Chapter Summaries

Ayato brought Sasuke a letter from Itachi, announcing that their long-awaited confrontation would happen soon. Sasuke prepared to face his brother while Ayato promised to accompany him without interfering.

• Ayato searched for Sasuke and found him exhausted from training at the Training Ground.
• Ayato gave Sasuke a letter from Itachi, and Sasuke read it before reflecting on the approaching battle.
• Ayato said he would go with Sasuke in a few days but would not interfere in his fight with Itachi.
• Ayato wished Sasuke success and reminded him that his friends in the village were waiting for him.
• After Ayato left, Sasuke quietly cleared away the tea cups and sat alone.

Sasuke visited his parents’ graves and reaffirmed his resolve to avenge the Uchiha Clan by defeating Itachi. Remembering his loved ones and friends, he successfully awakened his Mangekyo and began preparing to master it before his meeting with Itachi.

• Sasuke visited Fugaku and Mikoto’s grave and vowed to avenge them and the Uchiha Clan by killing Itachi.
• Walking through the Uchiha compound, Sasuke revisited memories of his clan and resolved to awaken his Mangekyo so he could face Itachi’s Mangekyo head-on.
• Sasuke remembered his friends and Ayato, and drew strength from knowing he had people waiting for him in Konoha.
• Sasuke endured intense pain as he pushed his Sharingan to evolve, finally awakening his Mangekyo.
• Sasuke tested his Mangekyo and, with time remaining before his agreed meeting with Itachi, planned to familiarize himself with its powers.

Ayato accompanied Sasuke to the Uchiha Clan Secret Base for his final battle with Itachi, while Kisame guarded the entrance. As Sasuke and Itachi met inside, Ayato discovered that others had followed them and prepared to watch for interference.

• Ayato returned to Konoha and agreed to accompany Sasuke, suspecting Uchiha Obito might interfere with the battle.
• Ayato and Sasuke traveled to the Uchiha Clan Secret Base, where Kisame Hoshigaki told Sasuke that only he could enter to face Itachi.
• Ayato reassured Kisame that he wanted the brothers to have a fair fight, and they wagered that the winner would receive one reasonable favor from the loser.
• Ayato sensed that Sasuke and Itachi had met inside the base and detected two more figures nearby.
• Ayato concluded that Uchiha Obito and Zetsu were likely watching, and resolved to stop Obito from pulling Sasuke into another dimension.

Sasuke confronted Itachi in the Uchiha Secret Base, revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan without killing someone close to him, and rejected Itachi’s choices. The confrontation continued inside Sasuke’s Genjutsu, where Sasuke declared that Itachi’s path had been wrong.

• Ayato sensed Sasuke and Itachi beginning their confrontation and chose not to interfere so Sasuke could face his brother himself.
• Sasuke entered the Uchiha Secret Base and saw Itachi waiting on the stone throne; Itachi’s Genjutsu attack failed to fool him.
• Sasuke questioned Itachi about the accomplice who helped massacre the Uchiha clan, and Itachi identified him as Uchiha Madara.
• Itachi tried to provoke Sasuke with memories of their childhood, but Sasuke revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and placed Itachi inside a Genjutsu depicting the massacre.
• Sasuke told Itachi that he had not awakened the Mangekyō by killing someone close to him and declared that Itachi’s path had been wrong.

Sasuke confronted Itachi and learned that the Mangekyō Sharingan could cause blindness and that transplanting a brother’s Mangekyō could create the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Itachi revealed his plan to take Sasuke’s eyes, but Sasuke saw through his theatrical illusion and mocked his acting.

• Sasuke challenged Itachi to use his Mangekyō Sharingan and defeat him.
• Itachi explained that using the Mangekyō Sharingan gradually led to blindness and described how Uchiha Madara gained the Eternal Mangekyō by transplanting his brother’s eyes.
• Itachi revealed that Madara had survived, founded Akatsuki, and orchestrated the Nine-Tails’ attack on Konoha.
• Itachi declared that he would take Sasuke’s eyes to gain the Eternal Mangekyō and surpass Madara.
• Sasuke shattered the illusion’s tentacles and told Itachi that his acting was terrible.

Sasuke defeated Itachi in their battle, and Itachi died after tapping his forehead. Itachi then realized he had been trapped in Sasuke’s Mangekyo illusion and asked whether Sasuke’s ability was also Tsukuyomi.

• Sasuke and Itachi exchanged shuriken before continuing their fight with ninjutsu.
• Sasuke broke Itachi’s Tsukuyomi, then evaded Amaterasu as Itachi’s vision and strength failed.
• Itachi used Susanoo, approached Sasuke, tapped his forehead, and died.
• Itachi believed he had reunited with Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha, but his parents and the murdered clan members turned on him.
• Itachi escaped the illusion and found himself back at the Uchiha Clan Compound, where he asked Sasuke if his Mangekyo ability was Tsukuyomi.

Sasuke revealed that his Mangekyō Genjutsu had trapped Itachi in an illusion, then used his space-time ability to gain the upper hand in their fight. Itachi summoned Susanoo, and Sasuke answered with his own, determined to defeat Itachi completely.

• Sasuke explained that his Genjutsu had ensnared Itachi in a fantasy shaped by Itachi's deepest wishes, while Itachi's Tsukuyomi had only appeared to strike Sasuke.
• Itachi attacked with rapid hand seals, but Sasuke used a Kunai and Chidori Blade to strike his shoulder before countering Itachi's Great Fireball with his own.
• Sasuke exchanged positions with Itachi to evade a fire attack, forcing Itachi to use Amaterasu to consume the flames.
• Sasuke explained that his Mangekyō could exchange his position with objects or people marked by his ocular power, and challenged Itachi to fight at full strength.
• Itachi manifested Susanoo, and Sasuke summoned his own Susanoo, vowing to defeat Itachi in every aspect of the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Sasuke and Itachi used their final Susanoo attacks in a decisive clash, and Sasuke’s arrow defeated Itachi. Sasuke approached Itachi, who lay bloodied against a broken wall, smiling as their battle ended.

• Itachi, weakened by illness and injuries, lowered his Susanoo to its second form and prepared to use the Yasakani no Magatama for a final attack.
• Sasuke drew his Susanoo’s bow and declared that his arrow carried his past unwillingness and effort.
• Itachi and Sasuke launched their attacks, and Sasuke’s purple arrow shattered the Yasakani no Magatama before breaking through Itachi’s Susanoo.
• The clash destroyed the Uchiha Secret Base and forced Zetsu to retreat from the battlefield.
• Sasuke dispelled his Susanoo, approached Itachi, and found him bloodied against a broken wall, still smiling.

Ayato and Kisame watched Sasuke defeat Itachi, while Sasuke confronted his dying brother and learned about future threats and Shisui’s Mangekyō. Itachi died after sharing his final thoughts with Sasuke.

• Ayato and Kisame watched Itachi and Sasuke’s battle, and Ayato won their wager when Sasuke’s purple arrow pierced Itachi’s Susanoo.
• Ayato left for the battlefield, while Kisame departed after deciding Sasuke should collect Itachi’s body.
• Sasuke asked Itachi whether he had hesitated during the Uchiha massacre, and Itachi said he would have made the same choice again.
• Itachi urged Sasuke to consider awakening the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan so he could help Ayato face powerful future enemies.
• Itachi gave Sasuke Shisui’s Mangekyō, and Sasuke said he would pass it to Ayato.
• Sasuke helped Itachi tap his forehead as they had in childhood, and Itachi died.

After killing Itachi, Sasuke confronted the Masked Man, who called himself Uchiha Madara and tried to recruit him and claim Itachi’s body. Ayato arrived, and the Masked Man withdrew, leaving Sasuke with Itachi’s corpse and doubts about the man’s identity.

• Sasuke laughed after killing Itachi, then used a scattered kunai to evade the Masked Man’s ambush.
• Sasuke rejected the Masked Man’s attempt to recruit him, saying he had killed Itachi knowingly and that Itachi had wanted to die by his hand.
• The Masked Man asked Sasuke to surrender Itachi’s corpse, but Sasuke refused.
• Ayato arrived and praised Sasuke, then dismissed the Masked Man’s claim to be Uchiha Madara.
• The Masked Man vanished, and Sasuke agreed with Ayato that the man’s identity was doubtful.

After defeating Itachi, Sasuke sealed his brother’s body and collapsed from overusing the Mangekyō Sharingan. He woke in Konoha Hospital, freed from the burden of his revenge against Itachi and ready to face the Masked Man, while Naruto renewed their rivalry over becoming Hokage.

• Ayato asked Sasuke when he awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Sasuke said it happened when he received Itachi’s letter.
• Sasuke asked Ayato to seal Itachi’s corpse in a Scroll, but collapsed after accepting it.
• Ayato carried Sasuke to Konoha Hospital, then returned to Shikkotsu Forest to continue training his Sage Mode.
• Sasuke woke in the hospital and helped Naruto cough up a piece of apple he had swallowed.
• Sasuke told Naruto that he had completed part of his dream by taking revenge on Itachi, though the Masked Man remained alive.
• Naruto congratulated Sasuke, declared that he would become Hokage, and accepted Sasuke’s challenge to compete for the position.

Sasuke received a stream of visitors in the hospital and realized he had come to accept the bonds he once rejected. He left the chapter in good spirits, grateful to have people waiting for him in Konoha and reflecting on the ability awakened in his left eye.

• Naruto, Sakura, Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Kiba, Hinata, and Shino visited Sasuke and brought gifts, while Shikamaru and Ino noticed he seemed happier and more at peace.
• Neji congratulated Sasuke on succeeding and said he planned to help free his entire clan from the Caged Bird Curse Mark.
• Karin rushed in hoping Sasuke would use her healing ability, but Sasuke refused and said he would recover through ordinary treatment.
• Sasuke told Jugo that he had succeeded, and Neji's own success gave Jugo hope that he could break free too.
• After everyone left, Sasuke reflected on the bonds he had once rejected, touched his left eye, and connected those bonds to the ability he had awakened.

Sasuke told Ayato about the looming powerful enemies and weighed ways to preserve or evolve his Mangekyō Sharingan. He gave Ayato Shisui’s Sharingan and a special kunai bearing his new swapping ability, just as Ayato’s original body arrived at the Hokage Office.

• Kakashi visited Sasuke, learned the Masked Man had caused the Nine-Tails’ Riot, and left with renewed resolve to grow stronger.
• After leaving the hospital, Sasuke told Ayato that Itachi had warned of powerful future enemies and asked about the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Ayato explained that Hashirama Cells could prevent Sasuke’s Mangekyō from going blind and might help him awaken new eyes, while Sasuke considered accepting both Itachi’s eyes and the cells.
• Sasuke gave Ayato Shisui’s Sharingan and a special kunai containing his permanent ocular power, then explained that his left eye could swap him with marked objects.
• Ayato added a Flying Thunder God Mark to the kunai, and Sasuke remarked that he could not tell Ayato was a Shadow Clone before Ayato’s original body appeared.

Ayato brought Sasuke to Shikkotsu Forest, gave him a formula for summoning his marked Kunai, and borrowed Sasuke’s body to study the Mangekyō Sharingan’s Yin Release. The chapter ended with Ayato using Sasuke’s body to activate the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

• Ayato asked Sasuke for help, and Sasuke agreed to accompany him to Shikkotsu Forest.
• Ayato inscribed a summoning formula on Sasuke’s Scroll and Kunai so Sasuke could retrieve the Kunai after switching positions over a long distance.
• Ayato explained that he wanted to use the Spirit Transformation Technique to experience the Yin Release power of Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Ayato entered Sasuke’s body, and both men sensed the other’s unusually powerful spiritual energy.
• Ayato adapted to Sasuke’s body and opened its eyes, revealing the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

Ayato used Sasuke’s body and immense spiritual energy to activate the Mangekyō Sharingan and study Susanoo’s formation. After returning to his own body, both Ayato and Sasuke were satisfied with what they had learned.

• Ayato struggled to activate Sasuke’s Sharingan and, with Sasuke’s guidance, awakened the Hexagram Mangekyō.
• Ayato left Shikaku Nara to handle Hokage Office matters and traveled to Shikkotsu Forest, where he merged his two souls before entering Sasuke’s body.
• Ayato drew on his increased spiritual energy to form Susanoo’s skeletal frame and carefully studied its formation and Yin Release.
• Ayato dispelled Susanoo to conserve Sasuke’s eye power, then drew Sage Art Chakra from the curse mark before ending the Spirit Transformation Technique.
• Ayato returned to his own body, and he and Sasuke exchanged smiles over their gains.

Ayato helped Sasuke use his Mangekyō Sharingan and discussed Sasuke’s future fight against the Masked Man, while deciding to warn Kakashi about the man’s identity. After Sasuke left, Ayato examined his new Yin Release power and Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode, then resolved to perfect his Sage Modes before attempting to merge them.

• Ayato encouraged Sasuke to keep growing, and Sasuke said he would seek revenge against the Masked Man alongside Kakashi.
• Ayato decided to remind Kakashi that the Masked Man was Obito, despite not knowing how to explain his source of information.
• Ayato entered perfect Mount Myōboku Sage Mode and told Sasuke that Naruto had mastered it too.
• Ayato sent his Spiritualized Shadow Clone and Sasuke away from Shikkotsu Forest with Flying Thunder God.
• Ayato found that he could not create Susanoo using Yin Release alone, despite gaining far greater access to its power.
• Ayato tested Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode, recognized how it complemented his other Sage Modes, and decided to perfect it and Shikkotsu Forest Sage Mode before attempting a fusion.

Ayato experimented with Yin-Yang Release, first creating explosive black spheres and later using Yin and Yang to form a living creature. His experiments left Shikkotsu Forest devastated, and the newly created Moon Spirit vanished after awakening and showing affection toward him.

• Ayato infused a black sphere with all seven Chakra natures and hurled it into the sky, causing a massive explosion that shattered trees across Shikkotsu Forest.
• The Slug Sage questioned Ayato about his experiments, then allowed him to continue despite the damage and endured days of explosions.
• After the blasts stopped, Ayato entered Mount Myōboku's Sage Mode and used Yin Release to form a small black rabbit from runes.
• Ayato infused the rabbit with life energy using Ryūchi Cave's Sage Mode, and it awakened as Moon Spirit with initially chaotic eyes.
• Moon Spirit's gaze cleared and filled with affection for Ayato before it suddenly vanished.

Ayato unexpectedly created Moon Spirit with Yin-Yang Release, then returned to Konoha after finishing his experiments with the Exploding Truth-Seeking Ball. He named Moon Spirit and completed his Hokage duties, leaving himself free to rest.

• Moon Spirit teleported onto Ayato's shoulder, and Ayato realized he had created a living creature through a fortuitous chance.
• Ayato told Slug Sage that he had created Moon Spirit with Yin-Yang Release and confirmed he had finished testing the Exploding Truth-Seeking Ball.
• Ayato returned to the Hokage Office, where Shikaku noticed Moon Spirit and offered to help with the day's work.
• Ayato named the creature Moon Spirit and finished handling his Hokage duties.

Ayato returned home and introduced Ino and Sinai to the Moon Spirit, which showed strange teleportation abilities. Ino revealed she would spend more time at home to help care for her pregnant mother, while the Moon Spirit later slipped into the Nine-Tails’ seal to play among Flying Thunder God Marks.

• Ayato returned home, gave Ino the Moon Spirit, and watched her happily play with it.
• Sinai wondered what the Moon Spirit ate, and it began eating the food she offered.
• Ino told Ayato that her mother was expecting a child and she would visit less often to help care for her.
• The Moon Spirit entered Ayato’s hidden Flying Thunder God array in the ceiling and swam through its mark before returning to his shoulder.
• After Ayato fell asleep, the Moon Spirit vanished toward the Nine-Tails’ seal, and Ayato sensed it playing among the Flying Thunder God Marks there.

Ayato found the Moon Spirit playing with the Nine-Tails inside Naruto’s sealing space, where it shrank the fox and then brought it out of the cage. The seal vanished, leaving the Nine-Tails free to leave Naruto, and Ayato waited to see what it would choose.

• The Moon Spirit appeared inside the Nine-Tails’ sealing space and used its Space-Time ability to evade the fox’s attempts to catch it.
• The Nine-Tails shrank itself to pursue the Moon Spirit, and the two eventually stopped playing and caught each other’s attention.
• Ayato entered the sealing space and saw the Moon Spirit bring the little Nine-Tails into his arms, outside its cage.
• Ayato petted the little Nine-Tails before releasing it, and the fox realized its seal had vanished and it could leave Naruto.
• Ayato watched as the Nine-Tails considered whether to leave Naruto or return to him.