Arc 12Chapters 276–283

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Chapters 276–283 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 276The Ten-Tails Slumbered

Naruto subdued the Ten-Tails and freed Rin the Wanderer from the God Tree’s crystal, allowing her to reunite with Obito the Wanderer. Naruto then demanded that Obito the Wanderer take him to this world’s god, while Obito hurried back after learning the God Tree had vanished.

  • Naruto sealed the Ten-Tails into a slumber after it cornered Kurama in the sealing space.
  • Naruto dissolved the crystal holding Rin the Wanderer and removed the rods restraining Obito the Wanderer.
  • Obito the Wanderer caught Rin the Wanderer as she fell, and the two reunited while Kakashi the Wanderer watched.
  • Naruto told Obito the Wanderer to take him to this world's god, threatening to reseal Rin if they delayed.
  • Black Zetsu told Obito that he had lost all sense of the God Tree, so Obito turned back to check on Rin the Wanderer.

Ch. 277A clown? Who? Me?

Obito watched Rin the Wanderer reunite with Obito the Wanderer, then Naruto used the Wanderer’s Rinnegan to contact the Sage of Six Paths. Naruto learned he had to eliminate Danzo the Wanderer before the group could return to the Shinobi World, while Danzo plotted to find Deidara the Wanderer and unleash what was sealed inside him.

  • Obito and Black Zetsu returned to find the God Tree gone, and Obito watched Rin the Wanderer embrace the sobbing Obito the Wanderer before leaving in the rain.
  • Naruto used Human Path: Hunt on Obito the Wanderer’s Rinnegan and entered the vanished Genjutsu World, where he met the Sage of Six Paths.
  • The Sage of Six Paths told Naruto that Danzo the Wanderer was a dangerous variable and that the passage home would remain closed until Naruto eliminated him.
  • Naruto told the others about the mission, and Obito the Wanderer agreed that Danzo had to be dealt with for impersonating a god and using him to slaughter tribes.
  • Danzo the Wanderer hid in the mountains and sent his subordinates to find Deidara the Wanderer so he could release what was sealed inside him.

Ch. 278Scared Shitless-Aren't We Colleagues?

Deidara the Wanderer was captured by Danzo the Wanderer, who examined the strange sealed mouths on his body but could not identify what lay inside. Danzo ordered his men to keep Deidara tied up and continued searching for Orochimaru the Wanderer.

  • Deidara the Wanderer fled through the forest as Danzo the Wanderer's red-armored samurai pursued him.
  • Deidara the Wanderer ran into Danzo the Wanderer at the forest's edge, then was caught and brought before him.
  • Danzo the Wanderer asked what was sealed inside Deidara the Wanderer, but Deidara said he did not know.
  • Danzo the Wanderer had his guards strip Deidara's shirt and gag him with his socks, revealing sealed mouths bound by black threads across his body.
  • Danzo the Wanderer left the seals untouched, ordered his men to tie Deidara up, and asked whether they had found Orochimaru the Wanderer.
  • A red-armored samurai reported that Orochimaru the Wanderer and Kimimaro the Wanderer had disappeared, so Danzo ordered the search to continue.

Ch. 279I'd Rather You Call Me Aunt Snake or Orochimaru

Naruto spoke with Orochimaru the Wanderer, who revealed that he was a remnant soul from Naruto’s future and had come to warn him about Kawaki. Orochimaru could say no more, while Danzo the Wanderer continued searching for him elsewhere.

  • Orochimaru the Wanderer met Tobirama the Wanderer at the Demon Tribe, where Tobirama greeted him with hostility over his past actions.
  • Naruto, Sasuke, and Jiraiya the Wanderer returned, and Orochimaru the Wanderer greeted Naruto and asked him to call him Orochimaru or Aunt Snake.
  • Orochimaru the Wanderer privately told Naruto that he came from the same world and was a remnant soul from the future reincarnated in this world.
  • Orochimaru the Wanderer tried to warn Naruto about Kawaki but coughed up blood from the backlash before he could reveal more.
  • Naruto healed Orochimaru the Wanderer, learned that he could not leave this world, and decided to focus on finding Danzo the Wanderer.
  • Danzo the Wanderer searched the world for Orochimaru the Wanderer, unaware that Orochimaru had already reached the Demon Tribe.

Ch. 280Chidori hair wash, Rasengan toothbrushing

Naruto and Sasuke tracked Danzo the Wanderer to the Akatsuki’s last base and attacked him, while Obito the Wanderer sided with them. Danzo kept using Izanagi to survive, but Naruto removed one of his Mangekyō Sharingan; Danzo then prepared to rely on the imprisoned Deidara the Wanderer.

  • Danzo the Wanderer learned that Obito the Wanderer and Orochimaru the Wanderer were missing and that the Akatsuki had lost its other bases.
  • Obito the Wanderer led Naruto and Sasuke to the Akatsuki’s final base.
  • Sasuke taunted Danzo the Wanderer, and Naruto struck him with a Rasengan before he survived using Izanagi.
  • Sasuke grabbed Danzo the Wanderer and attacked him with a full-power Chidori while Obito watched.
  • Naruto gouged a Mangekyō Sharingan from Danzo the Wanderer, who used Izanagi and waited for Deidara the Wanderer to arrive.

Ch. 281The seal broke-was this your trump card?

Danzo the Wanderer tried to use the seal on Deidara the Wanderer as leverage against Naruto and Sasuke, but the seal released crows instead of exploding. Naruto attacked Danzo the Wanderer, who used Izanagi and unleashed a suicidal sealing technique; after Naruto and Sasuke retreated, Sasuke noticed something familiar about the crows.

  • Obito the Wanderer warned Naruto that Deidara the Wanderer had a seal on him, but Danzo the Wanderer could not activate it.
  • Danzo the Wanderer tore into Deidara the Wanderer and accidentally released a flock of crows from the seal.
  • Naruto struck Danzo the Wanderer with a Rasengan, but Danzo the Wanderer returned through Izanagi at the cost of another Sharingan.
  • Danzo the Wanderer unleashed Wood Release and the Reverse Four Symbols Seal, forcing Naruto to retreat with Sasuke.
  • Sasuke pointed out that the circling crows looked familiar, and Naruto recognized that something about them was unusual.

Ch. 282Who Did You Say Was Sealed Inside You?

Crows emerged from Deidara the Wanderer and summoned Itachi the Wanderer, who defeated Danzo the Wanderer and destroyed his stolen Sharingan. Itachi told Naruto that Danzo’s arm could help them return to their world, then vanished into crows that returned to Deidara.

  • Naruto and Sasuke recognized the crows emerging from Deidara the Wanderer as connected to Itachi, while Danzo the Wanderer dismissed them and tried to escape.
  • Itachi the Wanderer appeared behind Danzo and trapped him in a genjutsu where he endured three days of torture in five minutes.
  • Itachi cut off Danzo’s Sharingan-covered arm and burned his right eye with Amaterasu despite Sasuke objecting.
  • Itachi gave Danzo’s arm to Naruto and explained that fusing it with the God Tree would let Naruto and Sasuke return to their world.
  • Itachi tapped Sasuke’s forehead, apologized, and disappeared into crows that returned to Deidara the Wanderer.

Ch. 283Mission complete-could they go home now?

Naruto and Sasuke completed the Sage of Six Paths’ task and returned to the Shinobi World, with Naruto bringing Ten-Tails along. They arrived in Sasuke’s room, where Mikoto tearfully embraced them.

  • Naruto released Ten-Tails in the sealed space, fed it his severed arm, and summoned it into the outside world.
  • Sasuke told Naruto he had burned Danzo the Wanderer’s corpse with Amaterasu.
  • The Sage of Six Paths opened a spatial portal, and Naruto secretly returned Ten-Tails to his sealed space before leaving with Sasuke.
  • Obito the Wanderer and the bedraggled Obito left the Wanderer World through the portal.
  • Naruto and Sasuke returned to the Shinobi World and appeared in Sasuke’s room.
  • Mikoto rushed in and embraced Naruto and Sasuke, relieved that they had come home.
Arc 12 of 12
Arc 12 of 12