Chapter Summaries

Nagato used Planetary Devastation to trap Hatake Sakumo, Ōnoki, and the pursuing forces, but Ōnoki destroyed its core and Hatake Sakumo captured Nagato. As the three great villages prepared to fight over the Nine-Tails, Third Raikage A and his companions arrived and called for everyone to stand down while secretly covering up exposed Chakra Metal ore.

• Ōnoki offered to take Nagato as his disciple, and Nagato asked him to protect him before revealing a black sphere he claimed would create a rock giant.
• Nagato activated Planetary Devastation, drawing in the island, Hatake Sakumo, Ōnoki, and the pursuing forces.
• Ōnoki destroyed the black sphere with Dust Release, ending the technique, and Hatake Sakumo captured the exhausted Nagato.
• Hatake Sakumo sent Konohagakure ninja to seize the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, while he, Ōnoki, and Yagura Karatachi faced off on the island.
• Third Raikage A, Blue B, and Yotsuki Dana arrived from the sky and challenged the gathered villages to preserve peace.
• Third Raikage A and his companions secretly covered the exposed Chakra Metal ore as A asked everyone to give him some face.

Dada and the gathered Kage heard a roar and rushed toward the Nine-Tails, while Kushina struggled to save Nagato despite nearing collapse. Mikoto approached Kushina claiming she wanted to help, but the Nine-Tails sensed jutsu formulas on her like those once planted on Kushina.

• Dada urged Hatake Sakumo to explain Konohagakure's actions, but Sakumo insisted on reclaiming the Nine-Tails first.
• Dada used the Pulse Mind's Eye to locate the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and a towering crimson beast rose on the other side of the island.
• Kushina begged the Nine-Tails to help her save Nagato, but he urged her to return to Konohagakure and seek another chance.
• Uchiha Mikoto appeared and said she had come to help Kushina.
• The Nine-Tails sensed jutsu formulas on Mikoto and warned Kushina to watch out.

Kushina was betrayed by the disguised “Uchiha Mikoto” and captured by Shimura Danzō, who tried to make her his tool. As she lay dying, Kushina used the Adamantine Sealing Chains to free the Nine-Tails, leaving her fate nearly certain and the beast newly released.

• “Uchiha Mikoto” struck Kushina with the Five Elements Seal, cutting off her connection to the Nine-Tails.
• Shimura Danzō revealed himself, explained that he had survived and lost his power, and said he intended to erase Kushina’s mind and use her as a tool.
• Danzo grabbed Kushina by her hair, but she cut it free and declared that no struggle was useless.
• Kushina awakened the Adamantine Sealing Chains and used them to break her seal and pull the Nine-Tails from her body.
• The Nine-Tails appeared across the island and realized Kushina had freed it as she collapsed and told it to live carefree in her place.

Kurama recognized Kushina and gave up his physical form to enter her, awakening her Kurama Mode. Hatake Sakumo confronted the failed Danzo, whose delusions ended when Dada killed him.

• Kurama told Kushina that he had recognized her and blamed himself for failing to recognize his own nature.
• Kurama transformed into Chakra and entered Kushina, who awakened in Kurama Mode as he introduced himself by name.
• Hatake Sakumo found Danzo with the gathered Kage and ninja, questioned his presence, and realized he had infiltrated the pursuit force to regain power.
• Danzo ranted that he was the rightful Hokage and insulted the Kage around him as the Konohagakure ninja watched without intervening.
• Dada shot Danzo through the chest, and bolts of lightning struck him until he collapsed and died.

Yotsuki Dana entered Sage Mode after killing Danzo and helped end the confrontation on the island as Kumogakure reinforcements arrived. Deep underground, Madara Uchiha revived Kaguya Tsuki, but she rejected his orders and chose the name Yotsuki Hui.

• Yotsuki Dana entered Sage Mode, warned Hatake Sakumo not to act rashly, and argued that Kushina could not be captured if she could escape.
• The Third Raikage and Blue B used the end of the battle to call for everyone to return to their villages, while the Cloud Hidden Three Hundred Valiants arrived as reinforcements.
• Madara Uchiha explained that he had saved Kaguya Tsuki and transplanted a new arm that could use both Shikotsumyaku and Wood Release.
• Madara Uchiha ordered Kaguya Tsuki to wear his mask and work for him, with Black Zetsu guiding her.
• Kaguya Tsuki forged and donned her own mask, refused to act in Madara Uchiha's name, and declared that she would be called Yotsuki Hui.

After Kumogakure’s intervention kept Kushina from being forcibly taken, she gained temporary freedom and prepared to leave the island with Nagato. Dada sent Kagari and Hirohiko with them while warning Nagato to stay away from Kumogakure.

• Nagato reflected on the value of organizations, but Dada ordered him to leave the island and teased him about his feelings for Kushina.
• Kagari tried to persuade Kushina to return to Kumogakure, but Kushina declined and hugged her, leaving open the possibility of visiting later.
• Dada explained that Kumogakure’s pressure had made Kushina temporarily safe, then warned her not to bring future trouble into Kumogakure’s sphere of influence.
• Dada asked Kushina to send any other Uzumaki she encountered to Kumogakure for help and forbade Nagato from entering the Land of Lightning or approaching Kumogakure.
• Kagari asked to accompany Kushina and Nagato, and Dada also sent Hirohiko with them for a week.

Dada returned to Kumogakure after the Eastern Archipelago expedition and reported to the Third Raikage, who discussed the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and Nagato. At home, Dada learned that Yotsuki Ki had gone on a blind date.

• Dada watched Nagato, Kushina, Kagari, and Hirohiko leave, then oversaw the mining team as it extracted the Eastern Archipelago's Chakra Metal and altered the terrain.
• Dada returned to Kumogakure, delivered the Transport Pod scroll to the Heavenly Transfer Technique research base, and praised the pod's lever mechanism.
• Dada reported to the Third Raikage, who said Ōnoki had left and Hatake Sakumo had been talked around, then suggested keeping contact with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Dada told the Third Raikage that Kagari and Hirohiko had gone to the Land of Soup with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and learned that Yotsuki Ki had returned after completing an ultra-S-rank mission.
• Dada went home and discovered from Satomi that Yotsuki Ki was having dinner with Aiko on a clan-arranged blind date.

Yotsuki Dada secretly watched Yotsuki Ki’s blind date with Aiko, which went disastrously at an Ichiraku Ramen shop in New Cloud Village. Aiko fled after forcing herself to finish an enormous bowl, while Yotsuki Ki and Teuchi misunderstood her tears.

• Yotsuki Dada recruited Chishin Yusuke to secretly follow Yotsuki Ki on his blind date with Aiko.
• Yotsuki Ki suggested ramen and spoke about his training, while Aiko tried to keep the conversation polite.
• Yotsuki Ki and Aiko entered Ichiraku Ramen, where Dada recognized a young Teuchi running the busy shop.
• Aiko struggled with the ramen and her kimono, but Teuchi made her an enormous bowl and urged her to eat it.
• Aiko tearfully finished the bowl and fled using the Body Flicker Technique, while Yotsuki Ki thanked Teuchi and Dada shouted at them.

Dada secretly followed Yotsuki Ki on a series of blind dates, hoping his brother would find a match. Yotsuki Ki’s latest date, Kawagoe Mao, proved unusually compatible with him, but she ended their conversation by asking whether he wanted to become the Raikage.

• Dada learned that Yotsuki Ki had another blind date and hurried out to spy on him with Chishin Yusuke.
• Yotsuki Ki took Yuko to a barbecue restaurant, where she asked him to deliver her love letter to Dada.
• Satomi stopped Dada from following Yotsuki Ki and persuaded him to recount the earlier blind dates.
• Yotsuki Ki met Kawagoe Mao, a talented research ninja, and the two bonded over physical training and fitness.
• Yotsuki Ki and Kawagoe Mao went to Ichiraku Ramen, where she asked whether he was interested in becoming the Raikage.

Kawagoe Mao tried to stir Yotsuki Ki's ambition to become Raikage, but he reaffirmed his support for Dada and had her taken away for investigation. Later, Teuchi found a nearly lifeless young man in an alley and rushed to help him.

• Kawagoe Mao asked Yotsuki Ki whether he still wanted to inherit the name "A" and urged him to pursue the Raikage position.
• Yotsuki Ki explained that he had not abandoned his dream, but believed Dada was better suited to lead Kumogakure and did not want to trouble his younger brother.
• Yotsuki Ki suspected Kawagoe Mao of trying to drive a wedge between him and Dada, seized her, and called the Anbu to investigate her.
• Dada joined Yotsuki Ki at Ichiraku Ramen, and the brothers shared a meal and joked together.
• After closing the shop late at night, Teuchi found an unconscious, severely dehydrated young man in the alley and rushed to take him to the hospital.

Dada’s family began preparing for his wedding to Natsu while Kumogakure enjoyed a peaceful period. In Asuka City, Furuya Jun'en visited the comatose Daimyo, revealed plans to replace him with his own son, and placed a glowing green stone beneath his neck.

• Mother Satomi began planning Dada’s wedding and arranged weekly etiquette lessons and a trip to have outfits tailored.
• Dada reflected that the Land of Lightning had remained stable during the Daimyo’s coma and that Kumogakure could continue developing in the peace.
• Furuya Jun'en visited the comatose Raibara Tofu and complained that the Daimyo had survived longer than expected.
• Furuya Jun'en pried off one of Raibara Tofu’s fingernails and declared that his own son had been chosen as the next Daimyo.
• Furuya Jun'en placed a faintly glowing green stone beneath Raibara Tofu’s neck and left.

Kagari, Hirohiko, Nagato, and Kushina celebrated Kushina moving in, but news of the Land of Lightning Daimyo’s death interrupted them. Dada suspected the announcement was a trap, and three days later violent fighting erupted in the capital as rivals made their moves.

• Kagari hosted a celebration for Kushina, and Nagato revealed that Yotsuki Dana had given him a Communication Snail that could only contact Dana.
• A town bell announced the Daimyo’s death, and Auntie Miyo told Nagato that the news had reached the town.
• In Kumogakure, Dada learned that no successor had been announced and warned the Third Raikage that the death announcement looked like a trap.
• Three days later, samurai, mercenary ninjas, and wanted criminals fought across the capital, attacking noble estates and killing their employers as the city’s residents hid indoors.

After the capital’s night of turmoil, Furuya Jun'en helped Prince Yukihiro seize control and install him as the new Daimyo. The Third Raikage and Dada questioned the choice and decided to inquire about it.

• Furuya Jun'en kept Prince Yukihiro hidden with Kakuzu’s protection while fires and fighting continued in the capital.
• After dawn, Kakuzu left, and Furuya Jun'en and Oosawa Takeo arrested suspects and seized properties while suppressing the unrest.
• Furuya Jun'en blamed the night’s crimes on a mix of living and dead people, and news spread two days later that Raihara Yukihiro would become Daimyo.
• The Third Raikage and Dada wondered whether Furuya Jun'en and the nobles had chosen Prince Yukihiro as a puppet.
• The Third Raikage decided to write a letter asking about the new Daimyo.

Raihara Yukihiro took office as Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, but Furuya Jun'en continued to dominate the council and Yukihiro grew resentful. Natsu and Momoko saw two women fall from the heights of Asuka City, leaving the cause of the deaths unknown.

• Raihara Yukihiro groped a maid while dressing for his first formal appearance and ordered her to wait in his bedroom that night.
• Furuya Jun'en remained seated as the retainers bowed to Yukihiro, then handled most of the new Daimyo's official business.
• Yukihiro found the maid missing when he went to his bedroom and angrily called for someone.
• Natsu told Momoko that the new Daimyo had little to do with them, while privately worrying about his ascension.
• Natsu and Momoko heard a thud and saw a young woman's mutilated body below their window in Asuka City.
• As people gathered to investigate, a scream came from above and a second shadow fell to the ground.

Raihara Yukihiro killed a maid during an assault, then watched her fall to her death after Furuya Jun'en confronted him. Furious at Jun'en’s control and humiliation, Raihara pushed him from the terrace and declared himself the Daimyo.

• Raihara Yukihiro assaulted a maid, struck her with an inkstone, and feared the consequences when she lay motionless.
• Furuya Jun'en entered, slapped Raihara, and warned that the maid was Oosawa Takeo’s youngest son’s wife.
• The maid regained consciousness and, while struggling with Raihara and Furuya Jun'en, fell from the terrace to her death.
• Furuya Jun'en considered apologizing to Takezawa Taro, while Raihara resented Jun'en’s authority and decided to kill him.
• Raihara pushed Furuya Jun'en over the terrace railing and proclaimed, “I am the Daimyo!”

Kumogakure assigned Killer B to accompany Jishi and Anzai Mamoru on Jishi’s journey around the Shinobi World, with duties that included errands and monitoring Jishi’s condition. Jishi and Killer B planned to depart the next day, while Dada worried about what might happen on the trip.

• Dada and the Third Raikage told Killer B he had an S-rank mission to accompany an important person, and Killer B mistakenly guessed its purpose several times.
• Dada explained that Jishi had asked to travel with only Anzai Mamoru, but the village added Killer B to provide practical help and keep the group emotionally steady.
• Killer B confirmed he would serve as an errand runner and dismissed Dada’s instructions to report changes in Jishi’s mental state.
• Jishi entered the Raikage’s Office, met Killer B, and said they would leave the next day after he had handed over his research duties.
• Jishi asked Killer B what food he liked, and Killer B called him a nice person as Jishi led him out of the office.

After Raihara Yukihiro covered up Furuya Jun'en’s death and hired Kakuzu to kill his political opponents, Black Zetsu and the masked man secretly manipulated him into becoming their pawn. They planned to give the powerless Daimyo loyal subordinates while pursuing their wider schemes involving Nagato and Yotsuki Hui.

• Raihara Yukihiro insisted that Furuya Jun'en had fallen to his death, despite Oosawa Takeo and others rejecting the explanation.
• Raihara Yukihiro paid Kakuzu for Oosawa Takeo’s head and named Yoshinaga Kyusaku as his next target.
• Black Zetsu and the masked man entered Raihara Yukihiro’s room, and Black Zetsu implanted a Sharingan in his body.
• Black Zetsu explained that Nagato had become difficult to manipulate and that they needed a new pawn to influence the Shinobi World.
• Yotsuki Hui bound Raihara Yukihiro with wooden vines, and Black Zetsu used genjutsu and spores to implant suggestions without leaving him aware of their visit.
• Black Zetsu and the masked man left Raihara Yukihiro unconscious and planned to create loyal subordinates for him; a mutated black blood vessel crawled from Oosawa Takeo’s severed neck.

Raihara Yukihiro’s bloody rule plunged the Land of Lightning into chaos, prompting Kumogakure to investigate while he sought more ninja to enforce his will. Meanwhile, Dada and Sage Katsuyu completed a new Coordinate Snail system that enabled worldwide communication and precise positioning.

• Raihara Yukihiro consolidated power through mysterious killings and sank into depravity, while officials across the Land of Lightning grew fearful and disaffected.
• After the Third Raikage’s letters went unanswered, Kumogakure secretly sent people to gather intelligence near the capital.
• Raihara Yukihiro wrote letters seeking more ninja and rejecting Kumogakure’s authority over who he could hire.
• Dada told Sage Katsuyu that she had earned a perfect score and introduced the research institute’s finalized plan for special Coordinate Snails.
• Dada and Sage Katsuyu demonstrated how Coordinate Snails could relay messages through Shikkotsu Forest, provide precise coordinates, and support battlefield communication.

Dada and the Third Raikage examined reports of killings and disorder in the Land of Lightning's capital, while Kumogakure ninja caught a White Zetsu infiltrator posing as one of their own. The masked intruder escaped after claiming, "My name is Yotsuki Hui," leaving the Cloud Ninja furious and confused.

• Dada returned to the Raikage's Office and reviewed intelligence linking the Daimyo to Furuya Jun'en's death and Mercenary Ninja to other killings.
• The Third Raikage told Dada that investigators had found no signs that the Daimyo was under a genjutsu.
• A female Cloud Ninja challenged the disguised Kawamura during a rooftop shift change, and the impostor attacked her.
• The real Kawamura and six other Cloud Ninja surrounded the impostor, who revealed himself as a masked figure and identified the Communication Snails as a signal they had missed.
• The masked figure introduced himself as Yotsuki Hui, provoking Tetsuo Daikon and the other Cloud Ninja.

Yotsuki Hui attacked a Kumogakure squad while claiming to belong to the Yotsuki Clan, but the squad’s teamwork and technology proved far more formidable than she expected. Black Zetsu watched in alarm and decided the plan needed to be accelerated and intensified.

• Yotsuki Hui wounded Kawamura with a surprise Wood Release attack, but Tetsuo Daikon’s Steel Release let him withstand her sword and press her back with the other Cloud Ninja.
• A Cloud Ninja used a Healing Tag to restore Kawamura, who recognized Yotsuki Hui’s Wood Release and coordinated the squad through a Communication Snail.
• Yotsuki Hui trapped Tetsuo Daikon in Chakra-draining wooden vines, but Kawamura’s Chakra Metal sword eventually cut him free while the others kept attacking.
• Yotsuki Hui realized the Cloud Ninja’s Healing Tags, Communication Snails, and durable Chakra Metal weapons had transformed their combat strength.
• Black Zetsu was shocked by the squad’s capabilities and concluded that the plan needed more fuel and might have to be expanded.