Chapter Summaries

Yemo transferred the remaining bloodline power into Kakashi, whose body gained greater recovery and Chakra, then explained that the Uzumaki Clan's grand elder had died using the Reaper Death Seal. Chiyuki learned the mastermind behind the clan's destruction was still alive and turned toward her grandfather's body, while Kakashi began to wake.

• Yemo poured the remaining bloodline power from the flower bud into Kakashi, then moved him somewhere comfortable after the bud shattered.
• Yemo told Kosuke and Minato that the grand elder and the Uzumaki Clan had been pawns, while the black monster was the mastermind seeking bloodline power.
• Chiyuki asked Yemo to revive her grandfather, but he explained that the grand elder was dead and his soul had been sealed by the Reaper Death Seal.
• Yemo told Chiyuki that the grand elder had failed to seal the mastermind's soul completely, so the culprit was still alive.
• Chiyuki turned toward her grandfather's body with hatred and killing intent, and Kosuke stopped Yemo from trying to advise her.
• Kakashi slowly opened his eyes.

Yemo reflected on how merging with the bloodline had transformed his Sage Body and awakened knowledge of Yin-Yang Release and the Ōtsutsuki Clan. After discussing the Uzumaki Clan’s destruction, the group left with Black Zetsu identified as a major threat now known to Konoha’s High Command.

• Yemo considered his increased Chakra, rapid healing, physical strength, and newly awakened knowledge after his Sage Body became complete.
• Kakashi asked Yemo whether he had anything to add about the Uzumaki Clan’s fate, and Yemo said Kakashi already knew what he did.
• Kosuke remarked that Black Zetsu had manipulated the Uzumaki Clan and several Kekkei Genkai clans, while Yemo and Kakashi had unexpectedly gained the bloodline’s power.
• Minato and Kosuke agreed that Black Zetsu was dangerous, and the group concluded that their mission concerning the Uzumaki Clan was resolved.
• Black Zetsu’s appearance became a matter for Konoha’s High Command.

Chiyuki Uzumaki went to Demon Mask Hall to retrieve her grandfather’s Demon Mask and release his sealed soul, but Yemo Uzumaki confronted her and challenged her plan. Their fight ended with Chiyuki accusing Yemo of exploiting the Uzumaki Clan’s destruction to claim leadership.

• Chiyuki Uzumaki searched Demon Mask Hall for her grandfather’s Demon Mask and discovered that a stone had been transformed to look like it.
• Yemo Uzumaki appeared with the real Demon Mask and admitted that he had taken it, arguing that Chiyuki had no right to it.
• Yemo warned Chiyuki that releasing her grandfather’s soul would require paying the cost of undoing the Reaper Death Seal.
• Chiyuki attacked Yemo after he called himself the Uzumaki Clan’s leader, and they fought among the Demon Masks.
• Yemo caught Chiyuki’s hands and asked why she had attacked him, and she condemned him for claiming leadership after her grandfather died and the clan was destroyed.

Yemo and Chiyuki Uzumaki discussed his appointment as Uzumaki Clan leader, then argued over the Demon Mask that could help free Black Zetsu. Chiyuki used her grandfather’s knockout drug to incapacitate Yemo and take the mask.

• Yemo admired Chiyuki’s beauty, and the two blushed and fell into an awkward silence.
• Yemo explained that he had no desire to lead the Uzumaki Clan and offered the position to Chiyuki, but she refused because her grandfather had chosen him.
• Chiyuki demanded the Demon Mask, but Yemo refused, warning that it could release Black Zetsu and put her in danger.
• Chiyuki secretly used a knockout drug to weaken Yemo, then picked up the Demon Mask.
• Yemo asked how Chiyuki had incapacitated him, and she showed him the small bottle her grandfather had made.

Chiyuki took the Death God Mask and left to pursue revenge against Black Zetsu, despite Yemo urging her to live and rebuild the Uzumaki Clan. After finding Chiyuki's lost earring, Yemo hid the Demon Mask Hall and its masks underground, then left carrying another Death God Mask.

• Chiyuki took the Death God Mask and told Yemo she would avenge the Uzumaki Clan, then walked away.
• Yemo recovered from Chiyuki's knockout drug and found a crystal earring beneath a Death God Mask, which he recognized as hers and kept.
• Yemo decided the Demon Mask Hall and its stored masks were unsafe to leave exposed.
• Yemo used Earth Release: Moving Earth Core to bury the Demon Mask Hall and rearranged trees and plants to conceal the clearing.
• Yemo left the forest carrying a Death God Mask.

Yemo and his companions returned to Konoha, where he learned that Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto were getting married. After Kushina came home from the wedding, Yemo shared a freshly cooked meal with her.

• Yemo, Kakashi, Minato, and Kosuke reached Konoha after a tiring journey and registered at the village gates.
• Yemo learned from a gate guard that Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto were marrying, while Minato and Kosuke were summoned to report to the Hokage.
• Yemo went home and found Kushina was out, then realized she had likely gone to congratulate her friend Uchiha Mikoto.
• Kushina returned and cooked dinner, and Yemo eagerly ate with her.

Yemo told Kushina that Uzushiogakure had been destroyed and most of the Uzumaki Clan had been killed, leaving her devastated. He withheld the full truth about the clan’s downfall and went to bed after Kushina withdrew upstairs to grieve.

• While eating with Kushina, Yemo explained that he had learned she attended Mikoto’s wedding from the guards at the village gate.
• Kushina pressed Yemo about what he and Minato had hidden from her, and Yemo revealed that their mission involved the Uzumaki Clan.
• Yemo told Kushina that Uzushiogakure had been destroyed in an attack by several Kekkei Genkai clans and fewer than one in ten clansmen had survived.
• Kushina cried and asked why the clans had attacked, and Yemo blamed Black Zetsu for stirring them up while concealing what he knew about the clan elder and his own role.
• Kushina went upstairs to be alone, and Yemo cleaned up before going to bed exhausted.

After a quiet morning at home, Yemo learned that the annual Chunin Ninja Exams were approaching and decided to enter. He told Obito and Rin that he had completed an S-rank mission, leaving Obito stunned and newly aware of the gap between himself and Kakashi.

• Yemo woke refreshed, found that his sister had left on a mission, and spent the morning at home before going out for ramen.
• Yemo ran into Obito and Rin, who were carrying supplies to prepare the Ninja Academy exam site.
• Rin explained that the Academy was preparing for the annual Chunin Ninja Exams, and Yemo asked Obito whether he could sign up.
• Obito and Rin warned Yemo that the exams were dangerous, but Yemo said he was ready and had enough strength and mission experience.
• Yemo revealed that he and Kakashi had completed an S-rank mission with Minato-sensei, shocking Rin and leaving Obito gripping his fists in frustration.

Yemo went to the Hokage's office to register for the Chunin Ninja Exams, where his solo application and connection to Orochimaru drew attention. The clerk then told him he could not register, leaving him demanding an explanation.

• Yemo reached the Hokage's office and found an unusually large crowd of Genin registering for the Chunin Ninja Exams.
• After waiting more than an hour, Yemo filled out the registration form but listed no teammates.
• The clerk noticed that Yemo had named Orochimaru as his instructor and recognized him as Orochimaru's disciple, Yemo Uzumaki.
• Genin in the hall reacted to Yemo's age, reputation, and unusual advancement while he waited to be registered.
• The clerk apologized and told Yemo he still could not register, and Yemo shouted in confusion.

Yemo learned that this year’s Chunin Ninja Exams required participants to enter in three-person squads, then Kakashi took him to meet the Third Hokage. The Third praised Yemo’s talent and rapid mastery of difficult ninjutsu, leaving Yemo to wonder why he had been summoned.

• Yemo was told he could not register for the Chunin Ninja Exams without joining a three-person squad.
• Kakashi pulled Yemo from the registration hall and explained that he had been assigned to maintain order there.
• Kakashi told Yemo that the Third Hokage had summoned him and escorted him to the Hokage’s office.
• Yemo waited while the Third finished a document and tried to prepare for questions about his recent mission and the Uzumaki Clan.
• The Third praised Yemo for learning the A-rank Multiple Shadow Clone Technique in one afternoon and mastering Senbon Explosion in two days.

The Third explained that the Chunin Ninja Exams would become a joint contest among more than ten villages, with Konoha under pressure to prove its strength. He summoned Yemo to compete and asked him to win the championship.

• The Third praised Jiraiya's teaching ability and said Yemo had reached Jonin level after killing two Jonin during the Uzumaki Clan mission.
• The Third told Yemo he had called him to discuss the Chunin Ninja Exams, despite the new rule that only teams could register.
• Yemo read the exam plan and learned that more than ten ninja villages would send over four hundred Genin to the first joint exams.
• The Third explained that the exams would serve as a covert contest between the great ninja villages, with Konoha hosting under intense pressure.
• The Third asked Yemo to participate in the exams and win the championship.

After learning that he would enter the Chunin Ninja Exams in half a month, Yemo followed a familiar figure through alleys and ended up outside a women’s bathhouse. He searched for the figure and hoped to leave before anyone discovered him there.

• The Third told Yemo to prepare for the Chunin Ninja Exams, which would begin in half a month.
• Yemo left the Hokage's office and noticed a familiar figure disappear into a nearby alley.
• Yemo followed the figure through several alleys until he reached a stream behind Konoha's bathing street.
• Yemo realized the nearest bathhouse was for women and heard the bathers laughing inside.
• Yemo looked around for the figure who had led him there and tried to leave before anyone saw him.

Yemo followed Jiraiya and discovered him peeping through a hole in the women’s bathhouse wall. When Jiraiya accidentally knocked the wall down and was caught by the bathers, he fled, while Yemo slipped away through the woods.

• Yemo tracked a suspicious figure to the bathhouse and found Jiraiya peeping at the women inside.
• Jiraiya sensed Yemo behind him, startled, and knocked the bamboo wall into the hot pool.
• Yemo saw the bathers through the broken wall, then hid as the women screamed and accused Jiraiya of being a pervert.
• Jiraiya fled from the bathers and blamed Yemo for ruining his reputation.
• Yemo escaped in another direction, crossing the stream into the dense woods.

After Yemo fought off Jiraiya’s surprise attack, the two argued over Jiraiya’s spying and negotiated away their threats. Jiraiya then offered to teach Yemo a Ninjutsu, leaving Yemo poised to choose a technique.

• Yemo stopped in the forest after fleeing the girls and punched backward when he sensed someone attacking him.
• Yemo and Jiraiya exchanged powerful blows, and Jiraiya was shocked that the young boy could match his physical strength.
• Jiraiya accused Yemo of frightening him and defended his spying as gathering material for a future masterpiece.
• Yemo mocked Jiraiya’s reputation, then threatened to take the matter to the Hokage, prompting Jiraiya to back down.
• Jiraiya recognized that Yemo had used the threat to outmaneuver him and decided not to punish him.
• Jiraiya remembered his promise to teach Yemo one Ninjutsu and offered to do so that day.

Yemo asked Jiraiya to teach him the Summoning Technique because he disliked snakes and wanted to summon toads instead. After Jiraiya missed their morning lesson while spying on women bathing, Yemo caught up with him, and Jiraiya finally asked him to come learn.

• Jiraiya asked Yemo what Ninjutsu he wanted to learn, and Yemo chose the Summoning Technique because he disliked snakes.
• Jiraiya agreed to teach Yemo the next morning at their meeting spot.
• Yemo waited and trained in the forest for hours, then set off to find Jiraiya when he failed to appear.
• Yemo found Jiraiya hiding in bushes and spying on three women bathing in a stream.
• Yemo startled Jiraiya by calling out Tsunade's name, and the women soon left for lunch.
• Jiraiya went to the stream and told Yemo to stop standing around and learn the Summoning Technique.

Jiraiya taught Yemo the Summoning Technique and had him sign the toad contract. Yemo summoned three enormous toads at once, leaving Jiraiya alarmed and Yemo astonished.

• Jiraiya summoned a small toad carrying the Mount Myōboku contract scroll and instructed Yemo how to sign it.
• Yemo wrote his name after Minato Namikaze’s and left his bloody fingerprints on the scroll.
• Yemo’s bitten fingers healed almost immediately, astonishing Jiraiya and making Yemo worry about drawing blood for future summons.
• Jiraiya told Yemo that the size of a summon depended on the amount of Chakra used, and Yemo used half his Chakra to perform the technique.
• Yemo summoned three enormous toads at once, surprising him and leaving Jiraiya uneasy.

Yemo summoned Gamabunta, Gamaken, and Gamahiro, whose sudden appearance made Konoha believe the village was under attack. As the Third mobilized the Anbu, the Military Police Force, and Root, the three toads questioned Yemo’s claim that he had summoned them.

• Jiraiya’s three enormous summoned toads appeared above the forest, alarming Konoha’s ninja and prompting them to rush toward the scene.
• The Third ordered a level-one alert, combat readiness for the Anbu, and Root’s cooperation in finding the suspected infiltrators.
• Yemo admired the three toads while Jiraiya panicked about the commotion their arrival had caused.
• Gamabunta demanded to know why he had been summoned, and Jiraiya blamed Yemo.
• Yemo confirmed he had summoned all three, but Gamabunta disbelieved him until Jiraiya backed up his claim.

Yemo challenged Gamabunta to prove he could withstand one of the toad’s hands, and Gamabunta agreed after Yemo provoked his pride. The chapter ended with Gamabunta lifting his hand after a devastating strike, while Yemo’s Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld began.

• Gamabunta questioned how Yemo had summoned the toads, and Jiraiya explained that Yemo was Orochimaru’s disciple and a monstrous genius.
• Yemo said he had chosen Mount Myōboku because he disliked snakes, and Gamabunta warmed to him before refusing to accept him as master.
• Yemo challenged Gamabunta to become his summon beast if Yemo could withstand one of his hands, and Gamabunta agreed after Yemo taunted his reputation.
• Jiraiya sent Gamaken and Gamahiro back to Mount Myōboku, then watched from a treetop as Yemo faced Gamabunta.
• Yemo threw explosive-tagged kunai at Gamabunta, but Gamabunta blew them away and struck the ground with his hand, causing a powerful shock wave.
• Gamabunta raised his hand to inspect Yemo, while Yemo used Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld.

Yemo trapped Gamabunta with an enormous Swamp of the Underworld and won his recognition, securing the toad’s help in future battles. After Gamabunta departed, Anbu, Konoha Jonin, and the Third arrived, mistaking the devastation for an invasion and leaving Jiraiya struggling to explain.

• Yemo emerged from the swamp after trapping Gamabunta’s hand, and Gamabunta admitted defeat rather than break his promise by attacking with his other hand.
• Gamabunta refused to accept Yemo as his master, but Yemo explained that he had only wanted Gamabunta’s recognition and support in battle.
• Jiraiya arrived, and Gamabunta confirmed that he believed Yemo had summoned the toads and promised to help him in future battles.
• Gamabunta departed, praising Yemo, while Jiraiya congratulated him on winning the toad’s recognition.
• Anbu and Konoha Jonin gathered at the devastated site, and the Third asked Jiraiya which village had invaded Konoha.
• Jiraiya realized the destruction had been mistaken for an invasion and stammered that it was a misunderstanding.

Yemo and Jiraiya finished restoring the forest damaged by their summons, improving Yemo’s skills and growing closer through days of work and sparring. On his way home, Yemo met Shikaku Nara, Chōza, and Inoichi, who invited him to Ichiraku Ramen.

• Yemo erased a giant toad footprint with Earth Release while Jiraiya used Water Release to create a huge water dragon and accidentally drenched him.
• Yemo and Jiraiya recalled how the Third had ordered them to restore the forest, and they completed the work after six days of planting saplings and repairing the damage.
• Yemo reflected that the work and Jiraiya’s sparring had improved his Earth and Water Release and taught him a great deal, though Jiraiya had defeated him in every fight.
• Shikaku Nara, Chōza, and Inoichi approached the exhausted Yemo and teased him about the village-wide commotion he had caused.
• Shikaku invited Yemo to dinner, and the group chose Ichiraku Ramen after Yemo said he did not want barbecue.