Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Jin and White Fang were chased through town after civilians accused Jin of insulting the samurai, while White Fang abandoned him to avoid a fight. On the Land of Rain battlefield, Orochimaru learned Amegakure’s ninjas were benefiting from Basic Inner Cultivation and concealed the report to keep the village from using it as an excuse to target the Uchiha.

• Kirigakure declared war, and Jin worried about Hachidai, who had gone to defend against it.
• Civilians accused Jin of insulting the samurai, and Jin and White Fang fled to avoid fighting them.
• White Fang redirected the pursuers toward Jin, but Jin pulled him into an alley and demanded an explanation.
• Orochimaru’s forces remained withdrawn from the Land of Rain as Amegakure fought multiple ninja villages.
• Orochimaru recognized that Amegakure’s growing strength came from Basic Inner Cultivation and ordered his subordinates not to report it to the village.
• Orochimaru feared the village would blame the Uchiha for a supposed leak and use it to attack their interests.

Orochimaru suppressed intelligence that could harm Uchiha Jin and warned Jiraiya that Iwagakure might attack his position. At Konoha’s trenches, Might Duy opened the Sixth Gate and began striking down Amegakure’s suicide attackers.

• Orochimaru decided to protect Uchiha Jin from the village’s conflict with the Uchiha and withheld damaging intelligence.
• A messenger reported that Hanzō and Chiyo had been fighting for two days, while Iwagakure pulled back its defensive lines.
• Orochimaru ordered a warning sent to Jiraiya that Iwagakure was likely preparing to attack his position.
• Orochimaru and the others went to the trenches as Amegakure’s suicide squads attacked Konoha’s forces.
• Might Duy opened the Sixth Gate to honor the attackers with his full strength and kicked two Amegakure Ninja into the air, where their Explosive Tags detonated.

Might Duy overwhelmed Amegakure’s forces before Orochimaru confronted Hanzō of the Salamander. Their evenly matched battle escalated as Orochimaru unveiled a massive snake technique, leaving its outcome uncertain.

• Might Duy routed Amegakure’s ninja, while Orochimaru and Jonin Ran watched his battlefield prowess.
• Hanzō arrived on Ibuse and spread poisonous mist, forcing Might Duy to retreat and Orochimaru to send the Konoha Ninja back.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda and fought Hanzō atop their Summoning Animals, countering Hanzō’s water and poison techniques with his own ninjutsu.
• Orochimaru and Hanzō traded attacks and water clones, demonstrating that they were evenly matched despite Hanzō’s poisonous mist threatening to wear Orochimaru down.
• Orochimaru unleashed the Final Form: Infinite Great Snake, which rapidly grew to Ibuse’s size as Manda and Orochimaru disappeared.

Orochimaru used his newly developed Infinite Great Snake to overwhelm Hanzō, who escaped the attack, then learned Kirigakure had entered the war. The chapter left Orochimaru warning Hiruzen Sarutobi about a possible attack on the Iwagakure battlefield and thinking about involving Uchiha Jin in improving his technique.

• Orochimaru's Infinite Great Snake absorbed Chakra, grew around Ibuse, and transformed into a fire snake as it hunted Hanzō.
• Hanzō escaped the flames with a Water Clone Technique, and the white snake burned away until only a scorched mark remained.
• Orochimaru reflected on Infinite Great Snake's limits and considered asking Uchiha Jin to help develop it further.
• Orochimaru learned that Kirigakure had entered the war and warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Hidden Rock might attack the Iwagakure battlefield.

Minato Namikaze developed a defensive ninjutsu inspired by Steel Cutting Flash, while Kushina tested it and renamed it Wind Wall. Jiraiya warned them that Iwagakure might launch a major attack and urged them to survive the coming battle.

• Minato Namikaze told Kushina he wanted to invent a ninjutsu of his own so he could someday make Uchiha Jin use one of his techniques.
• Minato Namikaze demonstrated a Chakra-disrupting Wind Release barrier, which Kushina broke with a single punch.
• Kushina named Minato Namikaze's technique Wind Wall after objecting to its original name.
• Jiraiya warned Minato Namikaze and Kushina that intelligence suggested Iwagakure might attack and offered to assign them new teammates.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina refused new teammates because they did not want Uchiha Jin replaced, and Jiraiya told them to survive.

Jiraiya led Konoha’s forces into an open battle against Iwagakure, while Minato Namikaze and Kushina defended the forest rear from enemy infiltrators. After defeating two Iwagakure Ninja, they spotted more enemies approaching.

• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta and charged into the Iwagakure ranks with Konoha’s ninja, beginning the battle.
• Gamabunta and Jiraiya tore through enemy forces as three Iwagakure jonin engaged Jiraiya and the fighting spread across the front.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina questioned the war’s purpose as two Iwagakure Ninja advanced through the forest toward Konoha’s rear.
• Kushina forced the two enemy ninja out of hiding with the Water Dragon Bullet Technique, and Minato killed one with a wind blade.
• Kushina struck down the other Iwagakure Ninja, then she and Minato saw more figures racing toward them.

Minato and Kushina fought an Iwagakure jonin who outmatched them, then lured him into a trap using a Shadow Clone, wires, shuriken, and Explosive Tags. The explosion failed to stop him, and he emerged from the ground holding both of their ankles.

• The Iwagakure Ninja ambushed Minato and Kushina with Earth Release, overpowering them in close combat and knocking them down.
• Kushina prepared to use the Nine-Tails’ power, but Minato urged her to keep it secret and proposed a plan instead.
• Minato and Kushina hid and set a trap while the Iwagakure Ninja searched for them using Underground Projection Fish Technique.
• The Iwagakure Ninja followed a decoy kunai to Minato’s Shadow Clone, then was caught in wires and engulfed by exploding tags.
• A charred Iwagakure Ninja emerged from the ground and grabbed Minato and Kushina by their ankles.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina defeated an Iwagakure Jonin, and Konoha drove the Iwagakure Ninja back after three days of fighting. Jiraiya learned that Kirigakure had declared war on Konoha, while Uchiha Jin and White Fang entered the Land of Iron to scout Kumogakure.

• Minato Namikaze and Kushina used a frog concealment trap and Jin's Wind and Water Breathing techniques to kill an Iwagakure Jonin.
• Minato Namikaze and Kushina saw reinforcements approaching, and the battle continued until Konoha drove the Iwagakure Ninja back three days later.
• Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina compared their injuries and battlefield records, which showed Minato and Kushina had defeated one Jonin, one Special Jonin, five Chunin, and an unspecified number of Genin.
• A Medical Ninja told Jiraiya that Kirigakure had declared war on Konoha, and Jiraiya worried that Kumogakure might join the conflict.
• Uchiha Jin and White Fang entered the Land of Iron's capital to scout Kumogakure's movements, and Jin criticized the Land of Iron's samurai hierarchy.

Uchiha Jin and White Fang watched a samurai arena in the Land of Iron, where Jin challenged the swordmaster Tuoda. Jin defeated Tuoda with a single swift strike and dismissed the samurai as unimpressive.

• White Fang and Jin watched samurai compete for the honor of becoming the daimyo’s personal guard, and Jin praised the Land of Iron’s system of advancement by strength.
• White Fang encouraged Jin to test the samurai’s strength, and Jin challenged White Fang over his earlier warning not to fight during their mission.
• White Fang announced that Jin wanted to challenge Tuoda, prompting Tuoda to accept and Jin to enter the arena.
• Tuoda attacked Jin with a heavy slash, but Jin evaded him and split his breastplate with a fast sword strike.
• Jin looked over the spectators and declared that the samurai of the Land of Iron were nothing special.

Uchiha Jin defeated Tuoda, challenged the samurai of the Land of Iron, and killed Xiang Gui in the arena. As Great Swordmaster Yilang confronted him, Jin used Moon Breathing to meet his attack.

• Uchiha Jin defeated Tuoda and declared that he was a swordsman, then taunted the crowd and challenged anyone who disagreed.
• Uchiha Jin backed down when White Fang appeared ready to fight him, then called for another opponent from the crowd.
• Xiang Gui entered the arena and fought Uchiha Jin, who outmaneuvered him and killed him with a slash across the neck.
• Uchiha Jin dismissed the crowd's outrage over Xiang Gui's death, and Great Swordmaster Yilang stepped forward to challenge him.
• Yilang attacked with wind coiling around his blade, and Uchiha Jin answered with Moon Breathing.

Uchiha Jin defeated Yilang and challenged Mifune, who had stepped in to stop the fight. Mifune lost their Iaijutsu duel but invited Jin to his home for tea.

• Jin's Dark Moon slash shattered Yilang's Gale Slash and broke his sword, but Mifune arrived in time to block Jin's final strike.
• Mifune tried to settle the dispute peacefully, but Jin refused to take back his words and pressed for another fight.
• Jin and Mifune drew their swords at once; Mifune cut Jin's clothes, while Jin shattered Mifune's chest armor and left a shallow wound.
• Mifune accepted his defeat and invited Jin to his home for tea.

Uchiha Jin negotiated with Mifune to sell sword techniques to the Land of Iron, then left with White Fang after noticing people waiting for them. The chapter ended with Jin and White Fang approaching the concealed group, whose intentions remained unclear.

• Golden Finger questioned why White Fang had joined the meeting, and Mifune explained that White Fang had claimed to be Jin's teammate.
• Mifune asked Jin and White Fang to serve the Land of Iron's daimyo, but Jin refused and tried to leave.
• Mifune asked to trade for Jin's swordsmanship, and Jin agreed to sell a manual for fifty million ryō.
• Mifune paid one hundred million ryō in Land of Fire banknotes, and Jin gave him scrolls containing Sword Technique—Troublesome Wind and Sword Technique—Lion Song.
• Jin and White Fang left despite Mifune's efforts to persuade them to stay, then spotted a group of people concealed along the road.
• White Fang said the group was there for Jin, and Jin continued ahead while warning White Fang not to let the situation turn ugly.

Jin tested his newly developed ninja tools against Yilang and the samurai who ambushed him, then defeated them with a modified Spirit Gun. He reunited with White Fang, who said they were heading to the Land of Lightning as Iwagakure’s invasion spread into the Land of Fire.

• Yilang and the samurai surrounded Jin and White Fang outside the city, but White Fang vanished and left Jin to face them.
• Jin tested the Illusion Sound Bell, Shuriken Gun, and a chakra-powered flying knife, finding their effects limited and the knife destroyed by Yilang.
• Jin used Modified Spirit Gun: Prince's Tactic and Soul Repulsion to kill Yilang and the samurai.
• Jin collected his tools and met White Fang, who reported that Iwagakure had invaded and advanced into the Land of Fire.
• White Fang told Jin they were going to the Land of Lightning.

Jin and White Fang traveled to the Land of Lightning and discussed Jin’s Chakra Inner Cultivation, but White Fang could not offer anything Jin wanted in exchange. After reaching a city, Jin secretly followed White Fang to a pleasure house and caught him with two women.

• White Fang asked Jin about his sinister Chakra and tried to trade his family blade for a copy of Chakra Inner Cultivation, but Jin refused.
• Jin and White Fang entered a mountain city in the Land of Lightning, where they remarked on its peaceful streets and open locals.
• White Fang told Jin they would split up to investigate the Cloud Ninja, then secretly went to a shop called Yunmeng Township.
• Jin concealed his presence, followed White Fang, and used Transformation Jutsu to enter the establishment.
• Jin found White Fang enjoying the company of two women, shoved one aside, and asked White Fang to guess who he was.

Jin and White Fang gathered intelligence in the Land of Lightning, learning that foreign ninja had arrived and Kumogakure might be preparing to deploy troops. After following two drunken cloud ninja out of a tavern, they prepared to trail them.

• Jin and White Fang left Yunmeng Township after learning from their hostesses that the Raikage had recently appeared in the city.
• At a tavern, a waitress refused to serve Jin liquor because he was a minor and threw a spoon at White Fang after overhearing Jin’s remark about her.
• Jin and White Fang overheard locals discussing the recent arrival of Hidden Rock, Kirigakure, and Sunagakure ninja in the Land of Lightning.
• Two cloud ninja entered the tavern and received a warm welcome, leading White Fang to suspect Kumogakure planned to deploy troops through the city.
• Jin and White Fang followed the two drunken cloud ninja outside after taking hangover cures.

Jin and White Fang captured two cloud ninja and sealed their Chakra in a hidden cave, but Cloud ninja quickly searched the inn where the pair had been staying. A child recognized Jin and White Fang and alerted the Cloud ninja, forcing them to leave as pursuers closed in.

• Two drunken cloud ninja noticed they were being followed, dropped their drunken act, and fled in separate directions.
• Jin blocked the brawny cloud ninja while White Fang subdued the other; the brawny ninja tried to kill himself but Jin knocked him unconscious with a Chakra bullet.
• Jin sealed both cloud ninja's Chakra in a hidden cave, and White Fang used Dream Chain to delay their awakening.
• Jin told White Fang he needed a few days to develop a memory-extraction technique, and they returned toward the inn.
• Jin and White Fang saw Cloud ninja guarding the inn, then a child recognized them and shouted that they were there.
• Jin and White Fang silently left as Cloud ninja rushed toward them.

Little Bean asked the Cloud ninja if he could become a ninja before they resumed chasing two apparent intruders through the city. Jin and White Fang escaped by disguising themselves among the crowd, then returned to their cave with two captured Cloud ninja and prepared to extract their intelligence.

• Little Bean told the Cloud ninja he wanted to become a ninja, and a female ninja warned him not to risk his life again.
• The Cloud ninja chased two figures through the city, unknowingly pursuing Jin and White Fang’s Shadow Clones.
• Jin and White Fang disguised themselves as two tall, dark-skinned men and passed through the guarded city exit using Jin’s Sharingan.
• The Cloud ninja captured the Shadow Clones in a trap, but the clones dispelled themselves before they could be tortured.
• Jin and White Fang returned to their hidden cave with two Cloud ninja restrained by genjutsu, and Jin studied a memory-probing ninjutsu.

After completing his new Soul Insight Technique, Uchiha Jin uncovered signs that Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure were coordinating with Kumogakure against Konoha. He also learned that Kumogakure planned to send the perfect Two-Tails Jinchūriki into the Land of Fire, and the chapter ended with White Fang preparing to ambush the force.

• After five days of training, Uchiha Jin used his Soul Insight Technique on two unconscious Kumogakure ninja and searched their memories.
• Jin discovered that ninja from Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kirigakure had been visiting Kumogakure, suggesting the four villages were negotiating an alliance against Konoha.
• Jin told White Fang that Kumogakure planned to send its perfect Two-Tails Jinchūriki into the Land of Fire with a force of forty-eight ninja.
• White Fang sent the intelligence back to Konoha using a summoned wolfhound and began selecting ninja tools from Jin.
• White Fang prepared to attack the Jinchūriki squad, while Jin worried that the plan would put him in danger.

Yugito confronted Konoha's White Fang to give Kumogakure an advantage, while Jin fought off the cloud ninja surrounding him. Jin quickly killed one jonin and prepared to continue the battle.

• Yugito reflected on her feared status as a Jinchūriki and accepted her role in Kumogakure's suicide vanguard.
• Yugito transformed into the Two-Tails and attacked White Fang, declaring that killing him would give Kumogakure the advantage.
• White Fang called for someone else to handle the cloud ninja, leaving Jin surrounded by them.
• Jin used a Shadow Clone, Sharingan, and Flat Shadow Technique to evade and confuse the cloud ninja.
• Jin unleashed Moon Breathing and genjutsu to kill one jonin, then passed the last remaining jonin as the other ninja rushed in.

Jin fought off a Cloud ninja force while their jonin used a lightning field to restrict him and support the attack. Jin unleashed a combined shadow-paralysis and sword technique to kill the surrounding ninja, leaving only the jonin to face him.

• The Cloud jonin activated Ten Directions Lightning Domain, and its lightning struck several of his own genin while Jin evaded it.
• The jonin paralyzed Jin with lightning, letting the Cloud ninja continue their coordinated attacks as Jin struggled against their numbers.
• Jin used Moon Breathing Fifth Form: Moonlight Vortex to immobilize and tear apart the two chunin attacking him.
• Jin followed with Shadow Imitation Jutsu: Modified Paralysis Technique and Shunpo: Instant Kill Technique, killing the remaining immobilized ninja.
• Jin confronted the Cloud jonin alone while the jonin watched from within the lightning field.