Chapter Summaries

Itachi and Tagitsuhime traveled toward Konoha as Itachi prepared to oppose the village if it tried to replace Naruto as jinchūriki. Naruto found a note claiming Konoha had erased his memories of growing up with the Uchiha, and Hinata confirmed that Mikoto, Fugaku, Itachi, and Sasuke had been his family.

• Itachi left Dragon Release Village with Tagitsuhime, while Sasuke suspected his brother would face a major crisis in Konoha.
• Tagitsuhime warned Itachi that his chakra and soul were deteriorating, and Itachi said he would fight Konoha if it tried to replace Naruto as jinchūriki.
• White Zetsu slipped a note beside Naruto's pillow accusing Hiruzen Sarutobi and Konoha's leadership of sealing Naruto's Uchiha memories and giving him a false past.
• Naruto took the note to Hinata and demanded to know whether it was true.
• Hinata admitted that Naruto had grown up in the Uchiha Clan and that Mikoto, Fugaku, Itachi, and Sasuke had been his family.

Naruto recovered his sealed memories and, enraged by Konoha’s role in his family’s fate, lost control of the Nine-Tails’ chakra and charged toward the Hokage Building. Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hizashi Hyuga moved to stop him as Obito watched the crisis begin.

• Naruto’s memories returned, and he blamed Konoha for taking his family and hiding his past; when the Nine-Tails urged him to give in, Naruto tried to resist but struck Hinata aside.
• Naruto’s rage brought forth multiple tails, and he charged toward the Hokage Building as villagers fled; Obito watched and welcomed the destruction.
• Tsunade recognized Naruto’s Nine-Tails chakra, ordered an emergency response, and joined Jiraiya in racing to stop him before he transformed completely.
• Hizashi found Hinata injured in the courtyard and learned that Naruto had regained his memories; after promising to do his best, he summoned the Giant Tenseigan and activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode.

Naruto’s rage over Konoha’s deception drove him into complete Nine-Tails transformation, and Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hizashi fought to stop him. After Hizashi forced the Nine-Tails to release Naruto, the fox used the villagers’ wary reactions to deepen Naruto’s distrust of Konoha.

• The fully transformed Nine-Tails attacked the plaza and accused Tsunade and Jiraiya of lying about Naruto’s past and sealing his memories.
• Jiraiya entered Sage Mode with Fukasaku and Shima while Tsunade activated the Strength of a Hundred Technique, and they fought the Nine-Tails.
• Hizashi arrived and used the Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion to pin down the Nine-Tails, but Naruto rejected his plea to stop.
• Hizashi struck the Nine-Tails with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, and Tsunade’s Sealing Squad formed a barrier around it.
• The Nine-Tails released Naruto, who saw wariness and concern in the gathered Konoha ninja as the fox urged him not to trust them.

After Tsunade ordered Naruto’s memories reinforced, Shino Yamanaka found that the Nine-Tails’ chakra prevented the sealing, and Tsunade decided to replace Naruto as the Jinchūriki. Uchiha Itachi and Tagitsuhime arrived to take Naruto home, and Itachi fought Konoha’s leaders before attempting to release the Nine-Tails from Naruto.

• Shino Yamanaka reported that the Nine-Tails’ chakra blocked attempts to alter Naruto’s memories unless the beast was extracted.
• Tsunade decided to replace Naruto as the Jinchūriki, but Uchiha Itachi and Tagitsuhime arrived and objected to the plan.
• Itachi rejected Jiraiya’s warning that taking Naruto would lead to war and summoned Perfect Susanoo in the square.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade attacked Susanoo together, damaging its chest armor, while Tagitsuhime kept Hizashi Hyuga from joining the fight.
• As Konoha’s ninja approached, Itachi used his eye power to pierce the Sealing Squad’s barrier and release the Eight Trigrams Sealing on Naruto.

Uchiha Itachi freed the Nine-Tails and joined forces with it to fight Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Konoha's jōnin as Konoha descended into chaos. Toneri sent a puppet to seize Byakugan, Hiruko headed for the ANBU base, and Hiruzen Sarutobi set out to defend the village.

• Uchiha Itachi loosened Naruto's seal, and the Nine-Tails agreed to help him escape in exchange for a degree of freedom.
• The Nine-Tails bombarded Konoha's central district while Itachi's Susanoo drove Tsunade and Jiraiya back; Tsunade and Jiraiya prepared a counterattack.
• Toneri sensed the Tenseigan's power in Konoha and sent a puppet to seize Byakugan without revealing the moon's existence.
• Hiruko watched Itachi's Susanoo from a secluded inn and left to search the Konoha ANBU underground base for Sharingan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Shinnosuke to evacuate civilians and organize defenses, then headed to the main battlefield in his battle gear.

Itachi tried to escape Konoha with the unconscious Naruto, but Hiruzen Sarutobi knocked his Susanoo out of the sky and Konoha's strongest fighters surrounded him. To protect Naruto from being killed as a replacement Jinchūriki, Itachi unleashed his full power and expanded his Perfect Susanoo to over five hundred meters tall.

• Itachi secretly arranged for Tagitsuhime to withdraw and persuaded Nine-Tails to return to Naruto's body so Susanoo could carry them out of Konoha.
• Itachi's Susanoo grabbed the unconscious Naruto and flew toward the barrier, but Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma and smashed Susanoo back to the ground with the Adamantine Staff.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Hizashi Hyuga, and other Konoha fighters surrounded Itachi in the crater while the Sealing Squad sealed off the plaza.
• Itachi chose to protect Naruto rather than fight at full strength, then unleashed immense eye power and expanded Perfect Susanoo to over five hundred meters tall.

Uchiha Itachi used his enormous Susanoo to overwhelm Konoha’s defenders and escape toward Dragon Release Village. Konoha was left devastated after losing the battle, while Sasuke Uchiha raced toward the village.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Konoha’s fighters tried to stop Itachi’s Susanoo, but its sword strike wounded them and devastated the village.
• Hizashi Hyuga attacked Susanoo with the Giant Tenseigan, but the Yata Mirror blocked his Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion beams.
• Itachi shattered Hizashi’s tornado attack with a single thrust of the Totsuka Blade, then struck Hiruzen with Divine Punishment when he tried to attack.
• Itachi flew out of Konoha toward Dragon Release Village, and Tagitsuhime followed him as the surviving defenders admitted they could not catch up.
• Sasuke Uchiha saw his brother’s Susanoo from the forest and hurried toward Konoha, where the village’s people faced the ruins and their defeat.

Obito’s attempt to exploit the Nine-Tails’ rampage failed after Tagitsuhime intervened, while Itachi rescued Naruto and escaped Konoha. Sasuke reached them and awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, as Konoha’s leaders began dealing with the devastation and casualties.

• Obito realized Tagitsuhime’s intervention had thwarted his plan to target Itachi, but he considered Konoha’s losses and the breakdown in relations with Dragon Release Village useful results before retreating through Kamui.
• Itachi struggled with the strain of his injuries and Mangekyō use inside Perfect Susanoo while Tagitsuhime sensed Sasuke approaching.
• Itachi lowered Susanoo and brought Sasuke into its crystal, where Sasuke found Itachi bleeding and Naruto unconscious.
• Tagitsuhime explained that Itachi had fought Konoha to rescue Naruto, and Itachi told Sasuke that Konoha had sought to replace its jinchūriki after Naruto’s seal was undone and the Nine-Tails rampaged.
• Sasuke’s Sharingan evolved from two tomoe to three amid his anger and distress, while Itachi explained the physical burden of overusing his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Tsunade heard Konoha’s casualty report and ordered the medical teams, rubble-clearing crews, and temporary shelters to address the crisis.

After Hanabi disappeared and ten pairs of Sharingan were stolen, Tsunade ordered Konoha into full alert and requested a Five Kage Summit while the village struggled to recover from the Nine-Tails' rampage. Meanwhile, Deidara and Zabuza moved to capture Sunagakure's jinchūriki while the Fourth Kazekage was away.

• A Hyuga clansman reported that Hanabi had vanished and that an unfamiliar presence had been found in her room, so Hizashi rushed away to search for her.
• An ANBU reported that an intruder had stolen ten pairs of Sharingan and classified scrolls from the underground base after incapacitating six guards with genjutsu.
• Hiruzen asked what Konoha would do about Naruto Uzumaki, and Tsunade said the village lacked the strength to confront Dragon Release Village and Lin Ze.
• Tsunade ordered a level one alert, suspended missions, and requested a Five Kage Summit, arguing that informing the other nations could buy Konoha time.
• Outside Sunagakure, Deidara and Zabuza confirmed that Rasa was away and planned to seize the village's jinchūriki, with Deidara creating an aerial distraction as Zabuza infiltrated on the ground.

Ōnoki confronted the Fourth Raikage over Kumogakure’s reparations, but Pain interrupted and announced the Akatsuki would take the tailed beasts. Meanwhile, the Akatsuki attacked the Three-Tails at its lake and the Six-Tails jinchūriki in Kirigakure.

• Ōnoki demanded Kumogakure’s overdue reparations, and the Fourth Raikage revealed a chest of spirit money instead of real payment.
• Pain and the other Paths appeared around the Iwagakure and Kumogakure forces, and Deva Path Pain declared that they would take the tailed beasts.
• Lin Ze’s White Tiger Clone and Kisame found Isobu at the bottom of a remote lake, and Isobu attacked them with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Hidan and Orochimaru ambushed Utakata in Kirigakure, and Utakata countered with Water Release: Bubble Technique.

Naruto recovered from the Nine-Tails’ rampage in Dragon Release Village and reunited with the Uchiha family members who had raised him. He vowed to make Konoha pay, but Itachi revealed that Obito had orchestrated the clan massacre and controlled the Nine-Tails, giving Naruto another target for revenge.

• Yakushi Nonō treated Naruto and found that his injuries were healing, while Itachi insisted that Naruto be saved before him.
• After nearly two hours of treatment, Naruto woke and broke down as memories of his life with the Uchiha returned.
• Uchiha Mikoto embraced Naruto and apologized, while Uchiha Izumi welcomed him home and Sasuke quietly shared his grief.
• Naruto declared that he would take revenge on Konoha for the Uchiha Clan and himself, and Sasuke agreed with his goal of destroying it.
• Itachi told Naruto that Obito, not the Konoha High Command, had planned the Uchiha Clan Massacre and controlled the Nine-Tails during the attack on Konoha.
• Naruto recognized Obito as the enemy behind his parents’ deaths, the clan’s slaughter, and the destruction of his home.

Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure responded to the disappearance or capture of their leaders and jinchūriki as Konoha called for a Five Kage Summit. The chapter left the villages preparing to attend while questioning whether Dragon Release Village was truly behind the attacks.

• Kitsuchi learned that Ōnoki, Roshi, Han, and 127 Iwagakure ninja had vanished, then ordered surveillance of Kumogakure.
• Kitsuchi accepted Konoha’s invitation to the Five Kage Summit and assigned Higashishibito and Kurotsuchi to jointly manage Iwagakure in his absence.
• Rasa consulted Chiyo and Ebizo about Gaara’s capture and the loss of the One-Tail, and Ebizo suggested the attackers might be impersonating Dragon Release Village.
• Rasa decided Sunagakure would attend the summit and assess the situation there.
• Mei Terumi learned that Utakata had been taken from inside Kirigakure by two attackers wearing slashed Dragon Release Village forehead protectors.

Mei Terumi decided to warn Lin Ze that the Dragon Release Village was being blamed for the jinchūriki abductions, while the Fourth Raikage and Obito prepared to use the Five Kage Summit to move against Lin Ze and seize the Two-Tails. The summit was set for three days later in the Land of Iron, where the Raikage planned a decisive fight for Kumogakure’s future.

• Mei Terumi and Ao suspected someone was framing the Dragon Release Village, so Mei ordered Ao to warn Lin Ze in private before she attended the Five Kage Summit.
• Obito told the Fourth Raikage that Nagato and the Six Paths of Pain were waiting near the Land of Iron and that the Two-Tails was on an island near the Land of Whirlpools.
• The Fourth Raikage planned to turn the other Kage against Lin Ze at the summit while Obito and Nagato seized the Two-Tails.
• The Fourth Raikage reaffirmed his secret agreement with Obito to cooperate with the Akatsuki in exchange for help against Iwagakure and Lin Ze.
• Mabui delivered Konoha’s invitation to the summit, and the Fourth Raikage told her to prepare for the meeting three days later.

Lin Ze accepted Kirigakure’s offer of cooperation and recognized that the Five Kage Summit was a ploy to draw him away while Akatsuki targeted the Two-Tails and Nine-Tails. He ordered heightened defenses before traveling to the summit, where the Kage began accusing Dragon Release Village of abducting tailed beasts.

• Ao delivered Mei Terumi’s invitation and assurance of Kirigakure’s support, and Lin Ze accepted her goodwill.
• Lin Ze inferred that Obito and Black Zetsu planned to lure him to the Five Kage Summit so Akatsuki could seize the Two-Tails and Nine-Tails and revive the Ten-Tails.
• Lin Ze ordered Dragon Release Village and Ascension Island placed on high alert, with reinforced barriers and Uchiha Itachi sent to defend the island.
• Lin Ze traveled to the Land of Iron, where Mifune opened the Five Kage Summit and invited Konoha to present its account.
• Tsunade accused Dragon Release Village of backing Itachi’s abduction of Naruto, while Rasa reported that Dragon Release ninja had taken Gaara from Sunagakure.
• Kitsuchi said Iwagakure’s Tsuchikage, two jinchūriki, and 127 elite ninja had vanished near the Kumogakure border, where investigators found traces of snakes and eye power.

At the Five Kage Summit, the Fourth Raikage accused Dragon Release Village of capturing most of the tailed beasts and seeking to unify the shinobi world. The five great villages agreed to issue Lin Ze an ultimatum and invite him to negotiations in the Land of Iron in three days.

• The Fourth Raikage said Dragon Release Village had ambushed him, captured Killer B, and proclaimed that a unified shinobi world was near.
• Mabui showed footage of the battle, and the Fourth Raikage identified Susanoo and techniques associated with Ryūchi Cave among the attackers.
• Mei Terumi revealed that Kirigakure's Utakata had been abducted, while Tsunade reported that Takigakure's Seven-Tails Jinchuriki was missing.
• Mifune and the Kage concluded that all tailed beasts except the Three-Tails had been captured, and the Fourth Raikage proposed a joint ultimatum against Dragon Release Village.
• Rasa, Kitsuchi, Tsunade, and Mei Terumi agreed to the ultimatum, and Mifune said he would invite Lin Ze to the Land of Iron in three days.

Lin Ze promised Kurenai Yuhi they would marry after he dealt with the Akatsuki, then received an invitation to the Five Kage Summit and prepared to leave for the Land of Iron. He left Kurenai Yuhi and his village under guard, while she watched him go and trusted he would return.

• Asuma Sarutobi teased Lin Ze and Kurenai Yuhi about marriage, prompting Lin Ze to promise they would marry after he dealt with the Akatsuki.
• Lin Ze told Asuma Sarutobi and Rei Uesugi he expected to revive Rei within five or six years, then renewed his promise to take Kurenai Yuhi through the Sea of Stars.
• A Dragon Release Village ANBU delivered the Land of Iron's invitation for Lin Ze to attend the Five Kage Summit at noon the next day.
• Lin Ze ordered Tagitsuhime, Qingtian, and Mountain Lord to defend Ascension Island and told Kurenai Yuhi and the others to remain in the village.
• Lin Ze departed for the Land of Iron in a streak of blue light as Kurenai Yuhi watched and prayed for his safe return.

Lin Ze denied responsibility for the tailed beasts’ disappearance at the Five Kage summit, but the gathered leaders rejected his explanations and tensions escalated. After Might Duy and Might Guy withdrew from the coming fight, the Fourth Raikage revealed that he had brought all Six Paths of Pain.

• Lin Ze entered the Conference Hall and told Mifune and the Five Kage that he had not taken the tailed beasts.
• Rasa and Kitsuchi presented evidence linking Dragon Release Village to the attacks, but Lin Ze argued that the clues could have been planted and pointed to the Masked Man as another possible culprit.
• The Fourth Raikage challenged Lin Ze, who unleashed a crushing aura and declared that the assembled leaders could not defeat him.
• Lin Ze questioned Might Duy and Might Guy about Konoha’s treatment of Naruto and the Uchiha massacre, and they asked Tsunade to let them stay out of the battle.
• The Fourth Raikage snapped his fingers, summoning Nagato’s Deva Path Pain and the other five Paths of Pain.

Lin Ze faced a coalition of Kage-level fighters and Pain in the Land of Iron, while Obito led Killer B and twelve reanimated shinobi toward Ascension Island to rescue Yugito Nii. The reanimated group prepared to attack the island as Madara questioned Obito’s plans and sensed an unfamiliar Rinnegan nearby.

• Pain appeared with the Fourth Raikage and declared that the Akatsuki would help oppose Dragon Release Village, prompting Lin Ze to challenge the assembled leaders.
• Lin Ze partially transformed his right arm into an azure dragon claw, and the Fourth Raikage, Pain, Kitsuchi, Rasa, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Mifune, and others attacked him.
• Obito met Killer B and senior Kumogakure figures near the Land of Whirlpools, confirmed that Yugito Nii was on Ascension Island, and sent them to draw the defenders’ attention while he sought an opening.
• Obito summoned twelve powerful shinobi through Impure World Reincarnation and ordered them to flatten Ascension Island and find Yugito.
• Hashirama and Tobirama recognized that they had been reanimated, while Madara sensed an unfamiliar Rinnegan and wondered what Obito was doing.

Obito launched more than two thousand Kumogakure ninja and twelve reanimated powerhouses against Ascension Island to capture the Two-Tails' jinchūriki. The island's defenders met the assault with a vast force of snake summons, and the chapter ended with Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo blocking Madara Uchiha's blow.

• Obito ordered the Kumogakure forces and reanimated powerhouses to attack Ascension Island and seize the Two-Tails' jinchūriki.
• Tagitsuhime, Uchiha Itachi, Mountain Lord, and Qingtian detected the invasion and rushed to defend the island.
• Tagitsuhime, Ichikishimahime, Aoda, Manda, Garaga, and many other snake summons formed a defensive line along the shore.
• Obito questioned how Lin Ze had anticipated the attack, then ordered the reanimated Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju to lead the assault.
• Hashirama Senju unleashed Wood Release, Tobirama Senju sent water dragons at the defenses, and Madara Uchiha attacked with his Perfect Susanoo.
• Tagitsuhime, Mountain Lord, and Qingtian counterattacked, while Uchiha Itachi's orange Susanoo raised the Yata Mirror and blocked Madara Uchiha's descending sword.

The Akatsuki-led assault on Ascension Island intensified as Obito moved to seize the Two-Tails, while Dragon Release Village realized the attack was a diversion. The White Snake Sage left to reinforce the island and encountered a group of Akatsuki fighters at sea.

• Madara and the reincarnated Kage attacked Ascension Island’s defenders as Kumogakure’s forces and Ryūchi Cave’s snakes fought across the island.
• Obito located the Underground Laboratory and headed there to capture Yugito Nii, while Ink Maru vanished to warn Lin Ze.
• The White Snake Sage raised Dragon Release Village’s defenses after sensing powerful hostile chakra and Impure World Reincarnation near Ascension Island.
• Miyamoto Ichirō warned that the attack was meant to draw the White Snake Sage and Lin Ze away while the Akatsuki targeted the Two-Tails.
• The White Snake Sage ordered Pakura, Kimimaro, and Hagoromo-hime to protect Naruto, then set out for Ascension Island.
• Thirty li from the island, the White Snake Sage encountered Orochimaru, Deidara, Hidan, Zabuza Momochi, Kisame Hoshigaki, and White Tiger.