Recaps

Sakura killed Omoi and unleashed a devastating Water Release attack on the returning Kumogakure forces, causing enormous casualties in the village. After the Raikage struck her and she healed with sage markings appearing, Sakura prepared to show him the force of her own punch.

• Omoi charged Sakura to avenge his comrades, but she disarmed him, killed him, and dropped his body into the valley.
• The Raikage confronted Sakura over Omoi’s death, and she challenged him to fight despite the danger to the village.
• Sakura used Water Release: Wind Blade Torrent to kill half of the returning elite Kumogakure Ninja and cut through nearby buildings.
• Sakura redirected the torrent toward C, and the Raikage struck her but failed to save C, who was killed along with an Eight-Tails tentacle.
• The Raikage attacked Sakura again, but she stopped his punch with one hand, healed her shattered face, and prepared to punch him back.

Sakura overpowered the Raikage and confronted Kumogakure over its treatment of the delegation, while Killer B’s reckless Tailed Beast Bomb devastated the village. After defeating Killer B in the blast’s aftermath, Sakura stood over him and asked whether he regretted what he had done.

• Sakura struck the Raikage with Star Cannon Fist, sending him flying and dislocating his arm.
• Sakura pointed out the destruction caused by her earlier attack, and the Raikage learned that more than two thousand people might have been in the ruined area.
• Killer B entered Complete Tailed Beast Mode and began forming a Tailed Beast Bomb in the village, so Sakura summoned the Giant God Warrior and forced the bomb into the Eight-Tails.
• The bomb exploded inside the Eight-Tails, destroying much of Kumogakure’s central district and leaving Sakura, Killer B, and the surviving forces badly wounded.
• Sakura defeated Killer B in their final clash, then stomped his head into the mud and asked whether he regretted what he had done.

In the Tsukuyomi World, Sakura Haruno killed Killer B and Karui, devastated Kumogakure’s forces, and drove the Fourth Raikage to sacrifice himself to stop the fighting. She then realized the battlefield was an illusion, while Obito revealed that his real aim had been to disrupt cooperation between Konoha and Kumogakure.

• Sakura pierced Killer B’s limbs with hardened blue will rods, then kicked him into the charging Raikage, killing him.
• Karui charged Sakura in grief, and Sakura killed her with a blue rod before defeating the Raikage and slaughtering more Kumogakure ninja.
• The Raikage begged Sakura to stop and declared Kumogakure’s surrender, then impaled himself on Sakura’s rod and ordered his ninja not to seek revenge against her.
• Sakura detected that the Raikage and the battlefield were unreal and recognized that she had been trapped in a Tsukuyomi World.
• Obito watched the cracked crystal ball break and said that turning Konoha and Kumogakure against each other had been his true purpose.

Sakura Haruno and the Konoha delegation escaped Obito’s Limited Tsukuyomi, learning that Akatsuki had used the illusion to turn them against Kumogakure. After reassuring the shaken delegation, Sakura prepared to meet the Raikage and his people.

• Obito explained to White Zetsu that he had planned to kill the Konoha delegation in Kumogakure and blame the deaths on its ninja, but Sakura had broken Limited Tsukuyomi sooner than expected.
• Sakura realized the Raikage and the surrounding conflict were part of a genjutsu, then returned to the real world at the courtyard corridor.
• Sakura found Sai unharmed in a tree and reassured Shizune and the delegation that Akatsuki, not Kumogakure, had trapped them in the illusion.
• Sakura reorganized the watch and added hidden sentries after the shaken delegation decided to stay awake through the night.
• An Inuzuka girl spotted the Raikage and his people approaching, and Sakura summoned Katsuyu, entered Sage Mode, and led the delegation out to meet them.

Sakura Haruno and the Fourth Raikage discovered that both groups had been attacked by the same Masked Man and trapped in a realistic Genjutsu. After the Kumogakure Ninja described Sakura’s brutal behavior inside it, the two sides were left confronting how little they trusted one another.

• A broke through the courtyard wall and found Sakura Haruno and the Konoha delegation unharmed.
• Killer B, C, and other Kumogakure Ninja arrived, and Sakura and the Raikage realized that the same Masked Man had attacked both groups.
• Sakura and the Raikage compared their experiences and recognized that they had both been caught in a powerful Genjutsu.
• Karui accused Sakura of slaughtering and torturing Kumogakure villagers in the Genjutsu, and Killer B reminded her that it had not been real.
• Sakura explained that her Genjutsu counterpart had an opposite personality, but Karui questioned whether Konoha could be trusted.
• Sakura reflected that the Genjutsu had made both villages’ suspicions and possible future actions seem plausible.

After the Genjutsu ended, Sakura Haruno and the Raikage learned that each side had experienced a different version of events and agreed to preserve cooperation between Konoha and Kumogakure. Their handshake restored trust between the leaders for the moment, but Sakura saw that suspicion remained among the ninja as the delegation returned safely to Konoha.

• Kenichi Shiranui and the Konoha ninja argued with the Kumogakure ninja until Sakura Haruno silenced them with her Sage Mode presence.
• Kenichi described how Kumogakure Anbu had tortured the Konoha group in the Genjutsu, and Sakura Haruno explained that her battle with the Raikage ended when she broke it.
• Killer B explained the Waterfall of Truth and apologized to Shizune, who told him the events had only happened in a Genjutsu.
• The Raikage concluded that the Masked Man had planned to exploit the Genjutsu and asked Sakura Haruno to maintain cooperation between their villages.
• Sakura Haruno accepted the Raikage's handshake, though she recognized that distrust still lingered among the ninja.
• Kumogakure held a farewell ceremony, and the delegation returned safely to Konoha several days later.

Sakura Haruno returned to Konoha and reported her mission to Tsunade, who questioned how she would have responded if the events of the Genjutsu world had been real. Tsunade left Sakura with an assignment about her choices and raised the possibility of her becoming Hokage, while Sakura hurried off with Naruto’s letter to find Sasuke.

• Sakura Haruno returned to Konoha and reported the Kumogakure mission to Tsunade.
• Tsunade asked how Sakura would have acted if the Genjutsu events were real, and Sakura said she would retaliate by destroying Kumogakure.
• Tsunade criticized Sakura’s response and assigned her to reflect on where she had gone wrong.
• Tsunade told Sakura she could become Hokage in a future term, but Sakura said she did not want the position.
• Tsunade gave Sakura a letter from Naruto, and Sakura used the Body Flicker Technique to leave and find Sasuke.

Sakura Haruno returned from a mission and retrieved the scroll holding her Mangekyō Sharingan clone. Worried that a powerful Genjutsu from the Land of Lightning might still affect her, she asked the clone to use Kotoamatsukami if necessary.

• Sakura Haruno entered the Anbu district and learned from Shino that Sasuke was working in the Interrogation Division.
• Ibiki, Sasuke, and Hinata interrogated former Root ninjas, and Sakura caught Hinata when exhaustion made her collapse.
• Sakura asked Sasuke for the key to his house so she could retrieve the scroll he had been safeguarding.
• Sakura activated her Clone Duplicate at her secret underground base and explained that she needed its Mangekyō Sharingan to check for lingering Genjutsu.
• Sakura told the clone to use Kotoamatsukami on her if she was still affected by the Genjutsu.

One month earlier in the Land of Hot Water, Jiraiya trained Naruto to control the Nine-Tails’ power as he pushed beyond Four-Tails Mode into Five-Tails Mode. After Naruto unleashed devastating attacks, the Nine-Tails’ influence overwhelmed him and a sixth tail began to form as Jiraiya rushed to intervene.

• Jiraiya watched Naruto stabilize Four-Tails Mode and urged him to attempt forming a fifth tail.
• Naruto endured the Nine-Tails’ violent thoughts and successfully entered Five-Tails Mode.
• Naruto’s arm swing sent a powerful shock wave through the woods, and he shattered a boulder with his claws.
• Naruto formed and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, destroying a distant mountain and shocking Jiraiya.
• Naruto ignored Jiraiya’s order to stop, roared, and began forming a sixth tail, prompting Jiraiya to rush forward in alarm.

Naruto nearly lost control to the Nine-Tails after reaching the Six-Tails state, but Jiraiya’s scroll trick helped him regain his senses. With their investigation and training journey complete, Naruto and Jiraiya headed back to Konoha, where Sakura awaited Naruto’s return.

• Naruto’s consciousness began to give way to the Nine-Tails, but voices of Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura encouraged him to fight back and regain control.
• Naruto returned to human form, and Jiraiya revealed that Shadow Clones, Transformation Technique, and sealed voices had created the illusion of his friends appearing.
• Jiraiya decided to end their journey because they had gathered enough information on Akatsuki and Naruto’s further Tailed Beast Transformation training was too dangerous to handle alone.
• Sakura read Naruto’s letter saying that he and Jiraiya were returning to Konoha, and she eagerly anticipated seeing him soon.
• Naruto and Jiraiya camped outside Konoha, and Jiraiya told Naruto they would reach the village the next day.

Sakura told Tsunade about her breakthrough in Yin Release and the possibility of evolving Ice Release into a Kekkei Tōta, while keeping her Sharingan-related discoveries secret. She then asked Tsunade to arrange for Naruto to train at Kumogakure’s Waterfall of Truth, but someone entered before Tsunade could answer.

• Sakura admitted that she had not considered Tsunade’s assigned question and explained that she had tested her new Yin Release power.
• Sakura described how Yin Release had strengthened her Ice Release and brought it closer to becoming a Kekkei Tōta.
• Tsunade asked Sakura to record her insights and ordered her to think seriously about the assigned question before reporting back the next day.
• Sakura asked Tsunade to discuss letting Naruto train at Kumogakure’s Waterfall of Truth.
• Someone opened the Hokage’s office door and said they thought they had heard their name.

Naruto reunited with Sakura, Tsunade, and Jiraiya, and Tsunade discussed using Kumogakure’s Waterfall of Truth to help Naruto train. An urgent message from Kirigakure interrupted their plans, and Tsunade ordered Sakura and Naruto to report for a mission involving Team Kakashi.

• Naruto returned to Konoha and reunited with Sakura, Tsunade, and Jiraiya.
• Tsunade urged Jiraiya to stay in the village, and he said he would remain for now while the Akatsuki threat persisted.
• Tsunade and Jiraiya discussed Kumogakure’s Waterfall of Truth as a possible training site for Naruto, to be considered after his Six-Tails training reached a bottleneck.
• Sakura agreed to help Naruto train with Sasuke, and Tsunade proposed restoring Team Kakashi’s coordination.
• An Anbu Ninja delivered an urgent message from the Land of Water, and Tsunade ordered Sakura Haruno and Naruto Uzumaki to report.

Tsunade assigned Team 7 to help Kirigakure capture the revived Three-Tails, though its location remained unknown and the team was told to wait for more information while rebuilding their teamwork. After leaving the Hokage's office, Sakura Haruno and Naruto met Konohamaru, whose demonstration of Sexy Jutsu led Naruto to show off his Harem Jutsu.

• Tsunade told Sakura Haruno and Naruto that Kirigakure had detected signs of the Three-Tails' revival and asked Konoha for help capturing it before Akatsuki could act.
• Sakura Haruno questioned why Kirigakure would trust Konoha with a Tailed Beast, and Tsunade warned her against betraying the alliance for it.
• Tsunade explained that Kirigakure had only found an unusual storm that might conceal the Three-Tails, so Team 7 would wait for clearer information and train together.
• Sakura Haruno pulled Naruto out of the Hokage's office, and they discussed Tsunade and Jiraiya before deciding to look for Sasuke and Kakashi.
• Konohamaru greeted Sakura Haruno and Naruto, announced that he had graduated, and demonstrated his Sexy Jutsu.
• Naruto criticized Konohamaru's technique and prepared to show him his Harem Jutsu, leaving Sakura Haruno stunned.

Sakura Haruno reunited with Naruto and her students, then invited them to demonstrate their new techniques at a training ground. The chapter ended with Moegi revealing that she had learned Wood Release and trapping Sakura with a vine.

• Sakura Haruno scolded Naruto and Konohamaru for using Sexy Ninjutsu in public, then Naruto learned that Sakura was a Jonin team leader.
• Moegi and Udon reunited with Naruto and asked about his travels, while Naruto bragged about his new ultimate moves.
• Sakura took Naruto and her students to a training ground to see their new techniques.
• Konohamaru attempted the Summoning Technique but summoned a tiny baby monkey instead of Enma.
• Moegi used Wood Release: Devil Vine Killing Binding Technique to bind Sakura with a thick vine.

Sakura Haruno watched her students demonstrate their new jutsu, praising Moegi’s self-developed Wood Release while warning her to strengthen her elemental basics, and dismissing Udon’s mucus-based technique. The story then shifted to the Land of Water, where Chojuro led Mist Ninja Anbu into a worsening storm to find the Three-Tails before the Akatsuki.

• Moegi trapped Sakura Haruno with Wood Release, but Sakura broke free and explained that Moegi needed to improve her Water and Earth Release foundations.
• Sakura encouraged Moegi after warning that her current Wood Release was weak and telling her to train diligently.
• Udon demonstrated his Nasal Mucus Jutsu, and Sakura washed it away and urged him to focus on Genjutsu.
• Chojuro led Mist Ninja Anbu toward the center of a fifteen-day storm, reasoning that the Three-Tails might be inside it.
• Chojuro ordered the Mist Ninja to search for the Three-Tails before the Akatsuki could find it.

Chojuro led the Mist Ninja through the storm in search of the Three-Tails, but stopped to let his exhausted team rest. After they resumed the mission, Yurika sensed two powerful Chakra signatures ahead that felt more frightening than the Three-Tails.

• After ten hours of searching in the storm, Chōjūrō persuaded his brother Kuro to let the Mist Ninja rest for five hours.
• A sensor ninja found a submerged reef, and an Earth Release ninja raised it to create a temporary camp where the team warmed up and ate.
• Uncle Hino told Chōjūrō and the others about Kirigakure during the Bloody Mist era.
• Chojuro arranged a watch roster, ordered the team to rest, and took the first watch.
• After the team resumed its search, Yurika sensed two powerful Chakra signatures ahead and said they felt more frightening than the Three-Tails.

Chojuro identified Akatsuki members Kisame Hoshigaki and Sasori approaching the Mist team in search of the Three-Tails, and stayed behind to cover his comrades’ retreat. In Konoha, Naruto reunited with Sakura and Sasuke after returning from his travels.

• Terumi Yurika sensed two powerful strangers approaching and identified them as Kisame Hoshigaki and Sasori of the Red Sand.
• Chojuro decided the Mist team could not defeat Akatsuki and prepared to draw the attackers away so the others could escape.
• Chojuro gave his sword to Chōjūrō, entrusted his brother to Uncle Hino, and asked Yurika to deliver a message to her cousin and teacher.
• Yurika kissed Chojuro and urged him to survive by stalling the enemy; he then used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the team.
• In Konoha, Sakura finished training her students and walked with Naruto to meet Sasuke, reflecting on how both she and Naruto had changed.
• Naruto surprised Sasuke outside the Anbu building, and Sasuke welcomed him back while trying to hide his excitement.

Sakura reorganized Naruto and Sasuke into Team 7, an elite squad tasked with countering Akatsuki and protecting Naruto, and warned them that dangerous missions lay ahead. In Kirigakure, Chojuro remained critically injured, so Mei Terumi decided to ask the Fifth Hokage for help.

• Naruto and Sasuke eagerly planned to spar at a training ground they both knew, while Sakura struggled to get their attention and joined them for lunch at Ichiraku Ramen.
• At Training Ground 9, Sakura announced that Team 7 had been reorganized to oppose Akatsuki and protect Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Sasuke declared he was ready to face powerful opponents, and Sakura told him they would train while waiting for their first deployment.
• Mei Terumi learned that Chojuro was out of immediate danger but might never recover his abilities or wake up.
• Mei ordered Ao to bring paper and a pen so she could send the Fifth Hokage an urgent letter.

Mei Terumi sent Tsunade an urgent request for help against Akatsuki and medical aid for Chojuro, who feared his injuries had ended his career as a ninja. In Konoha, Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke trained before their mission to the Land of Water, and Sakura prepared to reveal something new.

• Mei wrote to Tsunade requesting help against Akatsuki and medical assistance for Chojuro, then reflected on Kirigakure's alliance with Konoha.
• Chojuro woke and told Mei that Sasori had used a Human Puppet with Kisame's appearance and Ninjutsu, allowing him to escape.
• Chojuro asked Mei whether he could still be a ninja, and Mei left after offering an uncertain promise that they would heal him.
• Sasuke demonstrated his Mangekyō Sharingan and nearly one-hundred-meter Susanoo to Naruto at Training Ground Nine.
• Sakura said she had new power to show, then slipped into the forest with a scroll as two slender figures emerged from the shadows.

Sakura Haruno revealed that her Clone Duplicate was a real person with a Sharingan and Mangekyō, then demonstrated her power by summoning a massive green Susanoo. Naruto and Sasuke watched in astonishment, with Sasuke sensing that she had grown stronger.

• Sakura Haruno introduced her Clone Duplicate to Naruto, who realized the duplicate was a real person rather than a chakra clone.
• The duplicate revealed her Sharingan, and Naruto mistook her for Sakura Uchiha, prompting Sasuke to laugh at the name.
• Sakura Haruno explained the duplicate’s origins and described how she could absorb Senjutsu Chakra to support her in battle.
• The duplicate activated her Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned a towering green Susanoo that dwarfed Sasuke’s purple one.
• Naruto stared at the Susanoo in awe, while Sasuke wondered aloud whether the duplicate had become stronger.

Sakura Haruno demonstrated her enhanced Susanoo and its new spiral sword attacks, then watched Sasuke reveal his own Susanoo and Lightning Release technique. The chapter ended after Sasuke unveiled Takemikazuchi-no-Kami, a heavily armored form of Susanoo.

• Sakura Haruno explained that breakthroughs in Yin Release had strengthened and changed her Susanoo, giving it a giant spiral sword.
• Sakura Haruno demonstrated the sword's attacks, Susanoo: Tsukumo, and Yasaka Tomoe, devastating the training ground.
• Sakura Haruno said she could use the stronger Majestic Attire God Warrior but would save it for another time.
• Sasuke showed his half-bodied Susanoo, using its bow and arrow for both ranged and close combat.
• Sasuke combined Susanoo with Lightning Release and revealed Secret Technique: Takemikazuchi-no-Kami, which clad the giant in Lightning Release Armor.

Sasuke demonstrated the destructive power of his Susanoo, and Naruto tried to match it by forcing himself into increasingly dangerous Tailed Beast Forms. As Naruto began losing control in Seven-Tails Mode, Sakura used her Mangekyō to enter his mind, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Sasuke fired his Super Electromagnetic Cannon through a straight path in the Forest of Death, impressing Naruto and Sakura.
• Naruto entered Six-Tails Form, worried that he was falling behind Sakura and Sasuke, and managed to stabilize it with their encouragement.
• Naruto pushed toward Seven-Tails Mode, while the Nine-Tails tempted him and his clarity began to fade.
• Sakura recognized that Naruto was losing consciousness, joined hands with her clone, and used her Mangekyō to transport herself to a dark underground hall.

Sakura Haruno entered Naruto's sealed mindscape and stopped the Nine-Tails from overwhelming him. After destroying the fox's Chakra clone, she faced the real Nine-Tails behind Minato Namikaze's sealed gate and left him wary of her Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Sakura Haruno confronted the Nine-Tails as he tried to make Naruto accept his power and used Genjutsu to freeze the fox's Chakra clone.
• Sakura Haruno grabbed the immobilized clone and shattered it with her Monstrous Strength Technique and Star Cannon Fist.
• Sasuke saw the clone disappear, and Sakura Haruno explained that Naruto was safe for now but that the real Nine-Tails remained inside the sealed cage.
• Sakura Haruno approached the gate and challenged the real Nine-Tails to fight again, while he restrained his urge to attack because of her Mangekyō Sharingan.

Sakura Haruno confronted the Nine-Tails inside Naruto’s seal and tried to make him stop influencing Naruto. After Genjutsu and Susanoo failed to make him submit, Sakura decided to use Kotoamatsukami.

• Sasuke asked whether they should kill the Nine-Tails, but Sakura explained that killing him would only make him return later and deprive Naruto of his power.
• Sakura entered the Nine-Tails’ cage in a Genjutsu, making him believe he had attacked and killed her before revealing she was unharmed outside the bars.
• The Nine-Tails rejected Sakura’s demand to submit and launched Tailed Beast Bombs at her, but the seal stopped them from reaching her.
• Sakura and Sasuke summoned their Susanoo and pinned the Nine-Tails down when his attacks proved futile.
• Sakura decided to use Kotoamatsukami on the Nine-Tails after Sasuke suggested fighting him directly.

Sakura Haruno prepared to use Kotoamatsukami to make the Nine-Tails submit to Naruto, but Naruto stopped her and insisted that he wanted to befriend the fox. The Nine-Tails responded with threats, leaving Sakura doubtful that Naruto could reach him.

• Sakura Haruno explained that Kotoamatsukami could implant thoughts and planned to use it to make the Nine-Tails submit to Naruto.
• Sakura Haruno began gathering Chakra to cast the Genjutsu, but Naruto regained consciousness and asked her to stop.
• Naruto told Sakura Haruno that he wanted to become friends with the Nine-Tails so he could become a Perfect Jinchuriki like Killer B.
• The Nine-Tails threatened to kill Naruto, and Sakura Haruno questioned whether Naruto would persist despite the fox's hatred of humans.