Chapter Summaries

Izuna’s arena matches bored the spectators until he began giving children patient sparring and combat advice. Senju Heitarō, a boy who hated Izuna because Uchiha had killed his parents, challenged him with lethal attacks and was defeated, but left still staring at Izuna with hatred.

• Izuna defeated a string of adult challengers with simple Taijutsu, while Ōnoki and the others failed to learn much about his abilities.
• Young children entered the arena, and Izuna encouraged them, deliberately letting one girl land a light hit before offering the children guidance on their techniques.
• The older children showed stronger skills, and Izuna gave them practical advice as spectators from other countries remarked on their abilities.
• Ren pointed out Senju Heitarō, and Hinata remembered that Heitarō had been hostile toward Izuna; Senju Ichiyo explained that Uchiha had killed Heitarō’s parents.
• Heitarō attacked Izuna with strikes aimed at vital points, but Izuna beat him and knocked him out of the arena after he refused to give up.
• As Senju relatives led Heitarō away, Izuna told him, “Spring nights are short. Forge ahead, young man.”

After Heitarō tried to kill Izuna in the arena, Yūki reprimanded him and Hideki warned him that revenge only perpetuated hatred. Heitarō returned to watch Izuna disarm and spare more children who came seeking revenge, including a girl carrying Explosive Tags, and was left wondering why Izuna showed such tolerance.

• Yūki scolded Heitarō for challenging Izuna and risking the Senju name, while Heitarō admitted he hated Izuna for killing his parents.
• Hideki told Heitarō that his own revenge had fueled more deaths and urged him to let go of his hatred or find another path.
• Heitarō returned to the Dueling Arena and watched Izuna disarm a boy who attacked him with two swords, then let the boy leave.
• Izuna discovered that a girl had hidden Explosive Tags in her clothes, prevented her from detonating them, and persuaded her to reconsider throwing her life away for revenge.
• Izuna told the crowd the girl had broken no rules and would not be punished, leaving Heitarō to wonder why Izuna was so tolerant.

During the intermission, Madara confronted Izuna about allowing hostile contestants to attack him, while the Land of Whirlpools envoys assessed Konoha’s growing political power. The performance continued until Hideki sensed a vast, distant Chakra presence that vanished before he could identify it.

• Madara checked Izuna for injuries and scolded him for letting contestants use poison, hidden weapons, and Explosive Tags against him.
• Izuna persuaded Madara not to confront the parents of the girl who had brought Explosive Tags, and Madara agreed to handle any future danger himself.
• Senju Hideki and Uchiha Shinya performed with the intermission band as Watase Asuna sang for the crowd.
• Quhai concluded that Konoha had effectively become a government within the Land of Fire, while Uzumaki Wataru and Uzumaki Gensei criticized its festivities and argued it should seize more power.
• Hideki sensed a powerful Chakra fluctuation from far away, but it disappeared before he could trace it.

Isshiki attacked Shinya backstage, impaling him with Black Rods and demanding to know Izuna’s abilities. Hideki rescued Shinya and brought him to the arena, where the arriving medical team was interrupted by a scream from the stands.

• Shinya discussed with Hideki how a boy from Hideki’s clan might seek revenge against Izuna, and Hideki said no one in the village could judge another for bloodshed.
• While Hideki went to buy udon, Shinya practiced Izuna’s biwa composition backstage until Isshiki appeared and asked if he belonged to the Uchiha Clan.
• Isshiki struck Shinya with Black Rods that suppressed his Chakra, then questioned him about Izuna’s abilities; Shinya refused to answer and taunted him to guess.
• Hideki returned, pulled Shinya away from Isshiki, and used the Body Flicker Technique to flee toward the arena as Shinya warned him not to touch the Black Rods.
• Isshiki let them escape, told Black Zetsu that everyone there would die, and vanished; Hideki reached the arena with Shinya as Uchiha Tadayo called for the medical team.
• A scream rang out from the stands.

White Zetsu attacked the Dueling Arena, killing civilians and disguising themselves as people to spread panic. Izuna had Yamanaka Iharu link the Ninja’s minds and sent her his map, revealing the White Zetsu across the arena and part of Konoha.

• White Zetsu burst out throughout the arena, and Rei protected Wakako while Takashi guarded the Daimyo and Envoy.
• Hikaku, Senju Kai, Sarutobi Sasuke, and other clan leaders organized their Ninja to fight the White Zetsu and protect civilians.
• Izuna found Black Zetsu’s location on his map, ordered Raisuke to stop people from leaving, and warned Madara and Hashirama that White Zetsu could disguise themselves and evade their detection methods.
• White Zetsu impersonated Ninja and wounded people, killing those who trusted them and causing the crowd to distrust one another.
• Iharu completed a mind link with the Ninja, and Izuna sent her his map, allowing her to see the White Zetsu marked in red.

Haeharu linked everyone’s minds so they could identify and attack the White Zetsu, while Hashirama learned that a powerful man was targeting Izuna. Izuna recognized the man as Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, whose appearance stirred a violent rage in him, and their first clash ended with Izuna drawing blood.

• Haeharu connected everyone through a mental link, letting them see red marks on disguised White Zetsu and attack them without hesitation.
• Hashirama ordered Tobirama to evacuate and protect the people who were not enemies, while Izuna and Madara headed after a target.
• Hideki reported that a white-robed man had injured Shinya and was pursuing Izuna, and described the man’s Chakra-absorbing black rods.
• Hashirama relayed the warning to Izuna and Madara, and Izuna felt an intense, unfamiliar hatred toward the attacker.
• Izuna recognized the man in the corridor as Jigen, or Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and attacked him before Isshiki blocked the strike with black rods.
• Izuna followed with a bare-handed attack that cut Isshiki’s cheek, proving he could wound him.

Izuna, Madara, Hashirama, Tobirama, and Nara Shikyou fought Isshiki in the Dueling Arena, wounding him and briefly restraining him with their techniques. Isshiki escaped through a spatial rift, but Izuna's Mangekyō changed and the space around him shattered as Isshiki retreated.

• Izuna and Madara drove Isshiki from the corridor into the Dueling Arena, where Izuna fought him with two swords and broke his arm with Senju Monster Strength.
• Hashirama restrained Isshiki with Wood Release while Nara Shikyou pinned him with Shadow Possession Jutsu, and Tobirama attacked with Flying Thunder God Slash.
• Isshiki shrank to evade Tobirama's strike, then impaled Tobirama with Black Rods and absorbed Shikyou's shadow before Izuna rescued Tobirama.
• Izuna struck Isshiki again, and Hashirama sealed him beneath the Gates of the Great God, but Isshiki escaped through a spatial rift and attacked Madara through another portal.
• Tobirama warned that Isshiki had a limited supply of Black Rods, and Isshiki decided to retreat as Hashirama charged him.
• Isshiki saw Izuna's Mangekyō transform as blood streamed from Izuna's eyes, and the space around Izuna shattered.

Izuna, Hashirama, and Madara faced Isshiki after he unleashed his Kāma, while the visitors evacuated and began sending Ninja to help Konoha. The older Rock Ninja and a female Rock Ninja headed into the fight, leaving Ōnoki behind as he feared they would die.

• Hashirama kept Isshiki occupied while Izuna removed the Black Rods from Madara and destroyed them with his Dōjutsu.
• Izuna kicked Hashirama out of Isshiki's path, and Isshiki unleashed his Kāma before fighting Izuna at close range.
• Isshiki pierced Izuna's arm with a Black Rod, but Madara and Hashirama joined Izuna as Raisuke announced that everyone had been evacuated.
• Yuan Yusheng suspected the foreign envoys of having a hand in the attack, and Ninja from the Land of Wind, Land of Lightning, Land of Water, and Iwagakure moved to assist Konoha.
• An older Rock Ninja stopped Ōnoki from joining the battle, then went with a female Rock Ninja toward Isshiki as Ōnoki watched in fear.

Izuna, Hashirama, Madara, and Tobirama struggled to defeat Isshiki while the battle’s strange effects unsettled them and the arena filled with reinforcements. After Isshiki absorbed their attacks and trapped the Ninja on the ground with shadow, Izuna destroyed the boulders he sent crashing down, while a little boy urged Ōnoki to go help.

• Izuna entered Sage Mode, healed his wounds, and charged Isshiki alongside Hashirama while Madara and Tobirama waited for an opening.
• Hashirama noticed Izuna’s uncanny time-reversing regeneration and the battlefield’s shifting perceptions, while Madara and Tobirama also sensed something was wrong.
• Shikyou explained to Raisuke that Isshiki could absorb Ninjutsu and that Tobirama was waiting for a chance to move him near a Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Shikahiko caught Isshiki with Shadow Possession, prompting the newly arrived Ninja to attack, but Isshiki absorbed their techniques and the shadow binding.
• Izuna lifted the other three leaders with Susanoo as Isshiki immobilized the Ninja on the ground with a vast shadow and dropped enlarged rocks toward them.
• Izuna shredded the falling boulders, and a little boy asked Ōnoki whether he was going to help.

Ōnoki chose to return to the Dueling Arena with Hinata, A, and the other children while Izuna led Isshiki away from the village. At the basin, Isshiki battered Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama, and the chapter ended with Tobirama preparing to teleport the exhausted Izuna back into the fight.

• Ōnoki decided to go back to the Dueling Arena, and A joined him because his friend was there; the children who had slipped away also wanted to return.
• Izuna drew Isshiki out of the village, while Black Zetsu escaped by turning into black liquid and slipping into the ground.
• At a distant basin, Madara and Hashirama attacked Isshiki with Susanoo and True Several Thousand Hands, but Isshiki kicked Madara out of Susanoo and sent Hashirama crashing across the ground.
• Tobirama attacked Isshiki with Flying Thunder God, but Isshiki wounded him with Black Rods before Tobirama escaped to Izuna.
• Hashirama healed Madara, and the two returned to battle as Tobirama treated his own wounds and saw their stamina fading.
• Izuna told Tobirama to keep wearing Isshiki down until he revealed his true form, then insisted Tobirama teleport him into the fight; Tobirama reluctantly agreed.

Izuna’s strike destabilized Isshiki’s control of Jigen’s body, but Isshiki continued attacking as the allied Ninja tried to hold him back. The chapter ended with Setsuna and the children joining the fight while Hashirama treated Madara and Tobirama searched for the missing Izuna.

• Tobirama teleported Izuna behind Isshiki, and Izuna’s blade passed through Isshiki’s neck without harm while Black Rods pierced Izuna and sent him flying.
• Isshiki’s Kāma markings cracked and his power destabilized; Madara shielded Izuna from Isshiki, and Hashirama carried Izuna away before Isshiki attacked with enormous black cubes.
• Tobirama teleported Hashirama away from the cubes, then returned to find Izuna missing; Tadayo had taken the unconscious Izuna from the mountainside.
• Setsuna shot at Isshiki as Konoha Ninja and allied reinforcements encircled him, while Tobirama shouted for them to retreat and they charged instead.
• Hashirama treated the wounded Madara and summoned Katsuyu to save injured Ninja as Isshiki cut down attackers one after another.
• Setsuna fought Isshiki with a short sword, suffered a wound from a Black Rod, and pressed his attack as the children arrived.

Ōnoki watched Isshiki kill his uncle Kudan Moku and chose to stay and fight, while Setsuna tried to protect him and the other children. Isshiki rejected several potential vessels, and the chapter ended with Setsuna apparently crushed by a black cube while saving Shūichi.

• Ōnoki reached the battlefield and saw Isshiki kill Kudan Moku with a Black Rod as his uncle charged him.
• Ōnoki mourned Kudan Moku, but refused Setsuna’s order to flee because Isshiki had killed his uncle.
• Setsuna warned Ōnoki that Isshiki absorbed Ninjutsu, then noticed the children hiding nearby as Shūichi fired an arrow at Isshiki.
• Ōnoki raised an Earth Style Wall to block Isshiki’s attack on Shūichi, while A struck Isshiki with Lightning Release Chakra Mode; Isshiki pinned A down and rejected him as a vessel.
• Isshiki sent a black cube toward Shūichi, and Setsuna hurled the boy clear but was caught beneath the cube.
• Shūichi called out to Setsuna after the cube crushed the ground where his master had stood.

The children joined the battlefield’s rear efforts as Isshiki overwhelmed the adult ninja, and Shūichi drew his attention with arrows. Setsuna saved Shūichi from Isshiki’s black cube and was presumed dead, but an arriving figure who looked like Izuna revealed Setsuna was alive and had golden eyes.

• Senju Yūki sent Senju Ichiyo and several children back to warn Konoha to evacuate east, then organized the remaining children to rescue and treat the wounded.
• Hyuga Shūichi used his Byakugan to locate survivors and saw his master Setsuna wounded but still fighting Isshiki.
• After Ōnoki blocked Isshiki’s Black Rod from reaching Shūichi, Shūichi fired arrows at Isshiki, giving Yotsuki A an opening to attack; Isshiki countered and pinned A with Black Rods.
• Isshiki conjured a black cube above Shūichi, and Setsuna threw Shūichi clear before the cube crushed him.
• Tobirama and the Uchiha reacted to Setsuna’s apparent death, but a figure carrying the unconscious Setsuna announced he was alive and revealed gold eyes despite looking like Izuna.

Izuna fought Isshiki and several other attackers in the Stone Domain, but Tadayo carried him away as a golden eye intervened. After realizing Isshiki was a Demon and an invader seeking the God Tree Fruit, Izuna broke free and returned to the battle despite his wounds.

• Isshiki fought off a swordsman, a Naginata Wielder, an assassin, and a barefoot man, even after the barefoot man severed his head.
• Tadayo used a Chainsaw to open a hole in the Stone Domain, then carried the barefoot man away from Isshiki as the golden eye appeared above them.
• Izuna recognized that Isshiki was a Demon from the Other Star who sought the God Tree Fruit and saw the barefoot man ask the golden eye to cut him down.
• A blade of light struck, and Izuna tore free of Tadayo's arms before pulling the Black Rods from his body.
• Izuna's wounds healed, and he vanished; Tadayo hurried after him.

A force speaking through Izuna fought Isshiki with Wood Release and a mysterious Gunbai, transforming the basin and restoring Isshiki’s strength. The chapter ended with Isshiki’s headless body falling as white Runes attacked him and he shattered.

• Hikaku sensed that someone else had taken over Izuna’s body as the figure confronted Isshiki.
• The figure struck Isshiki repeatedly, surrounded the pit with Wood Release, and summoned a crow-marked Gunbai wreathed in blue flames.
• The Gunbai released a rainbow force that changed the basin and stabilized Isshiki’s form.
• Isshiki summoned enormous black cubes, but the figure reflected one away with Uchiha Reflection and struck Isshiki with the Gunbai.
• Isshiki landed beside his own headless body, then was pierced by white Runes and shattered.

After Isshiki was defeated, the Kāma vanished and the survivors began treating the wounded, while the golden-eyed presence controlling Izuna gave instructions before Izuna collapsed. Ōnoki’s uncle Kudan Moku died from his injuries after urging Ōnoki to become Tsuchikage and build a peaceful world like Konoha.

• Isshiki’s defeat ended the Kāma markings and the strange battlefield phenomena, and the golden-eyed man told Madara, Hashirama, and Tobirama that Jigen was an unwilling host, Black Zetsu had escaped, and Izuna would need a new eye.
• The golden-eyed man asked them to tell Izuna that he had defeated the enemy himself, then faded away as Izuna collapsed into Madara’s arms.
• Wounded Ninja who had appeared dead regained consciousness, and the medical-nin and Katsuyu hurried to save them, though some injuries proved fatal.
• Ōnoki begged Katsuyu to heal Kudan Moku, but she explained that his pierced heart could not be repaired in time.
• Kudan Moku awakened briefly and told Ōnoki he had given his life for a world where Ninja could live peacefully, then asked him to become Tsuchikage and bring that future to Iwagakure.
• Kudan Moku died, and Tōho comforted Ōnoki as he mourned beside his uncle.

After the battle, Hashirama and the others treated the wounded and concealed Jigen’s identity while the survivors tried to understand the attack. At the campfire, Hashirama said they had an idea what the enemy had targeted, and the injured Ninja began discussing the battle and teasing one another.

• Madara held the unconscious Izuna while Hashirama treated Jigen and sent Tobirama to hide him, preserving his clothes and hair as evidence of Isshiki’s death.
• Hashirama helped treat the wounded, and Lujing reported sixteen dead, seventy-six seriously injured, and one hundred and twelve with minor injuries; he attributed many survivors to the rainbow light restoring their consciousness briefly.
• The medical team set up tents at the battlefield, while the children carried supplies and helped care for the injured as others withdrew toward Konoha.
• At the campfire, an injured Ninja asked Hashirama who the white monster was, and Hashirama said they had an idea what his target was but could not yet be certain.
• The gathered Ninja discussed Isshiki’s Black Rods and his Byakugan-like eye, prompting an argument between a young Uchiha and a Hyuga Clan Ninja before the Uchiha apologized.
• A Yamanaka asked who had saved a sworn enemy, and an Inuzuka teased a Shimura Ninja for rescuing him, winning a month of free sushi from the Shimura Clan.

After the battle, the survivors discussed the new waterfall and worried about Izuna, whose damaged eye Tobirama took to treat. As the wounded camp prepared to return to Konoha, Setsuna coordinated the journey from his stretcher while Tobirama remained with Izuna.

• Around the campfire, the survivors joked about naming the waterfall and recalled the destruction and danger of the battle.
• Hashirama told the others that Tobirama had taken Izuna back to the village, and Madara arrived worried about his brother.
• Madara remembered finding Izuna's eye badly damaged, then handed it to Tobirama, who said it was needed to activate a new eye and took Izuna away.
• Tobirama sent word that Setsuna had to coordinate the camp's return, and Setsuna assigned the work despite his bandaged legs.
• The survivors showed Setsuna unexpected warmth as he organized the wounded, guards, and supplies for the return journey.
• The group set out for Konoha at noon, carrying the severely wounded on stretchers and having the children carry medical supplies.

Yuan Yusheng struggled to understand Konoha’s response to the attack, but Wakako warned him not to treat Ninja as outsiders. When the injured returned, he saw that the villagers’ apparent indifference had concealed fear and grief for loved ones whose fates were still uncertain.

• Yuan Yusheng watched Konoha rebuild after the attack and wondered whether the Ninja were cold-blooded for returning to work so soon after the funeral.
• Wakako rebuked Yuan Yusheng for thinking of Ninja as less than human and warned that alienating Konoha could bring conflict between it and the Land of Fire.
• Yuan Yusheng and Wakako went to the Konoha Gate to welcome Hashirama Senju, Madara, and the returning Ninja, many of whom were injured and carried on stretchers.
• The returning Ninja reunited with their families, who laughed, cried, scolded them, and welcomed them home.
• Yuan Yusheng realized that Konoha’s villagers had kept working while hiding their fear for injured loved ones whose fates had been unknown.

Hashirama learned from Yuan Yusheng what a formal memorial service involved, and Yuan insisted Konoha hold one to honor the dead and present the Ninja to other nations as people rather than weapons. Meanwhile, Madara found Izuna unconscious in Tobirama's laboratory, where Tobirama said he was ready to give Izuna an eye.

• Hashirama asked Yuan Yusheng to explain what a memorial service was, and Yuan described its ceremonies.
• Hashirama said he was happy that only sixteen people had died because he had expected far greater losses, and Yuan realized the memorial would also serve a political purpose.
• Yuan Yusheng scheduled a formal service at the Dueling Arena for noon in three days, required Konoha's attendance, and told Hashirama to invite the Four Nations' envoys and read the eulogy.
• Madara found Tobirama's Shadow Clone at the Hokage Building, and it used Flying Thunder God to take him to Tobirama's laboratory.
• Madara saw Izuna unconscious with his left eye missing, and Tobirama said Izuna was stable and that only the final step of giving him an eye remained.