Chapter Summaries

Shunren arrived at a Konoha intelligence outpost and killed Sand Ninja children and disguised Jonin to stop their attack. As the remaining Jonin began recovering their Chakra, one launched a stronger counterattack and cracked Shunren’s sword.

• Shunren reached the intact outpost and began killing the Sand Ninja, unable to distinguish children from Jonin in disguise.
• After Shunren killed twelve enemies, a disguised Sand Ninja Jonin revealed himself and was killed by Shunren’s Crescent Moon Slash.
• Shunren continued cutting through the attackers until a girl named her teammate Taifeng and tried to stop him with a strip of cloth.
• Shunren killed Taifeng, then blocked a sneak attack from another Sand Ninja Jonin, whose Wind Blade cracked Shunren’s sword.
• Shunren realized the hidden Jonin were recovering their Chakra and that his attack had disrupted their plan to destroy the outposts.

Shunren exposed the Sand Ninja Jonin hiding among the attackers and recognized Pakura, who rushed toward the Konoha stronghold while the others engaged him. Shunren fought off the Jonin with his abilities and killed one of them, while Pakura’s attack broke through the stronghold’s barrier.

• Shunren used Yin Release: Projection to overpower the wounded Sand Ninja Jonin, but another Jonin intervened just before Shunren’s thrown sword could kill him.
• Shunren spotted the remaining hidden Jonin and recognized her as Pakura, then ordered the Konoha forces to raise a barrier and prepare Water Release.
• The Sand Ninja Jonin told Pakura to destroy the stronghold while they held Shunren back, and she charged toward it.
• Pakura’s Scorch Release destroyed the Konoha barrier, but the defenders’ shuriken barrage forced her to dodge and weakened her ability to use Scorch Release.
• Shunren used his weapons and abilities to escape sand binding, damage a Sand Ninja Jonin through an Earth-Style Wall, freeze him with Enchanted Crystal Arrow, and shatter him with his sword.

Shunren fought off the Sand Ninja Jonin, while Pakura battled Konoha forces nearby. A chestnut-haired Sand Ninja girl learned that the Kazekage’s plan had treated her comrades—and even Jonin—as expendable, as the battle continued.

• Shunren killed Tanase and fought the remaining Sand Ninja Jonin while Pakura held her own against dozens of Konoha Ninja.
• Shunren severed one Jonin’s arm and used a projected handgun to wound two attackers, then killed one with his sword.
• Shunren prepared to kill the last two Jonin, but a chestnut-haired Sand Ninja girl briefly stopped his blade with a sealing cloth.
• The wounded Jonin warned the girl that the Kazekage’s battle plan had used Genin and Jonin as expendable pieces, and she grieved over her dead comrades.

Shunren fought Pakura after the Sand Ninja Jonin abandoned their mission, and took her disciple Maki hostage to stop her. Pakura swallowed several Military Ration Pills to force out more Chakra and prepared to fight for Maki.

• The two Sand Ninja Jonin realized they had been deceived and deserted, leaving Pakura and Maki behind.
• Shunren approached the stunned Maki, but Pakura attacked him with her Scorch Release and he blocked her strike with the Heavy Black Iron Ruler.
• Maki asked Pakura whether the village had abandoned them, and Pakura realized Rasa had concealed the truth about the operation.
• Shunren held his sword to Maki's neck and warned Pakura not to move, while Maki urged her teacher to flee.
• Pakura swallowed several Military Ration Pills to revive her dwindling Chakra and resolved to save Maki.

Uchiha Shunren fought Pakura while Maki was trapped in a sword cage, and the two traded attacks using their swordsmanship and elemental techniques. Shunren countered Pakura’s Scorch Release with Sode no Shirayuki, freeing Maki but leaving a frozen gash on Pakura’s back, and Pakura vowed to kill him.

• Shunren trapped Maki in a cage of projected swords and challenged Pakura to fight.
• Pakura used her Fire and Wind Chakra Blades to parry Shunren’s Flying Arrow Slaying and countered with Flame Hurricane Wave, sending him flying.
• Pakura rushed to free Maki, but Shunren attacked with Dance of the Crescent Moon, which Pakura destroyed with Scorch Release: Blazing Embers.
• Shunren used Sode no Shirayuki to extinguish the flames and inflict a frozen gash on Pakura’s back.
• Pakura praised Shunren for making her feel cold, then angrily vowed to kill him for scarring her back.

After Shunren fought Pakura and helped defend the intelligence outpost, Yashiro arrived and abused the surviving Konoha Ninja for letting enemies escape. Yashiro then confronted Shunren, whose Sharingan stirred his jealousy, and rebuked him for his attitude toward an Uchiha elder.

• Shunren reflected that Pakura had escaped with Maki despite lacking Chakra, and that his slash across her back had made her regard him as an enemy.
• Yashiro arrived and learned that the outpost had been held, but that most of its guard squad had died or been injured and several Sand Ninja had escaped.
• Yashiro slapped and berated a wounded Konoha Ninja, then used his Sharingan to knock the man unconscious when he talked back.
• Shunren tried to leave, but Yashiro ordered him to stop and questioned where he was going.
• Yashiro recognized Shunren's three-tomoe Sharingan and, jealous of his early achievement, rebuked him for speaking disrespectfully to an Uchiha elder.

Shunren and Yashiro fought through a Genjutsu in which Shunren endured a series of attacks before revealing that he had used Mirror Heaven and Earth Change to reflect half of Yashiro’s illusion. Shunren conceded the match, but Yashiro’s anger grew, and Shunren confronted him as his Chakra gathered for a more dangerous attack.

• Yashiro challenged Shunren’s silence and attacked him with a Genjutsu depicting a fierce battle.
• Shunren countered Yashiro’s flames with Sode no Shirayuki, but appeared to be wounded and overpowered in the illusion.
• Shunren revealed that the battle was an illusion he had partly reflected with Mirror Heaven and Earth Change, then conceded defeat.
• Yashiro grew furious that Shunren had emerged unharmed and began gathering powerful Chakra.
• Shunren asked Yashiro whether he intended to turn the area into scorched earth and a frozen hell.

Shunren defied Yashiro’s attempt to force him into submission, summoned Sode no Shirayuki, and fought him in front of the Konoha Ninja. After Yashiro outmaneuvered him and prepared to strike his neck, Shunren pierced his own finger with the blade, leaving the sword’s true power poised to emerge.

• Shunren realized Yashiro wanted to subdue him publicly to restore his authority after losing the intelligence headquarters.
• Shunren invoked Yin Release: Projection and formed Sode no Shirayuki, openly challenging Yashiro.
• Yashiro attacked with a Great Fireball, but Shunren split it with his sword and held his own against Yashiro’s Shadow Clone.
• Yashiro detonated a Shadow Clone and then used shuriken to draw Shunren’s attention while circling behind him.
• Yashiro was about to slash Shunren’s neck, so Shunren pierced his own finger with Sode no Shirayuki.

Fugaku confronted Yashiro over Shunren’s apparent attack and the destruction of the intelligence posts, then revealed that he had noticed Shunren’s killing intent. He asked Shunren where his power came from, leaving Shunren to answer.

• Fugaku stopped Yashiro from stabbing Shunren and questioned him about the attack.
• Fugaku blamed Yashiro for losing the intelligence headquarters and two other posts, explaining that the loss had disrupted Konoha’s command during the battle.
• Fugaku recounted how Kyosho lured Chiyo and the Sand Ninja force into a trap, while Fugaku’s Fire Style experts struck the puppeteers; Konoha gained only a slight advantage before the Sand Ninja retreated.
• Yashiro left dejectedly, while Fugaku privately believed the failure had damaged Yashiro’s chances of becoming clan leader.
• Fugaku asked Shunren whether he had intended to kill Yashiro, and Shunren admitted it.
• Fugaku explained that he had spared Yashiro because his abilities were valuable to the Uchiha Clan, then asked Shunren where his power came from.

After the Battle of Kikyo Pass ended in a draw with a slight victory for Konoha, Chiyo revealed that she had poisoned Uchiha Kyosho, while Pakura confronted Rasa over his reckless tactics and warned him not to sacrifice Maki. In the Konoha camp, Kyosho cut off his poisoned hand and called his officers back to continue the battle council.

• The first day of the Battle of Kikyo Pass ended with 848 Konoha Ninja and 1,689 Sand Ninja killed, and Konoha held a slight advantage despite Kyosho being wounded and its intelligence system nearly paralyzed.
• Rasa blamed Chiyo for failing to defeat Kyosho, and Chiyo rebuked him for deploying the puppeteer force carelessly before revealing that she had poisoned Kyosho.
• Rasa welcomed Pakura, but she accused him of sacrificing Jonin and children in a failed mission and warned him not to touch her disciple Maki.
• Konoha medical-nin failed to neutralize Chiyo's poison, so Kyosho cut off his purple right hand himself.
• Kyosho ordered the medical-nin to treat his wound, dismissed most of them, and told Fugaku to summon the others for the battle council.

Three days after their first battle, Konoha and the Sand Ninja faced each other again at Kikyo Mountain, with Kyosho having cut off his poisoned arm. As both armies began fighting on the mountain paths, their commanders held back and waited to see which side would intervene first.

• Rasa and Chiyo realized Kyosho had suppressed the poison before cutting off his right arm, while Fugaku remained eager to gain military merit and advance toward clan leadership.
• Fugaku placed Shunren in charge of a crucial defensive position on Kikyo Mountain, where Shunren hoped to gain combat experience and earn access to advanced Uchiha techniques.
• Shunren spotted that many advancing Sand Ninja were Shadow Clones, and Kyosho ordered Konoha's Jonin to spread across the defenses and guard against enemy Jonin.
• Fugaku rallied the Uchiha, and the Sand Ninja stormed up the mountain under volleys of Shuriken as Konoha's forces met them from the high ground.
• Kyosho, Fugaku, and Yashiro held back against Rasa, Chiyo, and Pakura while both sides waited to see whose army would falter first.

Shunren used Caitlyn’s rifle and Ashe’s bow to inflict heavy casualties on the Sand Ninja before leading Konoha’s counterattack with his Heavy Black Iron Ruler. He broke into the enemy formation, and the Sand Ninja called for reinforcements.

• Shunren used Caitlyn’s rifle to snipe Sand Ninja climbing Kikyo Mountain while his anti-sensory technique kept them from locating him.
• The Sand Ninja found Shunren’s position from his gunfire, but his Peacemaker shot pierced several of them before their Wind Release destroyed his cover.
• Shunren switched to Ashe’s ice bow, but the Sand Ninja blocked his arrows with an Earth-Style Wall and Three Star Fans.
• Shunren took up his Heavy Black Iron Ruler and led the Konoha Ninja in an attack on the Sand Ninja formation.
• Shunren’s first strike incapacitated a Sand Ninja Chunin, prompting the Sand Ninja to call for reinforcements.

Shunren and the Konoha Ninja wiped out a Sand Ninja vanguard before Ma Ying’s reinforcements arrived. Shunren fought Ma Ying with swords and wind techniques, and both were wounded as their battle continued.

• Shunren used the Heavy Black Iron Ruler to crush the Sand Ninja vanguard while Konoha Ninja supported him with attacks.
• Ma Ying arrived with seven Sand Ninja after Shunren killed the vanguard’s last survivor.
• Ma Ying used Wind Release: Wind Return to redirect Konoha’s attacks, but Shunren dodged them with Arcane Shift and threw his ruler at him.
• Shunren used Yin Release: Projection and Kanshou and Bakuya to launch a swift sword assault on Ma Ying.
• Shunren cut Ma Ying’s belly, and Ma Ying punched through Shunren’s shoulder with wind blades.

Shunren and Ma Ying’s duel escalated into a battle between Konoha and the Sand Ninja, with each using the blizzard to gain an advantage. Shunren restored visibility and froze Ma Ying’s Beheading Dance in a pillar of ice, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Shunren and Ma Ying clashed, wounded each other, and were treated while their ninja joined the fight.
• Shunren and Ma Ying launched White Ripple and Drilling Air Bullet, creating a blizzard that forced both sides to scatter.
• Ma Ying used the snow to conceal Sand Ninja attacks, but Shunren linked Konoha’s sensory network with Mind Transmission Technique so his allies could locate their enemies.
• Ma Ying summoned Kamatari and used Beheading Dance to clear the snow and blizzard.
• Shunren used First Dance: White Moon to freeze the Beheading Dance in a pillar of ice.

Shunren trapped Ma Ying in the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and used his blindness to outmaneuver him. After Ma Ying’s clones failed to escape the assault, Shunren pierced his heart.

• Ma Ying charged Shunren in rage after Kamatari was shattered, and Shunren trapped him in the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.
• Shunren wounded Ma Ying with a thrown sword and ice attacks while keeping his distance to prevent Ma Ying from breaking the Genjutsu by touching him.
• Ma Ying created two Shadow Clones and leaped over Shunren’s blizzard attack.
• Shunren appeared behind Ma Ying and struck all three figures, destroying the clones and piercing the real Ma Ying’s heart.

Shunren killed Ma Ying but narrowly survived the Sand Ninja Jonin’s death-triggered explosion by using Zhonya’s Hourglass. After Konoha repelled the Sand Ninja at Kikyo Mountain, both sides moved toward ceasefire negotiations, while White Zetsu planned to disrupt them for Lord Madara’s sake.

• Shunren confirmed Ma Ying was dead, but Ma Ying’s hidden Explosive Tags detonated and devastated the battlefield.
• Shunren activated Zhonya’s Hourglass to become immune to physical damage and survived the blast unharmed, though the item shattered afterward.
• The Sand Ninja retreated after Ma Ying’s death, and Konoha’s forces found Shunren alive at the center of the crater.
• The second battle at Kikyo Mountain ended in a draw, though Konoha had repelled the attack and the Sand Ninja were at a disadvantage.
• The Sand Ninja requested ceasefire negotiations, and Konoha agreed to hold high-level talks three days later.
• White Zetsu watched from underground and decided the ceasefire would not follow Lord Madara’s script.

Konoha and the Sand Ninja began peace talks at Kikyo Mountain, but Rasa traded barbs with the Uchiha and proposed settling matters with a ninja match. Pakura challenged the Uchiha Clan Head, leaving the negotiations on the verge of a fight.

• Konoha and the Sand Ninja withdrew their forces and arranged for Rasa, Chiyo, and Pakura to meet Kyosho, Fugaku, and Yashiro at Kikyo Mountain.
• Shunren watched from the summit and suspected that Rasa might disrupt the talks.
• Rasa arrived on sand platforms and praised the Uchiha, while Kyosho recognized his attempt to sow discord.
• Rasa and Kyosho exchanged threats about their clans' losses and the danger posed by rival nations, and Chiyo warned Kyosho against using Genjutsu.
• Fugaku exposed Chiyo's puppet strings, then urged the leaders to begin negotiations.
• Rasa interrupted and called for a match, and Pakura challenged the Uchiha Clan Head.

Pakura challenged Uchiha Kyosho as part of the Sand Ninja’s plan to wear him down, but Kyosho gained the upper hand with the Kagami-Style Body Flicker Technique. Just as he moved in to finish her, an unidentified white substance burst from his body and began absorbing his Chakra.

• Shunren realized the Sand Ninja had sent their weakest fighter, Pakura, to face the strongest Uchiha, Kyosho, hoping to weaken him before Chiyo fought.
• Kyosho accepted Pakura’s challenge and quickly outmatched her with his Sharingan, weapons, and one-handed techniques, while Pakura exploited his injured hand to strike back.
• Kyosho used the Kagami-Style Body Flicker Technique to create confusing Chakra afterimages, leaving Pakura unable to land an attack.
• Pakura gathered her flame spheres for a desperate Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder, while Kyosho and the spectators sensed something was wrong.
• As Kyosho’s figures closed in on Pakura, the afterimages vanished and a white substance emerged from his body, apparently absorbing his Chakra.

White Zetsu disrupted Kyosho’s technique, allowing Pakura to gravely injure him with her Scorch Release. As Rasa called for an assault on Kikyo Mountain, Shunren secretly rallied Konoha’s forces and ordered them to their defensive positions.

• White Zetsu appeared and interrupted Kyosho’s Clear Mirror, Still Water, leaving him vulnerable to Pakura’s attack.
• Pakura struck Kyosho with Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder, badly injuring him as Fugaku and the others reacted.
• Fugaku raised the Uchiha Flame Formation barrier to shield himself and Kyosho from Rasa and Chiyo’s attacks.
• Fugaku ordered Yashiro to take Kyosho for treatment and summon the Konoha forces to their defensive lines.
• Rasa declared Kyosho dead and ordered the Sand Ninja to attack Kikyo Mountain.
• Shunren linked the minds of more than a thousand Konoha ninja and issued orders in Fugaku’s name to prepare the mountain’s defenses.

Shunren rallied the Konoha forces by charging the Sand Ninja and holding their advance, but Pakura arrived to support the Sand and demonstrated her overwhelming Scorch Release. The chapter ended with the Konoha Ninja recognizing her as the fighter who had defeated the Uchiha Clan Head.

• Shunren charged the Sand Ninja alone, cutting down dozens and helping Konoha regain momentum.
• Rasa sent Pakura to support the Sand Ninja army while he and Chiyo continued attacking Fugaku's barrier.
• Pakura killed a Konoha Ninja with a single Scorch Release attack after he insulted her.
• Pakura unleashed Scorch Release: Hellfire, burning away the Konoha Ninja's weapons and techniques.
• The Konoha Ninja realized Pakura was the Scorch Release user who had defeated the Uchiha Clan Head.