Chapter Summaries

Ye Liangnai brought Sasuke back to Konoha, where Sasuke rejected his ties to the village and declared that he had surpassed Naruto. The chapter ended with Sasuke slamming Naruto into the ground and calling him too weak.

• Jiraiya confronted Ye Liangnai about bringing Sasuke to Konoha, then allowed them into the village while warning he would keep watch.
• Naruto rushed to greet Sasuke, but Sasuke stopped him with a sword.
• Sasuke awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, gave Naruto his forehead protector, and declared he was no longer a Konoha ninja.
• Sasuke dismissed Naruto's pleas and said he had found his purpose and gained far greater strength.
• Naruto tried to stop Sasuke from leaving, but Sasuke seized him, slammed him into the ground, and called him too weak.

Sasuke defeated Naruto and told him to stop interfering in his life, while Ye Liangnai and Jiraiya watched. Ye Liangnai then met Konoha’s leaders and Ōnoki, where Tsunade confronted him over his arrogance.

• Sasuke destroyed Naruto’s Shadow Clones with Chidori Stream, bound Naruto with an illusion, and knocked him unconscious.
• Sasuke told Naruto that they had nothing to do with each other and stood silently beside Ye Liangnai.
• Jiraiya praised Sasuke’s strength, and Ye Liangnai credited Sasuke’s hard work and a recent benefactor.
• Ye Liangnai asked Jiraiya to take him to see the Hokage, then greeted the Third Hokage and Ōnoki.
• Tsunade rebuked Ye Liangnai and warned him to behave himself in Konoha.

Ye Liangnai clashed with Konoha’s leaders during talks over cooperation with Kirigakure, then Tsunade officially became the Fifth Hokage. The Five Great Ninja Villages established a joint commercial exchange, accelerating the ninja world’s economic integration.

• Ye Liangnai stopped Yugito and Reiko from reacting to a reprimand and defended his conduct to Konoha’s leaders.
• Ye Liangnai threatened Mitokado Homura and warned Konoha not to mistake him for an easy target.
• The Third Hokage ordered Ye Liangnai to restrain himself, and Ye Liangnai agreed to show him some face.
• Tsunade officially assumed the position of Konoha’s Fifth Hokage as the Third Hokage retired.
• Representatives of the Five Great Ninja Villages established a joint commercial exchange.

After Sasuke Uchiha attacked the Root Organization and fought Danzo, Ye Liangnai stopped Konoha's leaders and his allies from clashing as they argued over Sasuke's revenge. The Third Hokage defended the Uchiha Clan's suppression, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• An Anbu reported that Sasuke Uchiha had broken into the Root Organization, wounded dozens, and was fighting Danzo.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Hiruzen Sarutobi demanded an explanation from Ye Liangnai, who said Sasuke was avenging his clan and might otherwise target Konoha's leaders.
• Tsunade attacked Ye Liangnai, while Reiko and Yugito moved to stop her and Jiraiya tried to strike Reiko with his hair.
• Ye Liangnai stopped the fighters and proposed that everyone go watch Sasuke's battle with Danzo.
• The Third Hokage prepared for battle as Ye Liangnai defended Sasuke's revenge, and he insisted the Uchiha Clan had been suppressed to protect Konoha.

Ye Liangnai confronted Konoha’s leaders over the Uchiha Clan’s extermination while Sasuke Uchiha attacked Danzo. Danzo overwhelmed Sasuke with Wind Release techniques, but Sasuke’s counterattack forced him to dodge a Chakra spear.

• Ye Liangnai dismissed Mitokado Homura’s defense of Konoha and led Yugito, Reiko, and the others toward Danzo and Sasuke Uchiha as the Third Hokage and Mitokado Homura sent Anbu after them.
• Sasuke Uchiha vowed to kill Danzo, who taunted him about Itachi Uchiha helping Konoha exterminate the Uchiha Clan.
• Sasuke Uchiha attacked Danzo with Susanoo, but Danzo shattered its arm with Wind Release and struck Sasuke with wind blades and a kick.
• Danzo fired a barrage of Vacuum Bullets that pierced Sasuke Uchiha, who escaped by using a substitution log.
• Danzo dodged a Chakra spear that erupted from beneath his feet after Sasuke Uchiha reappeared in the sky.

Sasuke Uchiha trapped Danzo in Tsukuyomi while Ye Liangnai blocked Konoha’s leaders from intervening. The Third Hokage and Konoha’s elite jonin attacked Ye Liangnai, Yugito, and Reiko.

• Sasuke Uchiha pierced Danzo with lightning and used Tsukuyomi to trap him in an illusion lasting forty-eight hours.
• Ye Liangnai enclosed the fighting area in a barrier and told the Third Hokage that Sasuke Uchiha was entitled to seek revenge.
• Tsunade attacked Ye Liangnai with Piercing Sky Kick, while Jiraiya used Rampaging Lion Technique and the Third Hokage launched Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu engaged Yugito and Reiko, while Kakashi, Might Guy, and Asuma joined the battles.

Ye Liangnai created a lake with his Five Ghost Water Clone technique and sent five clones, each said to have one-fifth of his strength, to fight the Third Hokage and the others. The battle began with Number Two charging Tsunade and meeting her punch head-on.

• Shikaku Nara greeted the three Kage while Ōnoki praised Konoha and Ye Liangnai’s rise.
• Ye Liangnai escaped the combined assault by Jiraiya, Kakashi, and the others, then summoned a lake with Five Ghost Water Clone.
• Five numbered Water Clones appeared behind Ye Liangnai, who explained that each held one-fifth of his strength.
• The Third Hokage warned the group to consider that Ye Liangnai’s disclosed information might contain a weakness.
• Ye Liangnai sent the five clones at the group, and Number Two charged into Tsunade’s punch without dodging.

Tsunade and the Third Hokage fought Ye Liangnai’s Water Clones, but the clones’ ability to reappear and attack in combination kept the battle from turning in their favor. The chapter ended as the three clones unleashed a Thunder Array at the exposed rocks where the others had retreated.

• Tsunade smashed the Number Two Water Clone with a single punch and charged toward Ye Liangnai, who taunted her when she briefly backed away.
• The Number Two Water Clone reappeared behind Tsunade, and Jiraiya used Needle Jizo to shield her from its attack.
• Ye Liangnai pointed out that the Number One Water Clone was attacking Jiraiya from behind, and the Third Hokage pulled Jiraiya underwater to save him.
• The Third Hokage used a Shadow Clone to attack the Number One and Number Two Water Clones while another dealt with the Number Three Water Clone.
• The Water Clones blocked the attack with a Water Wall and drove the Third Hokage and the others onto exposed rocks with lightning.
• The Number One, Number Two, and Number Three Water Clones formed a Thunder Array and pointed it at the sky.

Ye Liangnai used lightning and his Water Clones to keep the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, and Tsunade from reaching him. The three Kage watched warily as the fight continued, while Kakashi and Might Guy held their own against two other Water Clones.

• Ye Liangnai struck the battlefield with lightning, destroying the rocks and forcing the Third Hokage and the others toward the water.
• Jiraiya attacked three Water Clones with the Rampaging Lion Technique as the Third Hokage combined Fire, Wind, and Lightning Releases against them.
• The Third Hokage, Jiraiya, and Tsunade charged Ye Liangnai's unmoving true body, but Tsunade remained unsure whether he was baiting them or simply had no need to dodge.
• Ōnoki and the other village Kage watched as Ye Liangnai kept the three Kage-level fighters occupied without letting them reach him.
• Kakashi and Might Guy fought Water Clones No. 4 and No. 5 to a standstill.

Kakashi and Might Guy fought the No. 4 and No. 5 Water Clones, which ignored physical attacks and overwhelmed them with speed and powerful techniques. The chapter ended with the No. 4 Water Clone relentlessly attacking Kakashi with lightning.

• Might Guy fought the No. 4 and No. 5 Water Clones while Kakashi attacked them with Water Fang Bullets.
• The Water Clones let Kakashi's attack pierce them, healed immediately, and struck Might Guy with Water Severing Wave, leaving him gravely wounded.
• The No. 4 Water Clone interrupted Kakashi's Great Fireball and blasted him away before he could recover.
• The No. 4 Water Clone pursued Kakashi and attacked him with Lightning Release: Thunder Ball.

Kakashi and Might Guy fought Water Clones No. 4 and No. 5, whose coordinated attacks overwhelmed them despite Guy opening the Sixth Gate. The clones left both shinobi badly wounded and with their movement severely restricted.

• Kakashi avoided an attack by turning into a log, while Might Guy opened the Fourth Gate but was trapped by Water Clone No. 5's illusion.
• Kakashi freed Might Guy, and Water Clones No. 4 and No. 5 launched a barrage of water streams at them.
• Might Guy opened the Sixth Gate and used Morning Peacock to block the streams, while Kakashi dodged the clones' attacks with his help.
• The Water Clones used Mist Concealment to strip Kakashi and Might Guy of their senses, then struck them and dragged them underwater.
• Kakashi and Might Guy discovered that all four of their limbs had been pierced, severely limiting their mobility.

Water Clones sealed Might Guy and Kakashi while Ye Liangnai unleashed a massive Lightning Release attack against the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Ōnoki, and the surrounding forces. The blast devastated the battlefield, leaving the gathered ninja villages struggling to defend themselves from its aftermath.

• Water Clone No. 5 sealed Might Guy's chakra and mobility, causing him to sink into the river.
• Water Clone No. 4 sealed Kakashi after piercing his palm and preventing him from forming hand seals.
• A Lightning Tiger emerged from the storm clouds and charged at the Third Hokage, Jiraiya, and Tsunade as Water Clone No. 4 retreated with Kakashi and Might Guy.
• The Third Hokage, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Ōnoki, and the other forces scattered as Ye Liangnai's attack struck and sent shockwaves across the battlefield.
• Ninja from the major villages raised earth, water, lightning, and sand defenses against the blast's destructive aftermath.

Ye Liangnai overwhelmed the allied ninja forces, then ended the fighting and returned to watching Sasuke Uchiha battle Danzo. Konoha’s leaders were left unsure whether to intervene as Sasuke continued fighting for his life.

• Ye Liangnai’s attack shattered the battlefield’s defenses, but a crimson barrier protected him, Yugito, and Reiko while Danzo and Sasuke Uchiha remained unharmed.
• Ye Liangnai challenged Tsunade and the others to continue fighting and revealed that their battle had consumed only twenty percent of his Chakra.
• The Third Hokage and Jiraiya lost hope of defeating Ye Liangnai, who dismissed his Water Clones and set down the unconscious Might Guy and Kakashi.
• Ye Liangnai left to watch the show, while Shikaku Nara, Hyuga Hiashi, and the others asked whether the Hokage would let Sasuke Uchiha fight Danzo without interference.

Tsunade ordered everyone to save Danzo and attacked Ye Liangnai alongside the Third Hokage and Jiraiya. Ye Liangnai unleashed a colossal lightning dragon that overwhelmed them and left the battlefield in ruins.

• Tsunade demanded that Danzo be saved, then used her Piercing Sky Kick against Ye Liangnai.
• The Third Hokage summoned Enma, and Jiraiya called his summoned beasts to reinforce the fight.
• Ye Liangnai formed hand seals and released a crushing aura as dark-blue lightning gathered into a colossal dragon.
• The dragon’s attacks flattened the area, critically wounded Enma, and severely injured the summoned beasts.
• The Third Hokage, Tsunade, and Jiraiya were blasted into distant mountains as everything around them was reduced to ruin.

Ye Liangnai cowed Konoha’s forces into standing down, leaving Danzo trapped in his battle with Sasuke Uchiha. Sasuke unleashed his third-stage Susanoo and attacked Danzo, who countered with Wind Release: Vacuum Great Ball.

• Shikaku Nara and the Konoha Anbu feared Ye Liangnai’s strength and chose not to confront him.
• Ye Liangnai dispelled his lightning dragon and landed after Konoha’s forces stopped advancing.
• Danzo realized Ye Liangnai had cut off his retreat and that he was struggling to defeat Sasuke Uchiha.
• Sasuke Uchiha laughed and declared that Danzo’s time had come.
• Sasuke Uchiha activated his third-stage Susanoo and thrust his Lightning Spear at Danzo.
• Danzo formed hand seals and countered the spear with Wind Release: Vacuum Great Ball.

Sasuke Uchiha attacked Danzo with Susanoo and Amaterasu, but Danzo survived the flames and countered with Baku and Wind Release techniques. Sasuke was pulled out of Susanoo and faced Danzo’s deadly Vacuum Wave.

• Sasuke Uchiha pierced Danzo with Susanoo spears and blamed him for the Uchiha Clan’s rebellion and massacre.
• Sasuke used Amaterasu to burn Danzo to ashes, but Danzo reappeared and struck Susanoo from behind.
• Danzo summoned Baku and ordered it to pull Sasuke and Susanoo toward its mouth.
• Danzo blasted Susanoo apart with Vacuum Great Ball and launched Vacuum Wave at the helpless Sasuke.

Sasuke Uchiha repeatedly killed Danzo, only for Danzo to revive and wear him down with his hidden power. As Danzo prepared to finish Sasuke, the sealing technique broke and revealed the many Sharingan embedded in Danzo’s arm.

• Sasuke Uchiha burned Baku away and blasted Danzo apart, but Danzo revived before his eyes.
• Root Organization ninjas rushed Ye Liangnai, but Yugito and Reiko drove them back while Ye Liangnai warned Konoha’s advisers to control their people.
• Sasuke Uchiha used Amaterasu, Void Break, Swift Release, and Kirin to kill Danzo four more times, but Danzo kept reviving and wounded him.
• Danzo trapped Sasuke Uchiha with the Self-Binding Karma Curse Technique and took his sword, but Sasuke’s power broke the seal and tore Danzo’s clothing.
• The onlookers saw that Danzo’s pale arm was covered in scarlet Sharingan.

Sasuke Uchiha overwhelmed Danzo, using up nearly all the Sharingan on Danzo’s arm. Danzo then revealed a Mangekyō Sharingan and tried to control Sasuke with Kotoamatsukami, but Sasuke resisted with Tsukuyomi.

• Sasuke Uchiha repeatedly killed Danzo with Susanoo and Chidori, learning that each death closed one Sharingan on Danzo’s arm.
• Sasuke Uchiha used Susanoo’s Lightning Spear and Void Break to leave Danzo with only one life.
• Sasuke Uchiha dismissed Susanoo and attacked Danzo at close range, but Danzo grabbed his arm and revealed a Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Danzo cast Kotoamatsukami to control Sasuke Uchiha, who countered with Tsukuyomi and resisted the spiritual attack.

Sasuke Uchiha killed Danzo and reclaimed Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyō Sharingan, while Ye Liangnai stopped the Root Organization from taking revenge. Itachi Uchiha appeared to prevent further conflict, reunited with Sasuke, and left Konoha with him and the others as Naruto hurried after them.

• Sasuke Uchiha gouged out Danzo's Mangekyō Sharingan, killed him, and burned his corpse with Amaterasu.
• Ye Liangnai subdued the Root Organization members when they tried to stop him and Sasuke Uchiha from leaving, but refused to leave after Mitokado Homura ordered him to go.
• Itachi Uchiha appeared and persuaded Ye Liangnai to stop, then reunited with Sasuke Uchiha.
• Sasuke Uchiha left Konoha with Itachi Uchiha, Ye Liangnai, Yugito, and Reiko.
• Naruto caught up with them at Konoha's gates and told Sasuke Uchiha that he would not try to make him stay.

After news spread of Ye Liangnai's role in the upheaval in Konoha, Mei Terumi asked him to deal with a massive corruption scandal in the Land of Water. Ye Liangnai arrived at court and ordered a public trial, leaving the ministers uncertain how harshly he would punish the accused.

• Naruto and Sasuke agreed to meet at the Valley of the End in three years, though Sasuke had no intention of returning to Konoha or letting Naruto surpass him.
• News spread that Sasuke had killed Shimura Danzō and that Ye Liangnai had fought the Konoha leaders, while Itachi had appeared in Konoha and cooperated with Ye Liangnai.
• Mei Terumi gave Ye Liangnai a scroll detailing corruption involving all three Shimizu Trading Company vice presidents and nearly half the Land of Water's officials.
• Ye Liangnai decided to handle the corruption case himself, while Mei Terumi urged him to prioritize stability and avoid excessive bloodshed.
• At the imperial court, Ye Liangnai announced that the accused would face a public trial in the plaza and asked whether members of the Border Army had caused a disturbance in Daimyo City.