Recaps

Xiao Tian helped Sasuke awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan by accepting Itachi’s eye, then used his Healing Technique to restore Itachi’s health. The chapter ended when Xiao Tian sensed a threat in Konoha and said someone had chosen the wrong target.

• Sasuke refused Itachi’s offer of an eye, but Xiao Tian revealed that he already had the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Itachi gouged out one Mangekyō Sharingan and urged Sasuke to fuse with it.
• Sasuke absorbed the eye’s ocular power and awakened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan in one eye.
• Xiao Tian took Itachi aside, used the Evil Transfer Technique and Healing Techniques, and relieved his symptoms.
• Itachi offered Sasuke his remaining Mangekyō Sharingan for a future upgrade and warned him to use his other eye sparingly.
• Xiao Tian sensed through his Deva Path Body that someone in Konoha was about to attack and said they had picked the wrong target.

Meihuizi defeated Nagato’s Asura Path in Konoha, but learned that the Akatsuki had captured someone. Nagato’s Deva Path attacked the Hyuga Clan to take Hinata, until Xiao Tian Uchiha intervened and confronted Nagato about his past and his plans to destroy Konoha.

• Meihuizi blasted Nagato’s Asura Path away twice, but it revealed that the Akatsuki had captured someone before vanishing.
• Nagato’s Deva Path defeated Hyuga Hiashi and tried to take Hinata, who fought back with the Thirty Gods Vacuum Attack.
• Xiao Tian Uchiha restrained the Deva Path’s Shinra Tensei with Kamui and arrived atop the Ancient Void Dragon’s Dragon Emperor.
• Xiao Tian accused Nagato of betraying his teacher and failing to protect his companions, stirring memories of Yahiko.
• Nagato declared that he would cleanse the Shinobi World and destroy Konoha, while Xiao Tian recognized that Nagato’s grudge against him had become personal.

Xiao Tian Uchiha defended Konoha from Nagato's Six Paths Bodies, rescued hostages, and helped limit the invasion's casualties. After apologizing for the damage, he announced that Tsunade would succeed him as Sixth Hokage while he focused on targeting the Akatsuki.

• Nagato's Animal Path summoned Rinnegan beasts across Konoha, while Xiao Tian's summoned beasts defeated them and Konoha's ninja helped prevent any deaths.
• Xiao Tian's Deva Path Body and Zi Yan rescued Shikamaru Nara from the Preta Path, which escaped after threatening him.
• Xiao Tian and Zi Yan rescued other hostages from the Human Path and badly beat it.
• Xiao Tian used funds from the Shaxian Food Shop to compensate villagers whose homes had been destroyed, then checked the missing-person list.
• Xiao Tian apologized to Konoha's leaders and announced that Tsunade would become Sixth Hokage after his retirement, so he could focus on the Akatsuki.

Xiao Tian Uchiha prepared to eliminate the Akatsuki after its attack on Konoha, while Jiraiya left with Naruto and Sasuke to bring Tsunade back as Hokage. As Xiao Tian trained and organized a search for the Akatsuki, Obito Uchiha planned to exploit the fallout and capture Tailed Beast Jinchūriki.

• Xiao Tian Uchiha assigned Jiraiya to find Tsunade and sent him with Naruto and Sasuke to persuade her to return from retirement.
• News of the Akatsuki’s attack on Konoha and Xiao Tian Uchiha’s impending departure as Hokage spread across the Shinobi World.
• Xiao Tian Uchiha trained in the Kamui Dimension and summoned Naraka Path as allied creatures searched for the Akatsuki.
• Obito Uchiha and Black Zetsu discussed how the Akatsuki’s destruction would help advance the Eye of the Moon Plan.
• Obito Uchiha broke his yellow spiral-patterned mask, put on a new white one, and set out to capture Jinchūriki as they left the Land of Iron.

Obito Uchiha urged Nagato to capture the Nine-Tails, but Nagato reconsidered the Eye of the Moon Plan and challenged Xiao Tian Uchiha to a decisive battle at the Valley of the End. Konan delivered the challenge and said the Akatsuki held no hostages, while Xiao Tian Uchiha sent Dragon Emperor Zi Yan to warn Konoha and prepare for battle.

• Obito Uchiha entered the Land of Rain, identified himself to the Deva Path of Pain as Madara Uchiha, and told Nagato to capture the Nine-Tails.
• Obito Uchiha left the Akatsuki base, and Nagato ordered Konan to tell Xiao Tian Uchiha to meet him at the Valley of the End without informing the other Akatsuki members.
• Nagato reflected on Xiao Tian Uchiha's words and began to doubt whether the Eye of the Moon Plan could bring peace.
• Xiao Tian Uchiha encountered Konan at the border of the Land of Rain, where she delivered Nagato's challenge and said the Akatsuki had no hostages.
• Xiao Tian Uchiha sent Dragon Emperor Zi Yan to Konoha to warn his mother and the others to prepare for battle.

At the Valley of the End, Xiao Tian’s Six Paths Bodies battled Nagato’s while Xiao Tian waited for his allies to locate Nagato’s hiding place. The clash intensified as shared Heavenly Flames turned the tide and both Animal Paths summoned powerful creatures.

• Nagato’s Six Paths Bodies and Konan arrived at the Valley of the End, where Xiao Tian opened his Rinnegan.
• Zi Yan headed toward the Valley of the End, while Black Zetsu watched from afar and anticipated the decisive battle.
• In Tanzaku Town, Tsunade refused Jiraiya’s request to become Hokage, and Naruto argued with her before Sasuke sensed unease about the Valley of the End.
• Xiao Tian’s Six Paths Bodies fought Nagato’s, but Nagato’s formations initially suppressed them despite their individual advantages.
• Xiao Tian’s five non-Deva Paths used shared Heavenly Flames to overwhelm Nagato’s corresponding bodies.
• Nagato’s Animal Path summoned Rinnegan-linked beasts, and Xiao Tian’s Animal Path answered with the Four Sacred Beasts and five elemental Kirin.

Konan unleashed six hundred billion Explosive Tags against Xiao Tian’s Deva Path Body, but he survived her attack and Nagato sealed him in True · Chibaku Tensei. Xiao Tian then confronted Nagato directly, powered up with Sage Mode and the Eight Gates, and drove Nagato’s Deva Path Body into the earth.

• Konan saw Nagato’s summoned beasts being overwhelmed and rushed to stop his Deva Path Body, pleading with him to remember their old goal and Yahiko’s oath.
• Konan used Dance of the Shikigami to unleash six hundred billion Explosive Tags, which blasted her away and badly injured her as Xiao Tian’s Super Shinra Tensei repelled the attack.
• Nagato’s Deva Path Body formed True · Chibaku Tensei, drawing Xiao Tian’s Deva Path Body into a massive sphere and sealing it.
• Nagato charged Xiao Tian Uchiha, who used Banshō Ten'in to draw Nagato close, then activated Sage Mode and opened seven of the Eight Gates.
• Xiao Tian used Morning Peacock to break through Nagato’s Shinra Tensei and slam Nagato’s Deva Path Body into the earth.

Xiao Tian Uchiha and Nagato unleashed their strongest attacks, and their collision threatened to destroy the Valley of the End. The chapter ended as Konan waited for the oncoming force to reach her.

• Xiao Tian Uchiha's kick devastated Nagato's Deva Path Body, while Nagato suffered injuries through his connection to it.
• Nagato challenged Xiao Tian Uchiha to use his strongest move as his other Six Paths Bodies and summoned beasts fell.
• Nagato unleashed Super Shinra Tensei, sending a destructive repulsive force across the battlefield.
• Xiao Tian Uchiha answered with Sage Art: Buddha Lotus Immortal Rage Heavenly Staff, filling the battlefield with golden flames and overwhelming power.
• The Six Paths Bodies retreated, Xiao Tian's sealed Deva Path Body broke free, and Konan waited as the force swept toward her.

Xiao Tian Uchiha appeared to sacrifice himself to revive Nagato, who vowed to carry on his wish for peace in the Shinobi World. Xiao Tian secretly revived in the Kamui Dimension and planned to keep his survival hidden while arranging for his mother to be informed.

• Xiao Tian Uchiha and Nagato's Six Paths Bodies battled at the Valley of the End, where Nagato's Deva Path Body was destroyed and Xiao Tian appeared to collapse from exhaustion.
• Xiao Tian told Konan he would revive Nagato, then used the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to bring Nagato back to life.
• Nagato realized Xiao Tian had sacrificed himself for him, and Xiao Tian turned into light and vanished from the Valley of the End.
• Xiao Tian secretly revived in the Kamui Dimension while Nagato and Konan concluded they had been pawns and resolved to pursue peace.
• Nagato bowed to Xiao Tian's Six Paths Bodies and vowed to fulfill Xiao Tian's final wish, while Xiao Tian planned to have his mother discreetly told about his apparent death.

Sasuke Uchiha mistook Nagato’s claim that Xiao Tian Uchiha had died as proof that Nagato had killed him, but remembered Xiao Tian’s warning and realized Xiao Tian was likely alive. As leaders from the major shinobi villages arrived at the ruined Valley of the End, they were horrified by the scale of the destruction.

• Sasuke Uchiha found Nagato and the others at the Valley of the End and attacked them in a fury after hearing Xiao Tian Uchiha had died.
• Nagato’s Shinra Tensei failed to stop Sasuke’s Lightning Release, and the Preta Path absorbed lightning long enough for the others to escape before it exploded.
• Nagato declared that Xiao Tian had revived him with the Rinne Rebirth Technique and that the reborn Akatsuki would proclaim its mission in the Land of Iron in half a month.
• Sasuke remembered Xiao Tian’s warning not to kill anyone revived by the Rinne Rebirth Technique, concluded Xiao Tian was alive, and left with Ao Kuang while deciding to keep up the act.
• Xiao Tian watched Sasuke leave from the Kamui Dimension and praised him for catching on.
• The leaders of the major shinobi villages arrived and saw that the Valley of the End and its statues had been destroyed, leaving enormous craters.

Konoha mourned the supposed death of Fifth Hokage Xiao Tian Uchiha, while he secretly watched the memorial from inside the Kamui Dimension. Black Zetsu turned to Obito Uchiha as his plans faltered, and Meihuizi ended the night silently fuming at Xiao Tian.

• Pakkun reported that traces of Xiao Tian and other powerful presences remained at the site, while Black Zetsu realized Xiao Tian and Nagato had betrayed him and decided to rely on Obito.
• Obito captured Iwagakure's Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki in the Land of Iron.
• Konoha ninja mourned Xiao at the Memorial Stone as he watched from the Kamui Dimension, eating and commenting on their performance.
• Iruka, Hinata, Naruto, and others paid their respects, and Naruto nearly smashed the memorial tablet before Shikamaru and Kiba restrained him.
• Sasuke and Itachi visited the memorial in the rain, and Xiao silently approved of Sasuke's convincing display of grief.
• Meihuizi visited alone after nightfall, while the Anbu watching her mistook her silent anger at Xiao for grief.

After Xiao Tian Uchiha sacrificed himself, his Six Paths Bodies warned Konoha that Madara Uchiha was behind the Rinnegan plot and that the Akatsuki would be monitored. Tsunade accepted the position of Sixth Hokage as news of a new attack arrived, while Obito and Black Zetsu continued their plan.

• Xiao Tian Uchiha's Deva Path Body told Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others that Xiao Tian had dissolved after using the Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth Technique, and that the Six Paths Bodies would supervise Nagato and the Akatsuki.
• Xiao Tian's Deva Path Body identified Madara Uchiha as the one who had given Rinnegan to Xiao Tian and Nagato, then departed with the other five bodies.
• An Anbu reported that a mysterious powerhouse had attacked the Five Kage Summit building in the Land of Iron and captured Iwagakure's Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Tsunade to become the Sixth Hokage, and she accepted in honor of Xiao Tian Uchiha's spirit.
• Kakuzu resolved to open Shaxian Food Shops across the Shinobi World and expand Xiao Tian's dishes, despite increased Anbu surveillance.
• Obito Uchiha listened as Black Zetsu urged him to continue the plan and said that Nagato's Rinnegan would eventually need to be taken back.

Xiao Tian Uchiha discovered that the system had allowed Orochi Princess to reanimate him despite his being alive, and he remained connected to his Impure World Reincarnation body. The chapter ended with Xiao Tian confronting Orochi Princess and reacting to her transformed appearance and voice.

• Obito Uchiha decided he would eventually take Xiao Tian Uchiha's Rinnegan, while Black Zetsu warned that Nagato Uzumaki might have Xiao Tian's Six Paths Bodies.
• The Sage of Six Paths learned that Xiao Tian's soul had been summoned and regretted expecting him to serve as a stepping stone for Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki.
• Orochi Princess summoned Xiao Tian through Impure World Reincarnation, and he emerged with an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and a Rinnegan.
• Xiao Tian realized through the system that he was still alive in the Kamui Dimension and could communicate with his reanimated body.
• Xiao Tian saw that Orochi Princess had transformed her body and asked whether to call her Orochimaru, Orochi Woman, or Orochi Princess.

Xiao Tian Uchiha broke free of Orochi Princess's control over his Impure World Reincarnation Body and used Tsukuyomi to torment him. After the two reached a business arrangement, Xiao Tian revealed that he planned to let Madara Uchiha reappear in the Shinobi World.

• Orochi Princess tried to control Xiao Tian Uchiha's reanimated body and threatened him when he refused to obey.
• The system removed the control and explained that Xiao Tian's reanimated body could disintegrate if his original body said, "I have returned as king," while sharing the world's Infinite Resurrection Ability.
• Xiao Tian resisted Orochi Princess's restraints and trapped him in Tsukuyomi, horrifying him when he was released.
• Xiao Tian proposed a sex reassignment and cosmetic surgery hospital, with Orochi Princess as deputy director and chief physician, and agreed to provide flesh and blood for research in exchange for Rinnegan and Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Xiao Tian told Orochi Princess he planned to watch from the sidelines and let Madara Uchiha reappear in the world.

Xiao Tian Uchiha recruited Kabuto Yakushi to work at Orochi Princess’s hospital while Kabuto secretly planned to improve Impure World Reincarnation. After the hospital’s first successful gender reassignment gave its customer Chakra and a new Kekkei Genkai, Xiao Tian heard the man’s bizarre wish for revenge.

• Kabuto Yakushi told Xiao Tian Uchiha that Madara Uchiha had captured the Four-Tails and Five-Tails and that Tsunade had gathered the Kage and Jinchūriki in the Land of Iron.
• Xiao Tian asked Kabuto Yakushi to join him, but Orochi Princess instead assigned Kabuto to research white snake cells and Hashirama Cells for the hospital.
• Kabuto Yakushi accepted the research role and privately resolved to obtain and repair Impure World Reincarnation.
• Xiao Tian and Orochi Princess noticed the hospital’s first customer, and Xiao Tian showed little concern about the coming conference against the Akatsuki.
• Orochi Princess completed Meiquan Fengyue’s gender reassignment, after which he developed Chakra and what Xiao Tian recognized as a new Kekkei Genkai.
• Meiquan Fengyue recognized Xiao Tian and said he had undergone surgery so he could steal his younger brother’s wife as revenge.

At the Akatsuki conference in the Land of Iron, Nagato and the Five Kage pledged to hunt Madara Uchiha and restore peace, while Xiao Tian secretly rallied the crowd behind them. The Akatsuki cleared its name, but Obito Uchiha launched an attack on Kirigakure, heralding the Fourth Shinobi World War.

• Meiquan Fengyue developed Steel Release, and Xiao Tian congratulated him as Orochi Princess researched the new ability.
• At the Akatsuki conference, Nagato thanked Xiao Tian and called for cooperation to achieve peace, while angry shinobi demanded that the Akatsuki rescue the captured Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchūriki.
• Ōnoki and Nagato urged the Shinobi World to unite against Madara Uchiha, and Xiao Tian's disguised Shadow Clones stirred the crowd to support the call.
• Obito Uchiha dismissed the threat and, with Black Zetsu, chose Kirigakure as the first target of their attack.
• The Akatsuki cleared its name and Xiao Tian became known as the God of Peace, while war broke out in Kirigakure.

Obito Uchiha devastated Kirigakure, prompting the Ninja Alliance to form and hunt for Madara Uchiha. More than half a year later, Kabuto Yakushi successfully patched a loophole in Impure World Reincarnation, and his ambition grew.

• Obito Uchiha summoned the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and ravaged Kirigakure while Mei Terumi was away in the Land of Iron.
• Mei Terumi learned of the attack and rushed home, while Xiao Tian Uchiha watched the events unfold with Orochi Princess.
• Kirigakure's destruction and casualties became public, and the Ninja Alliance was formally established to hunt for Madara Uchiha.
• Nagato's Akatsuki appeared across the Shinobi World, while Xiao Tian's hospital and Shaxian Food Shop prospered over the following half year.
• Kabuto Yakushi announced that he had patched a loophole in Impure World Reincarnation and became more ambitious.

Xiao Tian Uchiha and Orochi Princess fled their research cave after realizing Kabuto Yakushi’s death signaled a threat, then news spread that Xiao Tian had been resurrected with Impure World Reincarnation. Konoha decided to find Orochimaru and summon Xiao Tian, while he and Orochi Princess had already escaped, leaving Sasuke to discover their ruined hideout.

• Xiao Tian Uchiha and Orochi Princess concluded that Kabuto Yakushi had staged his death and planned to gather allies, so they packed their valuables and fled.
• A week later, news spread across the Shinobi World that someone had resurrected Konoha’s Fifth Hokage, Xiao Tian Uchiha, through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Third proposed finding Orochimaru and having him summon Xiao Tian, and Tsunade asked Meihuizi for her opinion.
• Meihuizi pretended to support the plan, and Tsunade sent Jiraiya to the Land of Rain to find Orochimaru.
• Xiao Tian and Orochi Princess demolished the makeshift hospital and escaped before Jiraiya arrived.
• Sasuke Uchiha broke through the mist formation with Ao Kuang’s help, found the ruins, and pondered what had happened.

Xiao Tian Uchiha and Orochi Princess established their hospital in the Land of Iron, where Meiquan Fengyue defended it from samurai sent to arrest them. After defeating Rikaku, Meiquan Fengyue was stopped from killing him.

• Orochi Princess told Xiao Tian Uchiha that their new base in the Land of Iron meant they would need to rebuild their clientele.
• Rikaku and several samurai arrived to arrest the hospital staff and confiscate their tools, but their kicks struck the reinforced entrance and left them in pain.
• Meiquan Fengyue demanded compensation for the damage and blocked Rikaku's sword-drawing slash with his steel body.
• Meiquan Fengyue fought Rikaku and smashed apart one of his arms with a steel hammer.
• Xiao Tian Uchiha and Orochi Princess came out and stopped Meiquan Fengyue from delivering a killing blow.

Rikaku recognized Xiao Tian Uchiha at the hospital, where Xiao Tian healed him and arranged for the Land of Iron to publicize the clinic. The publicity brought in patients and kept Orochi Princess busy, while Kabuto Yakushi and Obito Uchiha found the place empty.

• Rikaku met Xiao Tian Uchiha at the hospital and learned that he had been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation against his wishes.
• Xiao Tian Uchiha pointed Rikaku toward Meiquan Fengyue, who explained that he had come to the hospital to become a man.
• Rikaku recognized Orochi Princess as Orochimaru, then watched Xiao Tian Uchiha heal his injuries with a Healing Technique.
• Rikaku promised that the Land of Iron would publicize the hospital, and Xiao Tian Uchiha had Meiquan Fengyue release the samurai.
• The Land of Iron's publicity brought patients to the hospital, keeping Orochi Princess busy while Xiao Tian Uchiha counted money.
• Kabuto Yakushi and Obito Uchiha arrived to find the hospital empty, and Kabuto Yakushi concluded that Orochi Princess and Xiao Tian Uchiha had discovered his intentions.

Obito Uchiha and Kabuto Yakushi headed to summon the Fourth Hokage while Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki investigated the Ancient Kingdom of Roran. The pair attacked a masked Akatsuki member they suspected was Madara, but a golden Rasengan intercepted Naruto’s strike.

• Obito Uchiha warned that Xiao Tian Uchiha would be difficult to face, while Kabuto Yakushi concealed that Xiao Tian had broken free of Impure World Reincarnation.
• Obito told Kabuto to summon Konoha’s Fourth Hokage before they captured the Tailed Beasts.
• Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki reached Roran’s sandstorm after Gaara asked them to investigate the mysterious ancient kingdom.
• Sasuke and Naruto entered the ruins and saw a sand dragon fighting a masked figure in Akatsuki robes.
• Sasuke and Naruto launched a Nine-Tails Rasengan and four lightning dragons at the masked Obito Uchiha.
• Obito called on Kabuto to buy him time, and a golden Rasengan collided with Naruto’s attack.

Naruto Uzumaki discovered that the reanimated Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, was his father, but Kabuto Yakushi’s control forced Minato to attack him. As Sasuke Uchiha fought Obito Uchiha over the Rōran Dragon Vein, a second Minato appeared atop a tower in the Ancient Kingdom of Roran.

• Naruto Uzumaki recognized Minato Namikaze as his father, and Minato briefly regained awareness and apologized before Kabuto Yakushi suppressed his thoughts.
• Minato attacked Sasuke Uchiha, and Naruto transformed further into his chakra-tailed form and took responsibility for fighting his father.
• Sasuke joined Lightning Dragon Ao Kuang to attack Obito Uchiha, who struggled to control the Rōran Dragon Vein and countered with Kamui.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu to engulf Obito, but Obito emerged unharmed through Kamui Intangibility.
• The Dragon Vein howled, Minato stopped attacking Naruto, and a second Minato appeared atop a tower in the Ancient Kingdom of Roran.

A Minato Namikaze from the past appeared in Rōran and reunited with Naruto after Kabuto’s Reanimated Minato was released. Zi Yan sealed the Dragon Vein and took Queen Sara away, while the past Minato prepared to disappear.

• The past Minato recognized Naruto and exposed Kabuto, who released Impure World Reincarnation and fled as Obito left.
• Naruto reunited with his father, and Minato apologized for the childhood he and Kushina could not give him before embracing him.
• Naruto and Sasuke left Rōran, while Minato called out to the hidden Sara and Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan used the Nine-Dragon Sky-Refining Formation to extract and seal the Dragon Vein after its spirit attacked the ancient kingdom.
• Sara asked Zi Yan to take her along, and Minato said farewell as he prepared to disappear.

Xiao Tian Uchiha devoured the Rōran Dragon Vein, gaining Dragon Release and vastly increasing his chakra. He fused Dragon Release with Sage Mode, becoming a Dragon-Man with a more powerful Sage Mode and the ability to summon nine elemental dragons.

• Xiao Tian Uchiha repeatedly resurrected as he absorbed the Rōran Dragon Vein's chakra, eventually obliterating its spirit and devouring it completely.
• The system granted Xiao Tian Uchiha the Dragon Release Kekkei Genkai, and he tested its power by shaping golden chakra into a destructive dragon.
• Xiao Tian Uchiha spent 1,000,000 System Points to fuse Dragon Release with Sage Mode, and the system warned him to repay his outstanding balance.
• Xiao Tian Uchiha activated his advanced Sage Mode, gained a half-dragon Dragon-Man Transformation, and discovered he could summon nine divine dragons with different attributes.

Jiraiya and Sasuke arrived at the Heavenly Princess Beauty and Sex Change Hospital to meet Xiao Tian, where Sasuke fought the hospital’s guard and was offered a match against Kimimaro. Jiraiya then asked whether Orochimaru could control Xiao Tian and whether Rinne Rebirth could restore him to life.

• Jiraiya and Sasuke arrived at the hospital, where Meiquan Fengyue blocked their way and denied that Orochimaru was there.
• Sasuke attacked Meiquan Fengyue and knocked him unconscious, insisting he had not killed him.
• Xiao Tian’s Reanimated Body came outside and introduced Kimimaro as Sasuke’s opponent.
• Kimimaro challenged Sasuke, but Jiraiya interrupted and asked Xiao Tian to talk privately.
• Jiraiya asked whether Orochimaru could control Xiao Tian and whether Nagato could revive him with Rinne Rebirth.