninja patrol approach Karin and her mother’s home, waiting until they were in danger before acting.
• The Grass Ninja tried to take the mother and daughter to Kusagakure, and Karin’s mother escaped with Karin by throwing lime powder and breaking through a window.
• A Grass Ninja caught up and held a kunai to Karin’s mother’s neck as Karin clung to her in terror.
• Lin Ze appeared and knocked one Grass Ninja unconscious with a single strike.
• Lin Ze used his Sharingan to incapacitate the lead Grass Ninja, then killed the fleeing attacker with black flames.

Lin Ze rescued Karin and her mother and offered them a home in Dragon Release Village, while the leaked Uchiha coup plan forced Fugaku and Shisui to confront Hiruzen's forces in Konoha. The battle began with the Uchiha launching a full assault, and the outcome remained uncertain.

• Lin Ze revealed that he was an Uzumaki and offered Karin and her mother safety and a home in Dragon Release Village, and they agreed to go with him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Uchiha Fugaku outside the Uchiha compound after the coup plan was leaked and Konoha moved to strike first.
• Fugaku defended the clan's grievances, rejected Jiraiya's offer, and refused to surrender when Hiruzen declared that he would show no mercy.
• Hiruzen and Jiraiya attacked Fugaku and Shisui's Susanoo, and the two Uchiha blocked their strikes.
• Fugaku and Shisui carried out their plan as Shisui charged Hiruzen, while Fugaku drove back the Konoha ninja.
• Fugaku ordered the Uchiha to engage, and hundreds of clan members unleashed Fire Release techniques against Konoha's forces.

Obito and Zetsu watched as the Uchiha coup clashed with Konoha’s forces, while Shisui used Kotoamatsukami on Hiruzen Sarutobi. Hiruzen then stopped the fighting, admitted Konoha had wronged the Uchiha, resigned as Hokage, and nominated Uchiha Fugaku as his successor.

• Obito and Zetsu observed the battle as Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and attacked Shisui’s green Susanoo with Sage Art: Goemon.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi struck Fugaku’s orange Susanoo with the Five Release: Great Combo Technique, and Fugaku drew Jiraiya away to give Shisui an opening.
• Shisui broke through Konoha’s defenders and used Kotoamatsukami on Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen ordered both sides to stop fighting and declared that Konoha’s prejudice and injustice had caused the disaster.
• Hiruzen resigned as Third Hokage and nominated Uchiha Fugaku to become the Fifth Hokage.

Shisui used Kotoamatsukami to make Hiruzen Sarutobi step down and name Uchiha Fugaku the Fifth Hokage, ending the coup without further fighting. At Dragon Release Village, Lin Ze heard the news from the White Snake Sage and considered how the change in Konoha might affect his plans.

• Shisui's Kotoamatsukami changed Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision, and Hiruzen declared Uchiha Fugaku the Fifth Hokage.
• Fugaku ordered the Uchiha to put away their weapons, treat the wounded, and unite with Konoha, while Konoha's ninja lowered their weapons.
• Obito and Black Zetsu realized the Uchiha massacre plan had failed, while the White Snake Sage watched the events from hiding.
• Lin Ze introduced Karin and Uzumaki Hiling to Nonō and asked her to arrange their care at Dragon Release Village.
• The White Snake Sage told Lin Ze about Fugaku's appointment and Tsunade's decision to watch the battle without joining it.

Lin Ze learned the Soul-Devouring Spirit Refinement Technique could restore his weakened soul and prepared to gather ninja as materials. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi defended his decision to make Uchiha Fugaku the Fifth Hokage, leaving Hyuga Hiashi unsure how the Hyuga Clan should respond to the Uchiha’s rise.

• Lin Ze ordered the White Snake Sage to watch Sasuke Uchiha, especially for threats from Obito Uchiha.
• Kabuto told Lin Ze that he expected the Suzaku clone based on Pakura to be complete in five months and described Ryūchi Cave’s Soul-Devouring Spirit Refinement Technique.
• Lin Ze learned the technique refined souls into pure origin and instructed Kabuto to prepare it while he went to capture ninja.
• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi’s decision to make Uchiha Fugaku Hokage, but Hiruzen defended it as a way to repair Konoha’s divisions.
• Shikaku Nara raised concerns about redistributing village positions and benefits, and Hiruzen said he and Fugaku would adjust appointments over the next month.
• Hyuga Hiashi left the meeting wondering what path the Hyuga Clan should take now that the Uchiha had gained power.

Shikaku Nara concluded that Shisui Uchiha had likely controlled Hiruzen Sarutobi into yielding the Hokage position to Uchiha Fugaku, and advised the Ino-Shika-Cho clans to prepare discreetly for the new regime. Hyuga Hiashi also considered Fugaku’s rise a chance to reform the Hyuga Clan’s Main Family and Branch Family system, while other Konoha clans made plans of their own.

• Shikaku Nara told Inoichi Yamanaka and Choza Akimichi that Shisui Uchiha’s Mangekyō ability may have altered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s will, explaining the Third’s sudden abdication.
• Shikaku Nara advised the three clans to avoid opposing Uchiha Fugaku openly, while quietly building ties with Lin Ze’s friends and former associates as a possible channel to him.
• Shikaku Nara argued that Lin Ze might return if the Uchiha made Konoha oppressive, and that the clans should prepare before trouble began.
• Hyuga Hiashi reflected on Uchiha Fugaku’s rise and considered it both a danger to the Hyuga and an opportunity to change the Branch Family system and Caged Bird Seal.
• Other Konoha clans began making plans of their own.

Three years after Uchiha Fugaku took control of Konoha, the other great villages changed course amid internal tensions and preparations for future conflict. The chapter leaves the villages pursuing their own plans while Akatsuki continues to focus on the tailed beasts.

• Deva Path Pain and Konan decided not to intervene in Konoha's change of leadership, expecting Madara Uchiha to respond to the Uchiha Clan's growing power.
• Genji became Kirigakure's acting Fifth Mizukage and ordered secret border provocations to redirect the village's internal tensions toward Konoha.
• The Fourth Raikage ordered Kumogakure to expand into smaller nations while biding his time before seeking revenge for his father's death.
• Ōnoki learned that Deidara was causing explosions and ordered Iwagakure's ANBU to search for the missing jinchūriki Roshi and Han.
• Rasa ordered Sunagakure to undercut mission prices to improve its finances and prepare for future wars.