Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Minamoto warned Fugaku and Shisui to conserve their Mangekyō Sharingan and said the Mobile Combat Team would remain on the Northern Front until Kumogakure's peace delegation arrived. In the Land of Rain, Black Zetsu told Obito that Minamoto had defeated the AB Combo, captured White Zetsu and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and might have copied [Kamui], prompting Obito to consider making Minamoto the Akatsuki's common enemy.

• Uchiha Minamoto told Uchiha Fugaku and Shisui Uchiha not to overuse their repaired Mangekyō Sharingan and to keep commanding the Mobile Combat Team until Kumogakure's peace delegation reached Konoha.
• Black Zetsu appeared before Obito Uchiha and revealed that Uchiha Minamoto had found him and captured White Zetsu.
• Black Zetsu reported that Uchiha Minamoto had defeated the AB Combo in the Land of Frost, captured the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and unsealed the Eight-Tails.
• Black Zetsu urged Obito Uchiha to resurrect Madara Uchiha, warning that Minamoto might become too powerful for them or Pain to defeat.
• Obito Uchiha rejected the focus on [Kamui] and noted that four tailed beasts were now in Konoha's hands, then considered turning Minamoto into the Akatsuki's common enemy.

Uchiha Minamoto brought Inoichi Yamanaka back to Konoha and gave him White Zetsu research materials and Yamanaka Fū’s sealed body. He then tasked the Analysis Division with examining the Fourth Raikage’s corpse and interrogating a captured White Zetsu, warning Inoichi that Tsunade might seek White Zetsu corpses.

• Uchiha Minamoto instantly transported Inoichi Yamanaka from the border camp to the Konoha Military Police Force Building.
• Uchiha Minamoto handed Inoichi scrolls containing White Zetsu research, a captured White Zetsu’s corpse, and Yamanaka Fū’s sealed body, explaining that Fū had served Root with Shimura Danzō.
• Inoichi promised that the Yamanaka Clan would prevent another case like Fū’s, and Uchiha Minamoto took him to the Analysis Division.
• Uchiha Minamoto assigned Inoichi to extract intelligence from Fourth Raikage A’s corpse and interrogate the captured special White Zetsu.
• Uchiha Minamoto warned Inoichi that Tsunade might come seeking White Zetsu corpses and told him to contact him if she did.

Uchiha Minamoto brought Killer B and other Kumogakure prisoners to Konoha’s special prison, then brought Gyuki to the reservoir to reunite with Matatabi and Isobu. He announced that he would fetch Kurama next, leaving the three tailed beasts startled.

• Uchiha Minamoto returned to Konoha and placed the Kumogakure prisoners in the Military Police Force’s special prison, keeping Killer B in a special cell near Yugito Nii, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu.
• Uchiha Minamoto told Yugito Nii that he had defeated Kumogakure’s AB Combo and promised to provide her and Killer B with newspapers.
• Uchiha Minamoto used Kamui to bring Gyuki to Naka River Reservoir, where Gyuki reunited with Matatabi and Isobu.
• Matatabi, Isobu, and Gyuki bickered over where Gyuki should stay as Uchiha Minamoto watched.
• Uchiha Minamoto told the three tailed beasts to show Gyuki around while he went to bring Kurama, making them stop in surprise.

Uchiha Minamoto left the Naka River Reservoir and visited Naruto Uzumaki at the Ninja Academy. He took Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha away to meet new friends, leaving the classroom in an uproar and Naruto's ANBU monitor alarmed.

• At the reservoir, Minamoto activated Divine Lightning and vanished while the Two-Tails, Three-Tails, and Eight-Tails watched him.
• During class, Naruto spoke with Kurama, who sensed the other Tailed Beasts near Konoha and complained that he was still sealed inside Naruto.
• Minamoto arrived at the Ninja Academy, and the students erupted with excitement as he invited Naruto to come with him.
• Minamoto also invited Sasuke, then reassured the eager students and patted Hinata Hyuga on the head.
• Minamoto carried Naruto and Sasuke away with his teleportation technique, while Iruka gave up on the lesson and Naruto's ANBU monitor panicked.

Kurama emerged from Naruto Uzumaki in complete tailed beast form and reunited with Matatabi, Isobu, and Gyuki at the Naka River Reservoir. Their teasing revealed that Kurama was only half his former self, leaving him furious over his reduced size and strength.

• Naruto Uzumaki accepted Kurama's chakra and transformed into Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
• Kurama released more chakra and transformed Naruto into the Nine-Tails' complete tailed beast form.
• Kurama greeted Matatabi, Isobu, and Gyuki, who mocked him with old nicknames.
• Matatabi, Isobu, and Gyuki teased Kurama about his golden appearance and smaller size.
• Kurama explained that Minato Namikaze had split him in half and sealed his yin chakra inside himself, leaving Kurama with only half his former chakra.

Uchiha Minamoto brought Naruto Uzumaki to the Naka River Reservoir, where Kurama appeared alongside the Two-Tails, Three-Tails, and Eight-Tails. As Konoha’s leaders rushed to respond, Minamoto told Kurama he was willing to free him from the seal.

• Kurama confronted Uchiha Minamoto and demanded to be freed while Sasuke Uchiha watched beside him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that four tailed beasts, including the Nine-Tails, had gathered at the Naka River Reservoir and ordered Konoha’s forces to assemble.
• Tsunade activated the Strength of a Hundred Technique and hurried to the reservoir, where she saw the four tailed beasts gathered with Minamoto.
• Tsunade challenged Minamoto for gathering the tailed beasts near Konoha, and he admitted he might collect all nine.
• Kurama demanded freedom, and Minamoto said he did not object to freeing him from the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style.

Uchiha Minamoto refused to release Kurama without the Hokage’s authorization, and Naruto’s seal pulled Kurama back after the fox threatened Hiruzen Sarutobi. As those around him urged him to become Fifth Hokage, Minamoto hesitated, while Pain learned that Minamoto now held three freed tailed beasts and became an obstacle to Akatsuki’s plan.

• Kurama begged Uchiha Minamoto to release him, but Minamoto said only the Hokage could authorize it.
• Kurama threatened to kill Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Naruto’s resistance activated the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style and drew Kurama back inside.
• Naruto asked Tsunade and Minamoto to find another way to stop Hiruzen from remaining Hokage, then declared his support for Minamoto as Fifth Hokage.
• Sasuke Uchiha and Tsunade also supported Minamoto becoming Fifth Hokage, while the tailed beasts watched for his response.
• Obito Uchiha told Pain that Minamoto had defeated Killer B and freed the Eight-Tails, joining the Two-Tails and Three-Tails near Konoha.
• Pain concluded that Minamoto’s possession of the tailed beasts threatened Akatsuki’s plan and that they would have to seize them from him.

Pain gathered Akatsuki’s members after learning that Uchiha Minamoto had taken four tailed beasts, making him an unavoidable enemy of their plan. He suspended their individual activities and began briefing them on Minamoto’s latest victories.

• Obito Uchiha warned Pain that Minamoto’s growth threatened Akatsuki’s plan, and Pain told him he was afraid.
• Konan asked Nagato whether he trusted Obito, and Nagato said neither Obito nor the former Madara Uchiha had been sincere toward Akatsuki.
• Pain summoned Akatsuki’s core members and ordered them to suspend all individual activities.
• Pain told the gathered members that Minamoto had defeated Kumogakure’s AB Combo and taken the Eight-Tails.
• Orochimaru showed interest in Minamoto, while Juzo Biwa gloated that Konoha had taken both of Kumogakure’s tailed beasts.

Pain learned that Konoha held four tailed beasts, three of them gathered around Uchiha Minamoto, and concluded that the Akatsuki had to begin its capture plan early. The members debated whether to target Minamoto first, and Kisame Hoshigaki warned that splitting their forces could let Minamoto pick them off.

• Black Zetsu reported the locations of the tailed beasts and Jinchūriki, revealing that four tailed beasts were in Konoha and three were gathered around Uchiha Minamoto.
• Juzo Biwa questioned how the Akatsuki could compete with Minamoto, while Kakuzu and Sasori of the Red Sands discussed the dangers of confronting him directly.
• Pain explained that Minamoto’s presence had forced the Akatsuki to begin capturing tailed beasts ahead of schedule, because free tailed beasts were far more dangerous than Jinchūriki.
• Orochimaru asked which tailed beast the Akatsuki should target and how they would deal with Uchiha Minamoto.
• Obito Uchiha urged the Akatsuki to deal with Minamoto first, and Kisame Hoshigaki agreed that dividing their forces could leave them vulnerable to Minamoto.

The Akatsuki decided to capture the other Tailed Beasts before confronting Uchiha Minamoto, whom Pain planned to face personally after they gathered the remaining five. After receiving Mei Terumi’s warning about the plan, Minamoto replied briefly and chose to wait in Konoha for the Akatsuki to come to him.

• Pain rejected an immediate assault on Uchiha Minamoto and ordered the Akatsuki to capture the other Tailed Beasts first.
• Pain named Takigakure’s Seven-Tails as the Akatsuki’s initial target and said he would deal with Minamoto after the other five were collected.
• Minamoto received Mei Terumi’s encrypted report about the Akatsuki’s plans and sent back a reply saying, “Keep in touch.”
• Minamoto decided to guard Konoha’s four Tailed Beasts and wait for the Akatsuki rather than intervene to protect the other villages.

Uchiha Minamoto reorganized the Konoha Military Police Force into ten divisions while news of his Northern Front victory spread through Konoha. A newspaper campaign hailed him as the new God of Shinobi and the only choice for Fifth Hokage, prompting villagers to celebrate him.

• Uchiha Minamoto revised a plan to restructure the Konoha Military Police Force into ten divisions with distinct command, intelligence, combat, medical, logistics, security, and research roles.
• Uchiha Setsuna praised the plan, supported Uchiha Minamoto’s leadership, and refined its details for an internal meeting.
• Uchiha Minamoto began implementing the new divisional system, and the force spent two days adjusting personnel, supplies, and offices.
• Uchiha Hinotori published a front-page article recounting Uchiha Minamoto’s military achievements and calling for him to become the Fifth Hokage.
• Konoha villagers bought out the newspapers and filled the streets with cries celebrating Uchiha Minamoto as the Light of Konoha and the new God of Shinobi.

Uchiha Minamoto watched Konoha’s villagers call for him to become Fifth Hokage as Hiruzen Sarutobi considered stepping down. Kumogakure’s delegation arrived to beg for peace, and Minamoto invited them to present their terms.

• Konoha’s villagers and ninja increasingly called for Uchiha Minamoto to become Fifth Hokage, while Hiruzen Sarutobi read a report praising Minamoto and thought it was time to step down.
• An Anbu ninja told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Kumogakure’s diplomatic mission, led by Dodai with Mabui and Samui, had reached Konoha.
• Uchiha Minamoto sensed the delegation’s arrival and ordered the Konoha Military Police Force to bring its representatives to his office.
• Dodai bowed to Uchiha Minamoto and said Kumogakure had come to beg for peace, as Mabui and Samui bowed behind him.
• Uchiha Minamoto asked the Kumogakure delegation to state its terms.

Uchiha Minamoto judged Kumogakure’s generous peace offer insufficient and presented a supplementary agreement that would place the village under Konoha’s control. Dodai, Mabui, and Samui saw that accepting would strip Kumogakure of its secrets and military forces, but Minamoto challenged them to refuse.

• Dodai read Kumogakure’s peace treaty, offering apologies, compensation, resources, an alliance, the Amber Purifying Pot, and a Great Love Group presence.
• Uchiha Minamoto acknowledged the treaty’s sincerity but warned that Konoha was analyzing Fourth Raikage A’s corpse and had already reviewed the memories uncovered.
• Minamoto gave Dodai a supplementary agreement requiring the Great Love Group to establish a Kumogakure branch and receive access to Kumogakure’s secret techniques, Forbidden Jutsu, kekkei genkai, and research.
• The agreement also required Kumogakure to disband its armed forces and replace them with a Konoha Military Police Force jointly administered by the Raikage and the Great Love Group branch.
• Dodai dropped to his knees and protested the military disbandment, while Minamoto insisted that Kumogakure must not threaten Konoha again and asked whether they intended to refuse.

Uchiha Minamoto demanded Turtle Island as part of Kumogakure’s peace treaty, and Dodai explained that the treaty required a new Raikage’s signature. Since Kumogakure had not chosen one, Minamoto selected Samui as the Fifth Raikage, leaving her and Mabui with complicated feelings.

• Uchiha Minamoto demanded that Kumogakure cede Turtle Island to the Great Love Group as a base for the tailed beasts.
• Dodai said he lacked authority to sign the treaty and explained that the Fifth Raikage had to approve it.
• Dodai revealed that Kumogakure had not agreed on a successor and asked Uchiha Minamoto to guide their choice.
• Uchiha Minamoto chose Samui to become the Fifth Raikage because she was more pleasing to the eye.
• Samui reacted with bewilderment while Mabui felt disappointment, relief, and jealousy.

Uchiha Minamoto made Samui Kumogakure’s Fifth Raikage-designate and had her sign a treaty that placed Kumogakure under Konoha’s control. He then brought Samui, Mabui, and Dodai to see Killer B, who was imprisoned in Konoha.

• Uchiha Minamoto ordered Dodai to write a treaty requiring Kumogakure to hand over secret techniques, disband its army, cede territory, and grant Konoha garrison rights.
• Samui signed the Fire–Lightning Security Treaty as Kumogakure’s Fifth Raikage-designate, and Uchiha Minamoto signed it for Konoha.
• Uchiha Minamoto received five million Great Love Points and the Storm Release kekkei genkai, which he added to his database.
• Uchiha Minamoto escorted Samui, Mabui, and Dodai to the Konoha Military Police Force Prison to meet Killer B.
• Killer B greeted the visitors, and Samui told him that they had come to Konoha to sue for peace.

Samui told Yugito Nii the harsh terms of Kumogakure’s peace treaty with Konoha, while Uchiha Minamoto prepared Turtle Island as a new home for Gyuki and Isobu. Minamoto arrived at the island with Kumogakure’s delegation, where its stationed guards remained unaware of his arrival.

• Killer B congratulated Samui on becoming the Fifth Raikage, and Samui explained the Fire-Lightning Security Treaty to Yugito Nii, who lost hope after hearing its terms.
• Uchiha Minamoto told Matatabi, Gyuki, and Isobu that he had taken Turtle Island from Kumogakure and offered it as a place for the tailed beasts to roam freely.
• Gyuki and Isobu agreed to move to Turtle Island, while Matatabi chose to remain at the Naka River Reservoir.
• Minamoto sent the three tailed beasts and the Kumogakure delegation into his Kamui space, then traveled to Turtle Island with them.
• Minamoto appeared above Turtle Island and surveyed the island, where elite Kumogakure ninja were still stationed to guard it.

Uchiha Minamoto transported the Kumogakure delegation and three tailed beasts to Turtle Island, where he ordered Samui to deliver the peace treaty’s supplies and assigned Isobu, Gyuki, and Matatabi to the island. The scene then shifted to Obito Uchiha and Kakuzu preparing to capture Takigakure’s Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Uchiha Minamoto used Kamui to bring the Two-Tails, Three-Tails, and Eight-Tails to Turtle Island, then incapacitated the Kumogakure guards.
• Uchiha Minamoto brought Samui, Mabui, Dodai, and the Kumogakure delegation out of the Kamui dimension and explained that they were on Turtle Island.
• Samui agreed to deliver the Amber Purifying Pot and the remaining treaty supplies, reparations, and village information according to the peace treaty.
• Uchiha Minamoto designated Turtle Island as Isobu and Gyuki’s territory, while Matatabi chose to stay and play there for a few days.
• Uchiha Minamoto returned to Konoha, and the three tailed beasts began playing together at sea.
• Obito Uchiha and Kakuzu watched Takigakure from a cliff as they prepared to capture the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

Obito Uchiha caught Kakuzu’s attempted betrayal and crippled him with Kamui before heading with him to capture the Seven-Tails. After Takigakure sealed Chōmei inside Fū, Obito broke into the chamber and found the new Jinchūriki.

• Kakuzu attacked Obito from behind, but Obito blocked the strike with Susanoo and tore away half of Kakuzu’s body with Kamui.
• Obito spared Kakuzu because the Tailed Beast capture plan was at a critical stage, and Kakuzu repaired himself after losing two hearts.
• Obito ordered Kakuzu to accompany him to Takigakure to capture the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Takigakure elders completed the sealing of Chōmei inside the unconscious Fū and discussed training her as their village’s new hope.
• Obito broke into the underground chamber, saw Fū on the stone platform, and remarked that the completed sealing would save them trouble.

Obito Uchiha and Kakuzu captured Fū and began extracting the Seven-Tails, while learning that Iwagakure had recalled its other Jinchūriki. On Turtle Island, Uchiha Minamoto received the [Amber Purifying Pot] and recorded its SS-rank [Amber Sealing] ability.

• Obito Uchiha and Kakuzu eliminated Takigakure's leaders, captured the unconscious Fū, and left the village.
• Zetsu told Obito Uchiha that Roshi and Han had returned to Iwagakure, whose defenses had strengthened.
• Pain gathered the Akatsuki members in the [Magic Lantern Body Technique] mental space, and they began extracting the Seven-Tails from Fū.
• Uchiha Minamoto received the [Amber Purifying Pot] on Turtle Island and examined its sealing abilities.
• [Heart of Great Love] recorded the SS-rank sealing jutsu [Amber Sealing].

Uchiha Minamoto tested the immense durability of the SS-rank [Amber Sealing] and considered how the [Amber Purifying Pot] might work. The tailed beasts arrived, and Minamoto teased them about using the pot to seal them, sending Isobu fleeing into the sea.

• Uchiha Minamoto created sealing amber and found that even [Blaze Release], [Magnet Release], [Dark Release], and [Light Release] could not damage it.
• Uchiha Minamoto recalled the amber to his hand with [Amenotokotachi] and stopped testing after confirming only he could dissolve it.
• Uchiha Minamoto wondered whether the liquid inside the [Amber Purifying Pot] was melted amber and noted that the pot could seal a target's consciousness as well as their body.
• Gyuki and Isobu recognized the [Amber Purifying Pot], while Matatabi greeted Uchiha Minamoto and told him saltwater fish tasted saltier than freshwater fish.
• Uchiha Minamoto joked that he would seal misbehaving tailed beasts in the pot, and Isobu hid in his shell before rolling back into the sea.