Chapter Summaries

Yemo and Yugito Nii fought in the final match, and Yemo gained the upper hand before urging her to use the Two-Tails’ power. Yugito Nii accepted Matatabi’s Chakra and turned the fight around, knocking Yemo to the ground.

• Yemo used Shadow Clones to distract Yugito Nii, then struck her from behind and sent her flying.
• Yemo told Yugito Nii that she could not defeat him without using her Tailed Beast’s power.
• Yugito Nii asked Matatabi for her power, and the Two-Tails agreed to lend it to her.
• Yugito Nii’s body took on the Two-Tails’ Chakra, and she rushed at Yemo with greatly increased speed.
• Yemo and Yugito Nii traded punches, then Yugito Nii appeared behind him and kicked him into the ground.

Yugito Nii used the Two-Tails’ Chakra to fight Yemo, drawing the Five Kage’s attention to her ability to cooperate with a Tailed Beast. After Yemo’s enormous Fire Style seemed to engulf her, she emerged in a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, leaving the arena crowd terrified.

• Shikaku realized Yugito Nii’s speed and strength had increased because she was using Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Ōnoki questioned Third Raikage A about Kumogakure’s apparent method for letting a Jinchūriki control a Tailed Beast, but A claimed Yugito Nii had befriended the Two-Tails.
• Yemo recovered from Yugito Nii’s attack and countered her blue flames with a massive Great Fire Annihilation.
• Matatabi awoke as the flames threatened Yugito Nii, and a burst of Chakra let Yugito emerge unharmed in a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
• Shinobi and spectators recognized Yugito Nii’s transformed state and feared her power, though the Kage and Konoha’s forces remained ready to contain her.

Yugito Nii used the Two-Tails’ power to survive Yemo Uzumaki’s Great Fire Annihilation, then overwhelmed him with a brutal counterattack. Yemo lay badly injured but conscious, while Minato stopped Kushina from rushing into the arena to defend him.

• Yugito Nii and Matatabi discussed how Yemo’s enormous Chakra let him wield Fire Style at such devastating power.
• Yugito Nii charged Yemo in Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, kicked him in the face, and battered him into a steel-and-concrete wall.
• Yemo regained consciousness amid the wreckage with multiple broken bones and severe injuries.
• Kushina sprang up in the stands and threatened to punish Yugito Nii for hurting Yemo, but Minato held her back from disrupting the exams.
• Kushina returned to her seat after Minato reminded her to trust Yemo, though she continued glaring at Yugito Nii.

After Yugito Nii's Tailed Beast-powered attack left Yemo apparently grievously wounded, he emerged from the smoke unharmed and faced her again. He trapped Yugito with a lightning-charged Shadow Clone and unleashed six Adamantine Sealing Chains for a final strike.

• The Raikage taunted Ōnoki that Kumogakure would win the exams, and the Third Hokage calmed their confrontation by directing their attention to the arena.
• Yemo walked out of the smoke unharmed, astonishing the spectators and prompting Matatabi to warn Yugito Nii that he was dangerous.
• Yugito Nii charged Yemo, struck a Shadow Clone, and was hit by the lightning released when it burst apart.
• Yemo emerged from the ground behind Yugito and summoned six Adamantine Sealing Chains, committing all his Chakra to the attack.

Yemo used the Uzumaki Clan’s Adamantine Sealing Chains to bind Yugito Nii and suppress the Two-Tails, Matatabi, turning the fight in his favor. Matatabi explained that the chains counter Tailed Beasts, while the watching Kage reacted to the Third Hokage’s confidence and the battle’s reversal.

• The Kage recognized Yemo’s Adamantine Sealing Chains, and the Third Raikage accused the Third Hokage of having planned for Yemo to win.
• Matatabi warned Yugito Nii to dodge the chains and took control of her body, but Yemo bound her before she could escape.
• Matatabi unleashed her Chakra and grew larger, but Yemo poured more Chakra into the chains and forced her to shrink under their sealing power.
• Kushina cheered for Yemo while Minato watched her fondly and the nearby ninja backed away in fear.
• Yugito Nii questioned how the chains could restrain a Tailed Beast, and Matatabi explained that she had misjudged Yemo’s mastery of the Uzumaki sealing technique.

Yemo Uzumaki celebrated winning the Chunin Ninja Exams after defeating Yugito Nii, while the Kage argued over Kumogakure’s use of a Tailed Beast’s power. The contestants received Forehead Protectors and prizes, and the unprecedented exams came to an end with Yemo eager to discover what was inside his scroll.

• Yemo Uzumaki basked in the crowd’s cheers after defeating Yugito Nii and becoming champion.
• The Third Raikage accused the Third Hokage of allowing Kumogakure to use a Tailed Beast’s power, and the other Kage joined in criticizing Kumogakure.
• Fireworks displayed Yemo Uzumaki’s name as the champion, and the Kage presented Forehead Protectors to the contestants.
• Konoha awarded prizes to the top six contestants, with the Mizukage accepting Hozuki Mangetsu’s prize while he remained unconscious.
• Yemo Uzumaki held his prize scroll and wondered what it contained as the Chunin Ninja Exams concluded.

After the Chunin Ninja Exams, Yemo woke from a two-day, alcohol-fueled sleep with torn clothes and lipstick marks, and wondered what had happened at the banquet. He went downstairs to find Kushina making dinner, while the mystery of the night remained unresolved.

• After the other villages left Konoha, the Third hosted a banquet for the fifteen Genin who had taken the exams, and Yemo drank heavily while surrounded by admiring girls.
• Yemo woke two days later, discovered his clothes were torn and his body covered in scratches and lipstick marks, and suspected the girls had fought over him while he was drunk.
• Yemo washed, showered, changed, and decided to ask Shikaku what had happened at the banquet.
• Yemo found Kushina cooking dinner, drank a bottle of milk, and watched her accidentally burn the steak while scolding him about instant noodles.

After winning the Chunin Ninja Exams, Yemo discovered the Third Hokage had prepared three prizes for him: ten million ryo, an S-rank Lightning Release Ninjutsu, and a sword forged from Chakra Metal. With the Third Shinobi World War approaching and rival villages viewing him as a threat, Yemo planned to strengthen himself and welcomed the new weapon.

• Kushina celebrated Yemo's victory with a lavish dinner, then scolded him for using the Six-Pointed Seal.
• Yemo watched coverage of the exams and reflected on how his victory had made him famous across the Shinobi World.
• Yemo opened the first prize and found one hundred banknotes worth ten million ryo in total.
• Yemo read the second prize's scroll and learned it contained the S-rank Lightning Release: Lightning Prison.
• Yemo drew the final prize, a sword forged from Chakra Metal, and tested how well it conducted his Lightning Release Chakra.

Yemo and Shikaku learned that Might Duy had fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure, and they went to the Hokage’s office with Inoichi to hear the news. There, Yemo found Kakashi reading a novel whose title reminded him of adult videos from his previous life.

• Shikaku told Yemo that his father had been called away overnight and returned looking as if he faced a formidable enemy.
• Inoichi arrived and urged Yemo and Shikaku to go to the Hokage’s office, explaining that a major event had occurred.
• Inoichi told them that Might Duy had fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure, and Yemo connected the news to seeing Might Guy the previous night.
• Yemo, Shikaku, Inoichi, and Chōza joined over a hundred grim-faced ninja gathered at the Hokage’s office.
• Yemo found Kakashi reading a novel with a title that brought back memories of adult videos, but decided not to ask him about it.

The Third Hokage told Konoha’s ninjas that Kirigakure had sent forces into the Land of Whirlpools after Might Duy nearly wiped out the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, raising the threat of war. The meeting ended with Konoha’s ninjas ready to fight, while Yemo worried that events were unfolding differently from what he knew.

• The Third Hokage announced that Might Duy had killed four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and left the other three severely injured.
• The Third revealed that Kirigakure had sent ninjas into the Land of Whirlpools, which Konoha viewed as a threat of war.
• Yemo wondered why the coming Third Shinobi World War seemed to be sparked by the Land of Water rather than the Land of Earth, then realized Might Duy’s actions had prompted the crisis.
• The Third asked whether Konoha should back down, and the ninjas, including Shikaku, shouted that they would not.
• The Third vowed to drive back any village that challenged Konoha, stirring Yemo’s admiration for his younger, more forceful self.

The Third mobilized Konoha’s ninja after Kirigakure sent an advance force into the Land of Whirlpools, leaving an outnumbered group to delay them until reinforcements could be assembled. As the village prepared for war, the Third and Mitokado Homura questioned Kirigakure’s timing and ordered Orochimaru to hold the enemy for three days.

• The Third told the summoned ninja that they would receive no reinforcements until Konoha completed its war mobilization and urged them to stop Kirigakure in the Land of Whirlpools.
• The Third reviewed Anbu intelligence with Mitokado Homura and learned that Kirigakure had sent at least five hundred ninja against Konoha’s slightly more than three hundred.
• Homura told the Third that assembling two thousand Konoha ninja would take at least three days, so the Third ordered Orochimaru to keep Kirigakure’s forces in the Land of Whirlpools until then.
• The Third and Homura suspected Kirigakure had prepared for war before Might Duy killed four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but they could not determine why Kirigakure had chosen to challenge Konoha.
• The Third put Konoha’s borders on high alert, recalled ninja from missions, canceled leave, and began allocating war supplies.
• The more than three hundred dispatched ninja said goodbye to their families and set out to hold back Kirigakure’s forces.

Yemo left Konoha with its advance force to confront Kirigakure in the Land of Whirlpools, despite Kushina’s fears. As Konoha moved to meet the threat, Iwagakure prepared to invade the Land of Fire, while Madara Uchiha learned of the plot and condemned Konoha’s weakness.

• Yemo persuaded Kushina to let him go, then left for the battlefield as Kushina secretly headed to the Hokage’s office.
• Yemo joined Shikaku and the other young Chunin at the village gates, where Orochimaru ordered the assembled ninja to move out.
• Orochimaru led Konoha’s advance force toward the Land of Whirlpools to intercept Kirigakure.
• Tsuchikage Ōnoki learned that Konoha had withdrawn ninja from its defenses and ordered Iwagakure’s forces to invade through the Land of Grass.
• Zetsu reported to Madara Uchiha that Iwagakure and Kirigakure were conspiring against Konoha, and Madara angrily dismissed Ōnoki and lamented Konoha’s decline.

Madara Uchiha ordered Zetsu to continue his plan to kill Yemo and gave him a weapon to use. Meanwhile, Yemo and Kakashi encountered three Kirigakure Ninja while scouting in the Land of Whirlpools, and Yemo prepared to fight their Jonin.

• Madara Uchiha rebuked Zetsu for questioning his plan and said the captured Uzumaki girl would help draw Yemo into it.
• Madara told Zetsu that Yemo had to die and handed him something he said would ensure it.
• Yemo and Kakashi reached the Land of Whirlpools after traveling with Konoha's forces, then went scouting while the others rested.
• Three Kirigakure Ninja ambushed Yemo and Kakashi with Kunai, but the pair deflected the attack with Explosive Tags.
• Yemo claimed the Kirigakure Jonin as his opponent while Kakashi took the two Chunin.
• The Jonin taunted Yemo by saying Hozuki Mangetsu's injury had given him his chance, and Yemo answered with a disdainful smile and spat on the ground.

Yemo and Kakashi fought a Kirigakure squad, with Kakashi quickly overwhelming two Chunin and Yemo defeating a veteran Jonin. The battle showed how much both had grown, and Yemo emerged able to kill a Special Jōnin with ease.

• Yemo charged the Kirigakure Jonin while Kakashi intercepted two Chunin and knocked them both away with Leaf Great Whirlwind.
• The Kirigakure Jonin attacked Yemo with a powerful kick, but Yemo dodged and countered hard enough to send him flying.
• Yemo used Great Fireball Technique, and the Jonin blocked it with Water Formation Wall, filling the area with steam.
• The Jonin stabbed Yemo’s Earth Clone and celebrated, but the real Yemo appeared behind him and struck him through the chest with a Lightning Release sword.
• The Jonin died realizing Yemo’s reputation as the Shinobi World’s number one genius was deserved.

Yemo and Kakashi killed a Kirigakure advance squad, but dozens of Mist Ninja soon surrounded them. Yemo killed a young Chunin and faced the remaining attackers as Kakashi prepared to fight.

• Yemo killed a Kirigakure Special Jōnin while Kakashi killed two Chunin, and they discussed whether to retreat or gather intelligence.
• Kakashi decided they should report the encounter, but Yemo sensed more Mist Ninja approaching and said escape was their only option.
• Dozens of Kirigakure Ninja surrounded Yemo and Kakashi, led by a scarred middle-aged ninja who mocked Konoha for sending Yemo to the battlefield.
• Yemo taunted the Mist Ninja and killed a young Chunin with a Wind Release blade, frightening the others.

Yemo and Kakashi fought off a large force of Kirigakure Ninja, but the Mist attackers increasingly overwhelmed them. Yemo was wounded and thrown back as the battle continued.

• Yemo killed two Kirigakure Chunin with lightning-fast attacks, then destroyed a volley of Kunai with his Great Fireball Technique.
• Two Kirigakure Ninja countered Yemo's fireball with Water Release, while a Jonin attacked him from above and forced him to dodge.
• Yemo drew his sword and traded blows with the powerful Kirigakure Jonin, but other sword-wielding Mist Ninja joined the attack.
• Kakashi fought a Jonin and several Chunin, then killed one Chunin with Chidori.
• Yemo killed another Kirigakure Ninja with Chidori, but two attackers struck together and sent him flying, splitting the skin between his thumb and forefinger.