Chapter Summaries

Yūto and Tsukimi went to the Akatsuki base to make contact and learn more about Madara, while Yahiko confronted Nagato about his growing doubts. Yahiko welcomed the Konoha visitors into the base, where Yūto heard the Akatsuki’s ideal of peace and teased Yahiko about teaching kindergarten.

• Tsukimi urged Yūto not to approach Madara alone, and they decided to travel together to contact the Akatsuki.
• Yahiko asked Nagato why he had become withdrawn and pressed him on whether Madara had shaken his resolve, but Nagato stayed silent.
• An Akatsuki guard reported that Uchiha Yūto and Uchiha Tsukimi from Konoha had arrived to see Yahiko.
• Yahiko led Yūto and Tsukimi into the base despite the guards’ suspicion, and Yūto complimented the organization’s setup.
• Yahiko said the Akatsuki would fight to end war and establish peace, and Yūto teased him about teaching at a future Konoha kindergarten.

Yūto challenged Yahiko’s faith in Hanzō and argued that Akatsuki lacked the strength to achieve peace. After learning Madara Uchiha had left, Yūto prepared to go, but persuaded Yahiko to invite him to stay by appearing reluctant.

• Yūto told Yahiko that Hanzō could view Akatsuki’s growing influence as a threat to his power, but Yahiko defended Hanzō’s desire for peace.
• Tsukimi told Yahiko that they had come about Madara Uchiha, and Yahiko said Madara had stayed only one night before leaving.
• Yūto decided to leave because Madara was gone, but Yahiko stopped him to ask for advice about strength and the obstacles to peace.
• Yūto initially claimed they had no time to stay, prompting Yahiko to invite him and Tsukimi to rest at the hideout.
• Yūto accepted Yahiko’s invitation, having planned to make Yahiko’s own request establish Akatsuki’s acceptance of their stay.

Yūto and Tsukimi stayed at Akatsuki’s base so Yūto could assess Nagato and determine how much the man calling himself Madara had influenced him. At dinner, Yūto finally spotted Nagato, the key person he had come to investigate.

• Yahiko arranged a room for Yūto and Tsukimi inside Akatsuki’s base.
• Yūto told Tsukimi he needed to see Nagato and judge the atmosphere at the base to understand Madara’s influence.
• Yūto and Tsukimi shared a quiet moment before Tsukimi scolded him for getting too familiar while they were on a mission.
• Konan invited Yūto and Tsukimi to dinner, and Yūto told Tsukimi that she, Yahiko, and Nagato had been Jiraiya’s disciples.
• Yūto and Tsukimi went to the dining room, where Yūto spotted Nagato among the Akatsuki members.

Yahiko asked Yūto how Akatsuki could bring peace to the Land of Rain, but a distrustful member challenged Yūto’s remarks about Akatsuki’s strength. Tsukimi agreed to fight the member, and Yahiko accepted that the clash could not be avoided.

• Nagato reluctantly greeted Yūto and Tsukimi after Yahiko introduced them, then withdrew into silence.
• Yahiko asked Yūto what Akatsuki needed to achieve peace in the Land of Rain.
• An Akatsuki member interrupted and accused the Konoha guests of looking down on them and possibly spying on Akatsuki.
• Yūto criticized the member’s faith in numbers and challenged him to prove his strength in a fight.
• Tsukimi offered to fight the member instead, and he accepted the challenge.
• Yūto assured Yahiko that Tsukimi could hold back, while Yahiko realized the confrontation could no longer be avoided.

Tsukimi challenged the Akatsuki members to fight her together and defeated them all, demonstrating her Sharingan, traps, and Lightning Release. She stood alone in the battered clearing as the fight ended.

• Tsukimi challenged the hostile Akatsuki members to attack her as a group, and several accepted.
• Tsukimi used her Sharingan to stun one opponent and kicked him unconscious, then drove back the others with Phoenix Flower Fire.
• Tsukimi trapped another member with wired shuriken and incapacitated three attackers with Lightning Release amplified by the rain.
• Two remaining members charged despite admitting they were outmatched, and Tsukimi countered their Fire Release with Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Tsukimi slipped past their Earth-Style Walls and knocked both members unconscious, leaving every opponent defeated.

After Tsukimi defeated an Akatsuki member, Yūto explained to Yahiko that lasting peace in the Land of Rain required addressing poverty and hunger. Tsukimi proposed fish farming as a way to use the rainy climate and ninja abilities for prosperity, but Nagato rejected the idea that ninja powers should be used for anything but battle.

• Tsukimi asked the defeated Akatsuki member if he accepted defeat, and he admitted she was stronger and apologized for his behavior.
• Yahiko apologized to Yūto and Tsukimi for his members’ conduct, then asked how to bring peace to the Land of Rain.
• Yūto argued that hunger and scarcity fueled conflict, and urged Yahiko to find ways to improve people’s material conditions.
• Tsukimi proposed digging ponds and reservoirs to raise fish, while Konan said ninja abilities could make construction and water management efficient.
• Yahiko realized ninja strength could be used to build homes and improve lives, but Nagato interrupted and insisted ninja powers were made for battle.

Nagato insisted that his Rinnegan gave him the power to end wars and stand above others, so Yūto challenged him to prove it. Yūto swiftly overwhelmed Nagato and dropped him from the sky after severing his summon’s contract, leaving his fall unresolved.

• Nagato rejected Yahiko’s plea to value protection and claimed only overwhelming power could end wars.
• Yūto challenged Nagato to test whether his Rinnegan could put him above him, and Tsukimi urged Yahiko and Konan to trust Yūto.
• Yūto rushed Nagato and sent him flying with his first attack, then confronted him as he struggled to stand.
• Nagato summoned a giant bird and carried himself into the air to attack from above.
• Yūto activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and threw a kunai that severed Nagato’s contract with the bird, causing Nagato to plunge toward the ground.

Yūto defeated Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei and was about to destroy his Rinnegan when Obito appeared to attack him. Yūto anticipated the ambush and wounded Obito, leaving both men facing off beside Nagato.

• Nagato unleashed Chibaku Tensei and dragged Yūto toward its gravitational core, declaring that he would bury him.
• Yūto used his Mangekyō Sharingan ability to shatter the black sphere and end the jutsu.
• Yūto drove Nagato into the ground and threatened to destroy his Rinnegan with a kunai.
• Yūto sensed an approaching watcher, covered Nagato’s mouth, and threw his kunai into Obito’s hand as he emerged from Kamui.

Yūto exposed Obito’s identity, thwarted his escape, and forced him to surrender the Gunbai before letting him leave. Back at the hideout, Yūto tested the fan with Tsukimi, who retaliated after its gust lifted her skirt.

• Yūto revealed that the masked man was Obito and threatened to destroy Nagato’s Rinnegan until Obito removed his mask.
• Obito tried to escape with Kamui, but Yūto interrupted the teleportation with a kunai and exposed its vulnerability.
• Yūto demanded Madara’s Gunbai, and Obito handed it over rather than remain in the standoff.
• Yūto released Nagato, and Yahiko and Konan helped him up before everyone returned to the hideout.
• Yūto demonstrated the Gunbai’s ability to absorb fire and release wind, accidentally lifting Tsukimi’s skirt; she punched him in the stomach.

Yūto checked on Nagato, whose confidence and spirits had collapsed after the previous day’s defeat, then played a prank with the Gunbai that Yahiko unexpectedly interpreted as a lesson about power. Yahiko left believing that ninjutsu could serve purposes beyond combat, connecting that idea to the Akatsuki’s pursuit of peace.

• Yūto asked Yahiko about Nagato, and Yahiko said Nagato was recovering physically but had shut himself away in despair.
• Yahiko asked about the Gunbai, and Yūto described its ability to absorb ninjutsu and unleash powerful gusts while hinting at its use with Konan.
• Yahiko took the Gunbai toward Konan’s room and returned with a handprint on his face.
• Yahiko told Yūto that the Gunbai had shown him power and ninjutsu could have uses beyond fighting.
• Yūto affirmed Yahiko’s interpretation, and Yahiko said he understood the lesson.

Yūto told Nagato that Madara Uchiha had arranged his parents’ deaths to awaken the Rinnegan and make Nagato a pawn in his plan. He stopped Nagato from destroying his eyes and urged him to defy Madara by choosing not to use the Rinnegan for combat.

• Yūto asked Yahiko to take him to Nagato, then entered Nagato’s room alone.
• Yūto told Nagato that Madara Uchiha had controlled the Konoha Ninja who killed his parents, seeking to activate the Rinnegan transplanted into him.
• Nagato learned that his Rinnegan had belonged to Madara and that Madara had placed them in him to use him as a pawn.
• Nagato tried to destroy his eyes, but Yūto stopped him and argued that he should frustrate Madara’s plan instead.
• Yūto reminded Nagato that power depended on the user’s choices and suggested refusing to use the Rinnegan for combat.

Yūto persuaded Nagato to use the Rinnegan for rebuilding the Land of Rain, and Akatsuki made progress helping refugees. When Hanzō summoned Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato for an audience, Yūto recognized the danger from the original story and quietly reminded Yahiko to stay alert.

• Yūto suggested Nagato use the Rinnegan’s repulsion to build houses and improve roads, and Nagato resolved to use his power for good.
• Yahiko saw Nagato recover his smile, and Yūto decided to remain in the Land of Rain until Akatsuki was firmly committed to rebuilding.
• Several days later, Yūto saw Akatsuki’s new houses, ponds, and fish-processing work as members greeted him with respect.
• Rain Ninja arrived and summoned Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato to meet Hanzō, who had praised Akatsuki’s work.
• Yūto recalled Hanzō’s future betrayal and quietly warned Yahiko, but Yahiko said Akatsuki still needed to attend the audience.

Yūto agreed to guard Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan in exchange for Akatsuki’s promise to help him if he ever needed it. When the group arrived at Hanzō’s residence, a guard announced that only Yahiko could enter, confirming Yūto’s suspicion that the summons was a trap.

• Yahiko offered Yūto anything Akatsuki could spare as payment, and Yūto asked instead for Akatsuki’s promise of future assistance.
• Yūto accepted the bodyguard job, and Tsukimi chose to accompany him rather than return to Konoha.
• Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, Yūto, and Tsukimi set out for Amegakure to meet Hanzō.
• Obito used his Mangekyō Sharingan to control Hanzō and planned to use the meeting to break Nagato and push him toward the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Amegakure guards let the group enter Hanzō’s residence, but another guard said only Yahiko was permitted to attend the audience.

Obito chose to proceed with his plan and had Hanzō lure Yahiko inside alone, where Hanzō arrested him and accused the Akatsuki of treason. As Nagato and Konan pleaded for Yahiko, Yūto recognized that Obito was controlling Hanzō and waited for the right moment, until Hanzō ordered Nagato to kill Konan.

• Black Zetsu told Obito that Yūto had arrived with Nagato's group, and Obito decided to continue the plan with changes.
• Hanzō ordered that only Yahiko could enter the building, and Yahiko went inside despite Yūto, Nagato, and Konan's concerns.
• Hanzō appeared at a second-floor window holding Yahiko captive and accused him of plotting treason against the Land of Rain.
• Nagato and Konan defended the Akatsuki, while Yūto told Tsukimi that someone was controlling Hanzō with genjutsu and stopped her from warning them.
• Hanzō ordered Nagato to kill Konan with his own hands for Yahiko's sake.

Hanzō forced Nagato to choose between killing Konan and letting Yahiko die, but Yūto intervened with his Susanoo and fought Hanzō. Tsukimi evacuated Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko, then spotted Obito as he tried to kill Yahiko.

• Hanzō dropped a kunai at Nagato's feet and demanded that he kill Konan to save Yahiko.
• Nagato picked up the kunai but aimed it at himself, and Konan rushed to stop him.
• Yūto protected Konan and Yahiko with his Susanoo, then ordered Tsukimi to lead them away while he fought Hanzō.
• Yūto noticed Hanzō regain control of himself as Obito cursed and moved toward the others.
• Obito tried to stab Yahiko from behind, but Tsukimi spotted him and forced him to use Kamui, leaving Yahiko unharmed.

Tsukimi struggled to defend Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato from Obito, whose speed and intangibility overwhelmed her. She realized her unusually powerful Three-Tomoe Sharingan might let her endure his Mangekyō pressure, then considered using a single burst of Lightning Release speed to land a surprise kick.

• Obito attacked Tsukimi, and she used her Three-Tomoe Sharingan to barely withstand his superior taijutsu while her strikes passed through his intangible body.
• Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato watched from the sidelines, unable to safely join the fight.
• Obito’s Mangekyō genjutsu strained Tsukimi, but he noticed her ocular power was stronger than an ordinary Three-Tomoe’s.
• The chapter explained that Tsukimi’s Sharingan had nearly evolved into a Mangekyō when she believed Yūto had died, before Yūto’s return interrupted the awakening.
• Tsukimi decided that brute force would not work and considered using a brief Lightning Release speed burst to surprise Obito with a kick.

Tsukimi outwitted Obito and drove him away, then joined Konan and Yahiko after suffering the effects of her Lightning Release attack. On the main battlefield, Yūto defeated Hanzō, who expected to die, but Yūto said he had no reason to kill him.

• Tsukimi briefly controlled Konan to send a barrage of paper senbon at Obito, then baited him into a lightning-enhanced kick that sent him crashing to the ground.
• After the main battle fell silent, Obito decided the risk was too great and escaped; Tsukimi collapsed from numbness and pain, and Konan caught her.
• Yahiko asked whether using too much force caused numbness, and Konan scolded him for the thoughtless question.
• Yūto stood over the badly injured Hanzō, whose summoned beast Ibuse was also near death, and mocked the defeated demigod.
• Hanzō recognized Yūto as Konoha's Red Catastrophe, accepted his defeat, and asked Yūto to kill him.
• Yūto refused, saying he had beaten Hanzō because Hanzō would not stop fighting.

After Yūto defeated Hanzō, Yahiko chose to spare him because he had been manipulated and the Land of Rain needed stability. As Hanzō received treatment, he decided to entrust the Land of Rain to Yahiko.

• Yūto asked Yahiko to decide Hanzō’s fate, and Nagato demanded that Hanzō be killed for nearly forcing him to kill Konan.
• Yahiko concluded that Obito’s genjutsu had clouded Hanzō’s mind and chose to spare him so the Land of Rain could remain stable.
• Yahiko helped the badly injured Hanzō inside for treatment, while Nagato and Konan followed despite Nagato’s anger.
• Yahiko and Konan helped a doctor treat Hanzō for hours, while Nagato left the room.
• After the doctor departed, Hanzō told Yahiko that he wanted to entrust the Land of Rain to him.

Hanzō entrusted the Land of Rain to Yahiko, who accepted and resolved to lead it toward peace. Yahiko chose to keep the country independent and nonaligned, then invited Yūto and Tsukimi to his inauguration in Amegakure.

• Hanzō admitted he could not lead the Land of Rain toward peace and asked Yahiko to take his title and guide the country.
• Yahiko promised Hanzō he would devote himself to bringing true peace to the Land of Rain.
• Yahiko told Yūto and Tsukimi that Hanzō had entrusted the country to him, and Tsukimi congratulated him.
• Yahiko rejected an alliance with any Great Nation and explained that he wanted the Land of Rain to remain independent.
• Yūto supported Yahiko's nonaligned path, and he and Tsukimi agreed to attend the inauguration ceremony in Amegakure.

After helping Yahiko take leadership of the Land of Rain, Yūto returned toward Konoha and realized he had forgotten Pakura in Rōran. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu persuaded a discouraged Obito to seek Orochimaru’s help in perfecting Impure World Reincarnation so they could revive Madara and advance the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• Yūto and Tsukimi said farewell to Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan after Yahiko took over as leader of the Land of Rain.
• Yūto and Tsukimi reached Konoha, where Yūto remembered that he had left Pakura waiting in Rōran.
• Obito despaired over the Eye of the Moon Plan because Yūto protected both the One-Tail and the Nine-Tails.
• Black Zetsu suggested that Obito recruit Orochimaru to perfect Impure World Reincarnation and revive Madara at a strength beyond his former peak.
• Obito learned that Orochimaru was hiding in the Land of Tō and set out to force him to cooperate.