Chapter Summaries

Yemo Uzumaki, a boy from the Uzumaki Clan who had arrived in the Naruto world six months earlier, trained in the forest and headed into Konoha for breakfast. He noticed a shinobi team rushing across the rooftops, then declined Akimichi Chōza’s invitation to eat grilled meat because he had promised to dine with his sister.

• Yemo practiced kicks until he brought down a large tree, noting how much stronger they became when powered by Chakra.
• After training, Yemo used the Body Flicker Technique to reach a nearby tree stump and set off toward Konoha to find food.
• Yemo saw four Chunin and one Jonin speeding across the rooftops and wondered what urgent matter had drawn them out.
• Akimichi Chōza invited Yemo to breakfast after training with Shikaku, but Yemo declined because he had promised his sister he would eat at home.
• Chōza went to the grilled meat restaurant alone, and Yemo continued strolling through Konoha.

Yemo lived with his older sister Kushina Uzumaki in Konoha and asked her to teach him powerful Ninjutsu, but she refused because she wanted him to enjoy a peaceful childhood. After Yemo teased Kushina about a blond-haired someone, she chased him down and punished him.

• Yemo returned home and ate breakfast with Kushina, who asked how his training was going.
• Yemo begged Kushina to teach him powerful Ninjutsu, but she refused and told him to master the basics before entering the Ninja Academy.
• Kushina explained that she had trained for war as a child and wanted Yemo to have a carefree childhood in peacetime.
• Kushina told Yemo she would be away from Konoha for two days, and he teased her about meeting a blond-haired someone.
• Kushina became furious when Yemo tried to flee, caught him, and punished him as he begged her to stop.

After Kushina left home, Yemo healed his injuries with his extraordinary regenerative ability and met Shikaku and Inoichi for a promised Ninjutsu lesson. Shikaku demonstrated the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, and Yemo began copying it on his first try.

• Kushina left for two days, and Yemo healed his bruises in seconds by circulating Chakra.
• Shikaku and Inoichi arrived, and Shikaku agreed to teach Yemo offensive Ninjutsu rather than involve Kushina.
• Shikaku demonstrated the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, scorching part of the forest with its blast.
• Yemo said he had memorized the Hand Seals and began performing them rapidly, astonishing Shikaku and Inoichi.

Yemo successfully performed the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique on his first attempt, astonishing Shikaku and Inoichi with his skill and Chakra. After they explained his power might come from his Uzumaki heritage, he spent the day practicing and improving the technique.

• Yemo copied Shikaku's hand seals and unleashed a Great Fireball that devastated part of the forest.
• Shikaku and Inoichi marveled at Yemo's first-try success and the technique's unusual power.
• Yemo insisted he had never used the technique before, and Shikaku teased him by calling him a genius.
• Shikaku attributed Yemo's stronger fireball to the Uzumaki Clan's vast Chakra reserves.
• Yemo practiced the technique with Shikaku and Inoichi from morning until afternoon, steadily improving as they grew used to his enormous Chakra.

Yemo learned that Konoha and Kumogakure were fighting small battles along their border, and he began to suspect his sister had gone there too. Shikaku, Inoichi, and Chōza prepared to leave Konoha with their clan elders for battlefield training.

• Yemo, Inoichi, and Shikaku discussed the strength of Konoha's clans as they walked to a barbecue restaurant, where Chōza was already eating.
• Shikaku told Chōza how Yemo had impressed him and Inoichi during Ninjutsu training by repeatedly using the Great Fireball Jutsu.
• Yemo invited the others to gather medicinal herbs, but Shikaku and Chōza explained that they would soon leave Konoha because Kumogakure's border incursions had led to frequent clashes.
• Shikaku reasoned that Konoha and Kumogakure would avoid an all-out war but continue small-scale border battles, while Inoichi clarified that the three Genin would accompany their elders for training rather than join combat.
• Yemo suspected his sister had gone to the border to take part in the fighting, but felt less worried because Minato was with her.

After returning home, Yemo found an old scroll hidden beneath a table and carefully unrolled it. Its five pictures revealed Otsutsuki Kaguya’s origins and connection to Chakra, while a Genjutsu in the final image left Yemo shaken.

• Yemo accidentally knocked a glass to the floor and noticed something fastened beneath the table.
• Yemo retrieved an old, cracked scroll and carefully unrolled it, finding pictures of stars, God Trees, and Chakra attributes.
• Yemo interpreted the pictures as showing the origins of Chakra and the Ōtsutsuki, then recognized the white-haired woman in the fifth picture as Otsutsuki Kaguya.
• The fifth picture’s vertical eye trapped Yemo in a Genjutsu, leaving him weak and drenched in sweat before the effect vanished.
• Yemo realized the scroll revealed astonishing information about Kaguya and decided he needed to calm down before examining anything further.

Yemo read a mysterious scroll that revealed an unusual method for training in Yin-Yang Release, then burned it to keep its secrets to himself. He kept the scroll’s indestructible wooden rods and suspected its creator had come from beyond the stars.

• Yemo unrolled the scroll and discovered that its second half described Yin-Yang Release and how to train in it.
• Yemo realized the scroll’s method taught Yin-Yang Release first, then separated it into Yin Release and Yang Release.
• Yemo decided to practice the method and burned the scroll after checking that he had memorized its contents.
• Yemo found that the fire left the scroll’s wooden rods intact and kept them.
• Yemo suspected the scroll had been hidden beneath the table by Genjutsu and that the concealment had worn off.

Yemo rapidly mastered yin and yang Chakra nature transformations, then took a break from training to gather herbs outside Konoha. After registering with the Uchiha-run Military Police, he left the village and headed into the forest.

• Yemo trained in Yin-Yang Release for several days and learned to control both yin and yang Chakra transformations.
• Yemo decided to rest from training and set out to gather herbs in the mountains.
• Yemo registered at Konoha’s gate and observed the Uchiha officers, each of whom had awakened a two-tomoe Sharingan.
• Yemo received his pass, left the village, and hurried into the forest toward the herb-gathering grounds.

Yemo found a valuable herb on a cliff, but a venomous snake guarding it attacked him. He killed the snake with the Great Fireball Technique and harvested the plant, unaware that the noise had alerted people nearby.

• Yemo searched the forest for valuable herbs and spotted one growing on a cliff beside a waterfall.
• When Yemo tried to dig up the herb, a large venomous snake attacked him from behind.
• Yemo dodged the snake's strikes and venom, then used the Great Fireball Technique to burn it to a charred mass.
• Yemo carefully uprooted the herb and placed it in his basket.
• Yemo did not realize that the commotion had alerted people in the forest.

Yemo was ambushed by a Kumo Ninja while eating beside a pool and discovered the attacker was a Jonin far stronger than him. Badly injured but still standing, Yemo began using the Great Fireball Technique to fight back.

• Yemo caught fish for lunch and considered how he would survive in the ninja world as the Third Shinobi World War approached.
• A Kumo Ninja ambushed Yemo with a Kunai, and Yemo realized the enemy had infiltrated the area near Konoha.
• The Kumo Ninja attacked Yemo at close range, knocked him down with a single blow, and kicked him in the head.
• Yemo regained consciousness above the pool, used Chakra to stop himself on the water, and faced the Jonin again.
• Yemo formed Hand Seals and began the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.

Yemo was struck unconscious by a Kumo Jonin’s Water Dragon Bullet Technique and swept downriver, but he survived thanks to his Uzumaki vitality. As night fell, he used his Yin-Yang Release: Revival Technique to heal his injuries and stood up fully recovered.

• Yemo’s Great Fireball Technique was swallowed by the Kumo Jonin’s Water Dragon Bullet Technique, which smashed into him and broke his bones and damaged his organs.
• The Kumo Jonin left without checking Yemo, believing the attack had killed him, while the current swept Yemo downriver.
• Yemo regained consciousness near sunset and realized his Uzumaki vitality had kept him alive, though he was severely injured.
• Yemo used his Yin-Yang Release: Revival Technique, rapidly healing his wounds, broken bones, and damaged organs at the cost of a great deal of Chakra.
• After fully recovering, Yemo stood in the river as night fell over the forest.

Yemo used the Mind's Eye of the Kagura to track the Kumo Ninja Jonin who had nearly killed him and infiltrated their camp. He discovered nine Jonin hiding near Konoha and suspected they were behind Kumogakure's sudden incursion.

• Yemo replenished his Chakra and decided to investigate the Kumo Ninja instead of returning to Konoha.
• Yemo activated the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, found the Jonin's Chakra signature, and detected other ninja nearby.
• Yemo traveled more than ten kilometers through the forest and cautiously bypassed three Kumo Ninja security lines.
• Yemo spotted nine Kumo Ninja at the camp, including three hidden in the trees, and concealed his Chakra from them.
• Yemo realized the nine Jonin were likely connected to Kumogakure's sudden incursion against Konoha.

Yemo hid near a Kumo Ninja camp and overheard Kuruda discussing their covert mission and the powerful leader, Blue B. Blue B appeared beside the Jonin, and Yemo listened closely, hoping to learn the group’s plans.

• Yemo speculated that Kumogakure had sent the nine Jonin across the border to pursue a secret mission while drawing Konoha’s forces to the border.
• Kuruda told another Jonin that Blue B would decide when they moved and that the group might act soon.
• Kuruda described fighting Yemo, calling him a gifted Ninja Academy student, and claimed he had killed him.
• Yemo sensed a hidden Kumo Ninja unleash a tremendous aura, and Blue B appeared beside Kuruda and the other Jonin with astonishing speed.
• Yemo examined Blue B’s scar, sword, and two balanced powers, then prepared to overhear what he would say.

Yemo was discovered while secretly listening to Blue B and Kuruda, but the confrontation was interrupted by Orochimaru’s arrival. Orochimaru revealed he had tracked the Kumo Ninja’s secret mission, leaving him facing Blue B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Kuruda, and seven other Jonin.

• Blue B warned Kuruda and another Kumo Jonin that someone might be listening, then fixed his gaze on Yemo’s hiding place.
• Yemo prepared to emerge, but footsteps behind him revealed another newcomer as the Kumo Jonin woke and took positions around the campfire.
• Orochimaru stepped into the firelight, and the Kumo Ninja recognized the powerful Konoha Sannin.
• Orochimaru said he had tracked the Kumo Ninja after Konoha discovered their border conflict was a diversion.
• Blue B challenged Orochimaru’s confidence in confronting nine Jonin alone, including the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and Black Lightning Kuruda.

Orochimaru faced Blue B and the Kumo Jonin, forcing Blue B to withdraw his subordinates rather than risk Konoha reinforcements capturing the Eight-Tails. With Yemo watching from hiding, Orochimaru and Blue B began fighting, and Orochimaru’s tricks led to a close-range attack that Blue B countered with Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

• Orochimaru warned Blue B that they were near Konoha and implied that the village had been alerted.
• Blue B ordered Kuruda and the other Kumo Jonin to retreat, choosing to avoid a prolonged fight that could cost Kumogakure the Eight-Tails.
• Orochimaru challenged Blue B, and the two unleashed powerful Chakra surges that shook the forest around Yemo.
• Blue B struck Orochimaru with Lightning Release: Earth Flow, but Orochimaru’s charred body turned out to be a substituted block of wood.
• Orochimaru attacked with Earth Release: Earth Spear and a Genjutsu, then burst from beneath Blue B with a Kunai.
• Blue B activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode, destroying the snakes binding his legs as Orochimaru’s Kunai threatened his head.

Blue B fought Orochimaru while Yemo watched from the shadows, and their battle escalated after Orochimaru wounded him with a giant white-scaled snake. Blue B then began his Tailed Beast Transformation, revealing six Chakra tails as the fight continued.

• Kuruda refused to lead the seven Kumo Ninja Jonin back to help Blue B, following Blue B's order to leave.
• Orochimaru outmaneuvered Blue B with snakes and a sudden attack, cutting his cheek before their first exchange ended.
• Yemo watched as Blue B and Orochimaru resumed fighting at full speed, with Blue B slicing through Orochimaru's white snakes.
• Orochimaru's giant white-scaled snake struck Blue B and sent him flying, leaving him badly injured.
• Blue B released an orange-yellow Chakra cloak, changed into a beastlike form, and formed six Chakra tails.

Orochimaru fought Blue B after the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki entered Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, but Blue B overwhelmed him and launched a Partial Tailed Beast Bomb. Orochimaru summoned Triple Rashomon to block it, and the bomb destroyed two gates before exploding against the third.

• White Fang spotted the distant red light and led his Anbu squad toward Orochimaru and Blue B.
• Blue B used his six-tailed Partial Tailed Beast Transformation and battered Orochimaru, who had previously held the advantage.
• Blue B began forming a Partial Tailed Beast Bomb, while Orochimaru prepared a summoning technique to stop it.
• Orochimaru summoned Triple Rashomon, and Blue B's bomb smashed through two gates before exploding against the third.

Yemo was caught between Orochimaru and Blue B after the Tailed Beast Bomb destroyed the forest, and he revealed Wood Release and Adamantine Sealing Chains to defend himself. His chains pierced Blue B’s tails and began suppressing the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki’s power, while Orochimaru realized Yemo had secrets worth protecting.

• Blue B’s Tailed Beast Bomb damaged Orochimaru’s third Rashomon, but the barriers protected Orochimaru from the blast.
• Yemo tried to flee after Blue B and Orochimaru spotted him, but Blue B attacked him with a Chakra tail.
• Yemo used Wood Manipulation Technique and formed a Wood Shield, but Blue B broke through it and sent him flying.
• Blue B charged Yemo, who countered with Adamantine Sealing Chains that pierced all six of Blue B’s tails.
• Yemo’s chains began suppressing Blue B’s Tailed Beast Chakra, and Orochimaru recognized Yemo’s Uzumaki connection and resolved to protect him.

Yemo's sealing jutsu failed to hold Blue B as the Eight-Tails' power grew, and Orochimaru rescued him while Konoha reinforcements arrived. The shinobi discovered that Blue B had escaped by leaving an octopus tentacle in his place.

• Yemo restrained Blue B with golden chains, but Blue B's seven tails erupted and broke them, leaving Yemo badly injured.
• Orochimaru summoned a giant snake to swallow Blue B, then used the distraction to carry Yemo to safety.
• Konoha Anbu surrounded Blue B, and Konoha's White Fang arrived while Orochimaru recovered.
• Blue B attacked the Anbu with his Chakra tails, and White Fang cut one tail in two before ordering the Anbu to stop.
• Orochimaru and White Fang realized that Blue B had escaped, leaving a writhing octopus tentacle in the crater.

After the Eight-Tails escaped, Orochimaru and White Fang discovered Yemo’s Uzumaki identity and learned he could use Adamantine Sealing Chains. Orochimaru became increasingly interested in the young genius, leaving Yemo worried he might be made into an experiment subject.

• White Fang cursed when he found the Eight-Tails had escaped, while Orochimaru argued that capturing it would have been difficult and provoking it could have been worse.
• White Fang questioned why Orochimaru had brought Yemo along, and Orochimaru explained that he had found Yemo hiding nearby during the battle.
• Yemo told White Fang he came from Konoha but not from one of its clans, and Orochimaru identified him as Yemo Uzumaki after recognizing his Adamantine Sealing Chains.
• Orochimaru confirmed that Yemo’s chakra could suppress Tailed Beasts and praised him as a genius, while Yemo worried that Orochimaru would use him as an experimental subject.
• Anbu Jonin sealed the Eight-Tails’ severed tentacle in a scroll for Konoha to study.