Recaps

Otsutsuki Toneri helped Black Zetsu prepare a powerful teammate for Obito while planning to drive the Akatsuki’s campaign forward. After the Akatsuki sealed the Three-Tails, Toneri set out to target Kumogakure as Pain prepared to attack Konoha, and the chapter left him watching his allies’ immense power in Kirigakure.

• Otsutsuki Toneri told Black Zetsu to arrange a powerful teammate for Obito, then shared his plans with Otsutsuki Kaguya.
• Ichikishimahime spent the night with Otsutsuki Toneri, and Mei Terumi teased him about it at breakfast.
• Otsutsuki Toneri fed Matatabi and learned from Pain that Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki had captured the Three-Tails.
• The Akatsuki completed sealing the Three-Tails and the other captured beasts, and Pain ordered Otsutsuki Toneri to retrieve the Eight-Tails from Kumogakure.
• Otsutsuki Toneri agreed to target Kumogakure while Pain planned an assault on Konoha for the Nine-Tails.
• Otsutsuki Toneri watched Otsutsuki Quxian and Kurama Yakumo spar behind a barrier as Hanabi Hyuga learned Sage Mode from Ichikishimahime.

Otsutsuki Toneri attacked Kumogakure with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, then confronted Fourth Raikage A and demanded to borrow the Eight-Tails. A refused him outright.

• Otsutsuki Toneri took Hanabi, Kaguya, and Ichikishimahime to Kumogakure and cleaved a deep fissure through the village with the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
• Fourth Raikage A recognized Toneri’s attack and rushed to confront him despite Mabui’s warning to stay calm.
• Toneri greeted A casually and called the destruction a greeting gift, while A demanded to know why he had attacked Kumogakure.
• A refused to let Toneri into the village, and Killer B and the others arrived behind him.
• Toneri said he had come to borrow the Eight-Tails, and A immediately refused.

Otsutsuki Toneri attacked Kumogakure to take the Eight-Tails, overwhelming A and Killer B with his armored Susanoo while Hanabi Hyuga and Ichikishimahime held off the village’s other fighters. The battle continued as Toneri’s slash met Killer B’s Tailed Beast Bomb, and Toneri leaped toward the Eight-Tails to strike.

• A attacked Otsutsuki Toneri, but Toneri repelled him with his Tenseigan ability, and Killer B helped A back to his feet.
• Otsutsuki Toneri formed a skeletal Susanoo as A and Killer B charged, while Hanabi Hyuga and Ichikishimahime blocked Mabui and the others from joining the fight.
• A and Killer B attacked Toneri’s Susanoo, but Toneri expanded it into an armored half-body form and destroyed a distant mountain with a single slash.
• Gyuki warned Killer B not to fight Susanoo head-on, but A attacked again and Killer B launched a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Toneri’s Susanoo struck the Tailed Beast Bomb as Toneri leaped toward Killer B’s Eight-Tails form with his blade.

Otsutsuki Toneri defeated Kumogakure’s forces and forced Mabui to agree to go with him, then had a White Zetsu Clone take the unconscious Killer B away. He learned that Pain had reached Konoha and Deidara had been killed by Sasuke, and anticipated the coming battles.

• Otsutsuki Toneri used attraction and repulsion to defeat Killer B, while A and the other Cloud Ninja were left unable to fight.
• Otsutsuki Toneri threatened Mabui, and she agreed to go with him despite A’s furious objections.
• Otsutsuki Toneri discovered that Killer B was unconscious and ordered a White Zetsu Clone to take him away.
• The White Zetsu Clone reported that Pain had reached Konoha and that Sasuke had killed Deidara.
• A could only watch as the White Zetsu Clone carried Killer B away, while Otsutsuki Toneri anticipated Pain’s attack on Konoha and the brothers’ coming battle.

Otsutsuki Toneri brought Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and Hanabi Hyuga to the Uchiha hideout as Sasuke met Itachi for their long-awaited confrontation. Sasuke revealed that he knew the truth and questioned why Itachi had sacrificed his clan and bonds for the village, leaving Itachi stunned and concerned.

• After Toneri left Kumogakure, A ordered Darui to contact the other villages and unite against Toneri and the Akatsuki.
• Toneri left Mabui in Mei Terumi’s care, then went with Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and Hanabi Hyuga to the Uchiha hideout, where Sasuke arrived with Jugo and Suigetsu.
• Kisame Hoshigaki let Sasuke enter to meet Itachi and agreed to speak with Toneri after the brothers’ confrontation.
• Sasuke called Itachi his foolish big brother and told him he had learned the truth but still could not understand his choices.
• Sasuke asked why Itachi had abandoned his clan, village, and bonds, while Toneri watched and Itachi grew stunned and worried.

Sasuke learned more about Itachi’s motives and vowed to restore the Uchiha Clan without letting his brother die disgraced. Their fight continued as Otsutsuki Toneri revealed Konoha’s role in the massacre, and Sasuke gained the upper hand in their Fire Release clash.

• Itachi reflected on Sasuke’s convictions and challenged him to prove his strength and take his eyes.
• Sasuke broke Itachi’s Tsukuyomi, and the brothers fought a fierce close-quarters battle.
• Otsutsuki Toneri told Hanabi Hyuga that Konoha’s High Command had coerced Itachi into massacring the Uchiha Clan.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and Otsutsuki Toneri discussed human nature and Hagoromo Otsutsuki’s vision of peace as Zetsu emerged and called for the world to be set right.
• Sasuke and Itachi began a Fire Release contest, and Sasuke’s Great Fireball started pushing Itachi’s back.

Sasuke used Kirin to devastate the Uchiha hideout, but Itachi survived with Susanoo and approached his exhausted brother. As the brothers faced their final moments, Orochimaru emerged from Sasuke’s Cursed Seal of Heaven as Yamata no Orochi.

• Itachi used Amaterasu, but Sasuke escaped its flames with the Orochimaru-Style Substitution Technique and launched the Great Dragon Fire Technique.
• Sasuke formed Kirin from the storm clouds and struck the Uchiha hideout, while Itachi survived inside Susanoo.
• Sasuke and Itachi approached each other as Itachi’s strength failed and Sasuke mourned his brother’s impending death.
• Orochimaru’s white substance emerged from Sasuke’s Cursed Seal of Heaven and transformed into the eight-headed Yamata no Orochi.

Itachi sealed Orochimaru with the Totsuka Blade, then died after sharing a final forehead tap with Sasuke, who collapsed in grief. Otsutsuki Toneri brought the brothers to Amegakure, where Konan stood alone after Nagato’s death and the Akatsuki’s collapse.

• Itachi drew Orochimaru out of Sasuke and sealed him and Yamata no Orochi with the Totsuka Blade.
• Itachi approached the exhausted Sasuke, tapped his forehead, and died; Sasuke then fainted.
• Otsutsuki Toneri learned that Nagato had died after using Rinne Rebirth and that the Akatsuki had only a few members left.
• Otsutsuki Toneri took Sasuke and Itachi to Amegakure, ordered Itachi’s burial, and settled Sasuke in the Central Tower.
• Otsutsuki Toneri found Konan on the Central Tower’s top floor after she had returned Nagato’s and Yahiko’s bodies.

After Nagato and Itachi died, Otsutsuki Toneri asked Konan to join his plan to rebuild the Akatsuki and impose peace by unifying the world. He claimed the Akatsuki had enough strength to face the Five Great Nations, leaving Konan wondering whether he had planned all along to take control of the organization.

• Konan mourned Nagato and the fallen Akatsuki members while Otsutsuki Toneri told her Itachi was dead.
• Konan admitted that Nagato’s path to peace had been wrong, and Otsutsuki Toneri said Nagato had failed because his heart remained fragile.
• Otsutsuki Toneri invited Konan to join a reborn Akatsuki and explained that he intended to end wars by ruling the continent.
• Konan questioned whether the Tailed Beasts could defeat the Five Great Nations, but Otsutsuki Toneri said he did not need them and that the Akatsuki could fight the nations.
• Otsutsuki Toneri hinted that the Akatsuki had more fighters than Konan knew, and she suspected he had prepared for its collapse so he could take it over.

Otsutsuki Toneri won Konan’s support for his plan to bring peace and revealed that Nagato’s Rinnegan had been transplanted into him so he could be used. Obito Uchiha arrived to reclaim the eyes, and Toneri exposed his identity while the confrontation over Nagato’s legacy began.

• Otsutsuki Toneri told Konan he wanted to unite the continent and build an Akatsuki that would obey him, and she agreed to help him pursue peace.
• Otsutsuki Toneri asked about Nagato’s body, then revealed that the Rinnegan had been transplanted into Nagato to make use of his Uzumaki heritage.
• Otsutsuki Toneri explained that Nagato’s Rinnegan could summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and perform Rinne Rebirth, then called out Madara Uchiha.
• Obito Uchiha appeared through a Space-Time Vortex and demanded that Konan return the Rinnegan, claiming they belonged to him.
• Konan refused to surrender the eyes, calling them Nagato’s legacy, and Otsutsuki Toneri identified the masked man as Obito Uchiha.
• Obito Uchiha acknowledged Toneri’s knowledge and asked what he wanted, while remaining focused on becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and casting Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Otsutsuki Toneri persuaded Obito Uchiha to leave the Akatsuki without the Rinnegan, then comforted Konan as she grieved over Yahiko and Nagato. He and Konan headed to meet a new companion, whom he expected would surprise her.

• Obito Uchiha offered Otsutsuki Toneri control of the Akatsuki in exchange for the Rinnegan, but Toneri refused and asked for Kisame instead.
• Obito Uchiha left, while Toneri told Konan that Obito would find Nagato's body and take the Rinnegan regardless.
• Konan grieved over her inability to protect Yahiko and Nagato's bodies, and Toneri comforted her as she cried in his arms.
• Toneri reassured Konan that peace would come soon, and she said she would consider a relationship with him if their dream came true.
• Toneri took Konan to meet a new companion, then entered a room in the Central Tower after no one answered his knock.

Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after Itachi’s death and joined Akatsuki to avenge the Uchiha and clear Itachi’s name. Otsutsuki Toneri offered him Itachi’s eyes and revealed that Tsunade of the Senju Clan would join him in seeking revenge on Konoha, leaving Sasuke to prepare for the eye transplant before they went to Konoha.

• Sasuke asked Otsutsuki Toneri for help and vowed to make Konoha pay for the Uchiha Clan’s destruction and Itachi’s tarnished reputation.
• Otsutsuki Toneri invited Sasuke to join Akatsuki, and Sasuke accepted Itachi’s Vermilion Bird ring and uniform.
• Otsutsuki Toneri gave Sasuke Itachi’s Mangekyō Sharingan, and Sasuke said he would first learn to use his newly awakened eyes before having them transplanted.
• Otsutsuki Toneri introduced Konan as Akatsuki’s White Tiger and told Sasuke that Tsunade of the Senju Clan shared his circumstances.
• Otsutsuki Toneri told Sasuke to adapt to his strength and Mangekyō Sharingan before they accompanied Tsunade to Konoha.

Otsutsuki Toneri prepared to rebuild the Akatsuki and pursue his plan to unite the continent under a new order. He invited Kisame Hoshigaki to join him, leaving Kisame curious but without an answer yet.

• Sasuke agreed to rest and adjust to his Mangekyō Sharingan before pursuing revenge, while Otsutsuki Toneri said the Akatsuki still needed his strength.
• Otsutsuki Toneri left with Konan and decided they would move the Akatsuki's base from Amegakure to Kirigakure.
• Otsutsuki Toneri took Pain's Zero Burial Ring from Konan, and Kisame Hoshigaki joined them on the way to Toneri's residence.
• Otsutsuki Toneri told Kisame Hoshigaki that Pain had died and invited him to help with a new Akatsuki plan.
• Otsutsuki Toneri warned Kisame Hoshigaki against trusting the Masked Man and proposed building a united continent governed by order and rules.

Otsutsuki Toneri brought Sasuke Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki to Kirigakure, where they encountered a gigantic Susanoo being used by Yakumo. He gathered his allies and began revealing the hidden history of the Ōtsutsuki Clan and the origins of the shinobi world.

• Kisame Hoshigaki accepted Otsutsuki Toneri's offer to help establish a new order, hoping for a world without betrayal between comrades.
• Otsutsuki Toneri brought Kisame Hoshigaki and Sasuke Uchiha through a Space-Time Rift to Kirigakure and said Mei Terumi would resolve Kisame's rogue ninja status.
• Sasuke Uchiha recognized Yakumo's enormous Susanoo, and Otsutsuki Toneri told him she was neither an Uchiha nor using transplanted eyes.
• Otsutsuki Toneri gathered his core group, including Tsunade, and announced that he would explain the origin of everything.
• Otsutsuki Toneri recounted Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's arrival, her conflict with her sons, the founding of Ninshu, and the creation of the nine tailed beasts.

Otsutsuki Toneri explained how Indra and Asura’s descendants became the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki clans, then revealed that his eyes were the Tenseigan and told Sasuke he might awaken the Rinnegan. Otsutsuki Quxian pieced together that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was the legendary progenitor of chakra, and Toneri chuckled as her suspicion came into the open.

• Otsutsuki Toneri described the dwindling descendants of Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura, identifying the Uchiha, Senju, Uzumaki, and Hyuga clans.
• Hanabi Hyuga pointed out that Toneri was a descendant of Hagoromo Otsutsuki after Kisame Hoshigaki asked whose descendant he was.
• Otsutsuki Toneri confirmed that his eyes were the Tenseigan and noted that Otsutsuki Quxian and Hanabi Hyuga could awaken the same eyes through Hamura Otsutsuki’s bloodline.
• Otsutsuki Toneri told Sasuke that, as Indra’s reincarnation, he had a chance to awaken the Rinnegan, while Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and Toneri cautioned that the time was not right.
• Otsutsuki Quxian connected Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s name, her escape from a seal on the moon, and Toneri calling her Grandmother, then asked him to confirm her identity.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki showed no concern about her identity being exposed, and Otsutsuki Toneri chuckled as Otsutsuki Quxian’s suspicion became clear.

Otsutsuki Toneri revealed that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was present as a chakra incarnation while her true body remained sealed, then announced his plan to start the Fourth Shinobi World War to force the Five Great Nations to recognize their weakness. The chapter left him preparing for the Five Kage Summit, scheduled for one week later.

• Otsutsuki Toneri confirmed that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki was his family and explained that the woman beside him was only an incarnation of her chakra.
• Otsutsuki Toneri said he wanted the war-weary continent to find peace and announced that he would start the Fourth Shinobi World War.
• Konan questioned whether war was necessary, but Otsutsuki Toneri, Kisame Hoshigaki, and Sasuke argued that the Five Great Nations had to be defeated decisively.
• Otsutsuki Quxian asked how the war would begin, and Otsutsuki Toneri pointed to Akatsuki's capture of seven tailed beasts as a reason for the nations to unite.
• Mei Terumi revealed that the Raikage had invited her to a Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron to discuss how to deal with Akatsuki.
• Mei Terumi told Otsutsuki Toneri that the summit would take place in one week.

Otsutsuki Toneri completed Akatsuki’s lineup and decided the group would reveal itself at the Five Kage Summit after a week of training. As the group set out for the summit, Jiraiya waited in the Land of Iron, burdened by Konoha’s destruction and the political challenge from Danzo.

• Sasuke said he could prepare to attack Konoha within a week, but Otsutsuki Toneri persuaded him to wait until after the Five Kage Summit so his eyes could adjust.
• Otsutsuki Toneri assigned Akatsuki’s four remaining core positions to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Otsutsuki Quxian, Kurama Yakumo, and Yugito, then gave additional robes to Ichikishimahime, Pakura, and Mei Terumi.
• During the following week, Akatsuki members trained, Hanabi Hyuga improved her use of the Tenseigan, and Sasuke learned to use his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities before transplanting Itachi’s eyes.
• Otsutsuki Toneri opened a spatial passage and led the Akatsuki group toward the Five Kage Summit.
• Jiraiya waited at the summit venue with Kakashi and reflected on Konoha’s destruction, his strained position as Hokage, and Danzo’s challenge to his leadership.

Jiraiya, Gaara, Ōnoki, and A gathered to discuss Akatsuki, but their summit was interrupted when Otsutsuki Toneri and Akatsuki appeared through a spatial rift. The Kage faced the group in alarm, and A demanded to know why Toneri had come.

• Jiraiya and Kakashi discussed Konoha’s recent disasters before Gaara arrived for the Five Kage Summit.
• Ōnoki and A argued over how to handle Akatsuki, and A warned that Otsutsuki Toneri was too powerful for one or two villages to defeat.
• Ōnoki prepared to use Dust Release against A, but Jiraiya and Gaara moved to stop them.
• Otsutsuki Toneri opened a spatial rift and entered the conference room with Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and the other Akatsuki members.
• Jiraiya recognized Tsunade, Sasuke Uchiha, and Hanabi Hyuga among the Akatsuki, while A recognized Yugito.
• A took a fighting stance and demanded to know what Otsutsuki Toneri was doing there.

Otsutsuki Toneri confronted the Five Kage at the summit, demanded that they submit to Kirigakure, and declared war when they refused. The chapter ended with the Fourth Shinobi World War underway and both sides preparing to fight for control of the continent.

• Otsutsuki Toneri entered the Five Kage Summit with Akatsuki members, including Yugito Nii, and revealed Mei Terumi as the Fifth Mizukage.
• Jiraiya and Ōnoki realized that Kirigakure had fallen under Otsutsuki Toneri’s influence, though he claimed the village belonged to Mei Terumi.
• Otsutsuki Toneri demanded that the Five Great Hidden Villages submit to Kirigakure, but A and Gaara rejected him.
• Jiraiya and Ōnoki condemned Otsutsuki Toneri’s claims of pursuing peace, while he defended uniting the continent under Akatsuki rule.
• Otsutsuki Toneri declared war on the Five Great Hidden Villages, and Ōnoki accepted the challenge on behalf of the Kage.

Otsutsuki Toneri warned the four Kage that Obito Uchiha was also targeting the continent, while Hanabi Hyuga explained why she had chosen to follow Toneri. The Kage then discussed Akatsuki’s strength and members, unaware that Obito was appearing in their conference room.

• Otsutsuki Toneri warned the four Kage that someone else had taken the captured Tailed Beasts and urged them to protect the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.
• Hanabi Hyuga told Jiraiya she had not abandoned her clan or village, but had chosen to follow Toneri’s vision of peace; Jiraiya accepted that they would be enemies.
• Jiraiya and the other Kage discussed the coming war, with Ōnoki identifying Akatsuki as the greater threat than Kirigakure.
• A described Otsutsuki Toneri as a powerful monster, and Jiraiya shared what he knew about Tsunade, Hanabi Hyuga, Sasuke Uchiha, and Kurama Yakumo.

Obito Uchiha approached the four Kage and Jiraiya to propose an alliance against Akatsuki, claiming to be Madara Uchiha and offering intelligence about its members. He revealed that Akatsuki’s weakest members were already formidable and that Sasuke Uchiha had awakened Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving Jiraiya and Kakashi alarmed.

• Ōnoki remarked that many Akatsuki members had come from Konoha, and Jiraiya and Kakashi reflected on the former Konoha shinobi who had defected.
• Obito Uchiha appeared through a spatial ripple, and Jiraiya, Ōnoki, A, and the others reacted to his Rinnegan and space-time techniques.
• Obito offered to cooperate against Akatsuki and identified himself as Madara Uchiha, but Ōnoki doubted his claim before agreeing to hear him out.
• Obito explained that he wanted the villages’ help against Otsutsuki Toneri and also intended to investigate the Eight-Tails’ whereabouts.
• Obito warned that Akatsuki had ten powerful core members and said Konan and Kisame Hoshigaki could each capture a Tailed Beast alone.
• Obito revealed that Sasuke Uchiha had awakened Mangekyō Sharingan and was awakening Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, prompting Jiraiya and Kakashi to react with alarm.

Obito Uchiha persuaded Jiraiya and the four Kage to accept using Kabuto Yakushi’s Impure World Reincarnation to fight Akatsuki. Two days later, Sasuke’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan finished developing, and Tsunade and Sasuke prepared to begin their revenge against Konoha’s leadership.

• Obito Uchiha revealed that Tsunade ranked near the bottom of Akatsuki’s ten core members and said Hanabi Hyuga ranked sixth after awakening the Tenseigan.
• Obito Uchiha proposed using Impure World Reincarnation to summon powerful dead fighters, and Jiraiya reluctantly accepted that they needed them to face Akatsuki.
• Obito Uchiha left after discussing the plan with the four Kage, who suspected he was the one secretly holding the Tailed Beasts.
• Otsutsuki Toneri learned Sasuke needed two days for his eyes to develop and agreed to bring Hanabi Hyuga along when they went to Konoha.
• After two days, Sasuke’s Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan finished developing at Mei Terumi’s residence.

Sasuke attacked Konoha to make the village answer for Itachi and demanded that Kakashi reveal Danzo’s location. Kakashi prepared to fight while Tsunade battled elsewhere, and Sasuke’s allies began their assault on the village.

• Otsutsuki Toneri, Sasuke, Tsunade, and Hanabi Hyuga entered Konoha through a Space Rift and split up to attack.
• Sasuke summoned an armored Susanoo and destroyed several ANBU, killing most of them with a single slash.
• Kakashi confronted Sasuke, but Sasuke refused to turn back and demanded Danzo’s location, blaming Konoha for Itachi’s fate.
• Kakashi refused to help Sasuke and tried to persuade him to stop, while Sasuke insisted that Konoha must pay for Itachi and the Uchiha Clan.
• Kakashi learned that Tsunade was fighting elsewhere and ordered Shikamaru to support him as he prepared to battle Sasuke.

Otsutsuki Toneri reunited with Hinata Hyuga at the Hyuga estate and asked her to leave with him, while Sasuke prepared to fight Kakashi. Hanabi Hyuga then confessed to Hinata that she and Toneri had gotten together.

• Sasuke challenged Kakashi over the Sharingan in Kakashi's eye as Shikamaru Nara and the others watched for an opening.
• Otsutsuki Toneri brought Hanabi Hyuga to the Hyuga estate, where they encountered Hinata Hyuga on her way to help defend Konoha.
• Hinata Hyuga embraced Otsutsuki Toneri and agreed to leave with him after he said he had come for her.
• Hinata Hyuga noticed Hanabi Hyuga's changed eyes, and Hanabi explained that they had evolved with Toneri's help.
• Hanabi Hyuga told Hinata Hyuga that she and Otsutsuki Toneri had gotten together.

Hinata Hyuga accepted Hanabi Hyuga’s desire to be with Otsutsuki Toneri, and the three set off together. On Konoha’s battlefield, Sasuke overwhelmed Kakashi and the others, but Naruto arrived in time to destroy Sasuke’s attack and confront him.

• Hinata Hyuga struggled with Hanabi Hyuga’s feelings for Otsutsuki Toneri but agreed to stay together with her sister and share him.
• Hanabi Hyuga revealed that she was an Akatsuki higher-up with the codename Empty Chen, and Otsutsuki Toneri led the sisters away to check on the others.
• Sasuke used Blaze Release and Susanoo to attack Kakashi, Shikamaru Nara, Neji Hyuga, and the others, who could barely evade his flames and arrow.
• Kakashi used Kamui to block part of Sasuke’s arrow, but Sasuke struck him with Chidori, causing Kamui to disappear.
• Neji Hyuga failed to stop the remaining arrow with Eight Trigrams Great Vacuum Palm, but Naruto arrived and smashed it with a Rasengan.