Chapter Summaries

Fugaku awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after Uchiha Shin’s death and attacked the Third Mizukage’s Three-Tails form with Amaterasu. When the Mizukage and Isobu countered the flames, Fugaku unleashed another eye technique, Takemikazuchi, as the Mizukage prepared to strike him.

• Nawaki warned Fugaku not to use Genjutsu on the perfect Jinchuriki, then flew down to support him.
• Fugaku used Amaterasu to burn the Three-Tails’ shell and drove his Tachi into the creature’s exposed flesh.
• The Third Mizukage and Isobu worked together, using Tailed Beast Chakra to sweep the black flames away from the Three-Tails’ body.
• The Third Mizukage decided to kill Fugaku and raised a claw to swat him from the Three-Tails’ nostril.
• Fugaku ignored the incoming attack and used Takemikazuchi to send purple-black lightning into the Three-Tails’ eyes.

Fugaku’s Takemikazuchi left the Three-Tails berserk and the Third Mizukage’s soul badly damaged, while Nawaki rescued Fugaku from a retaliatory strike. As Fugaku and Nawaki argued over his new power and Minato, Hanma arrived above them.

• Nawaki used Earth Release: Earth-Style: Earth Core to flip the Three-Tails and carried the exhausted Fugaku out of danger.
• Fugaku explained that his Takemikazuchi had wounded the Third Mizukage’s soul and driven the Three-Tails into a frenzy.
• Nawaki mocked Fugaku’s boast that he could defeat the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, pointing out how difficult it would be for him to hit Minato.
• Fugaku admitted that Minato’s Flying Thunder God Technique and the Fire Seal made him a difficult opponent, then argued with Nawaki about their clans.
• Hanma arrived, his enormous Black Wings blocking the sunlight as the Three-Tails continued to rage below.

Hanma questioned Saiken about the connection between souls and Chakra after Fugaku awakened a Mangekyō Sharingan ability that could harm souls. He then prepared to devour the rampaging Three-Tails, hoping to study its Chakra while keeping the incident from triggering the Third Shinobi World War.

• Hanma praised Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan abilities, warned him to conserve his eye power, and discussed the psychological effects of awakening the eyes.
• Hanma summoned Saiken and asked him to examine the Three-Tails and explain the nature of Tailed Beast souls.
• Saiken explained that Tailed Beasts were beings of Chakra and that damage to the Three-Tails' source Chakra had driven it mad.
• Hanma considered how Chakra affected human souls and how Fugaku's soul-harming technique might help him face the Shinigami.
• Saiken asked Hanma not to make the Three-Tails suffer and mentioned that Katsuyu had noticed something strange about his absorption of Nature Energy.
• Hanma dismissed Saiken, approached the Three-Tails, and began to devour it.

Hanma defeated Kirigakure, absorbed the Three-Tails’ Chakra, and began arranging the takeover while planning to keep the other villages from uniting against him. The chapter ended with Orochimaru disguised as the Third Mizukage and Genji pleading for Kirigakure’s survivors to be spared.

• Fugaku’s Mangekyō attack left the Third Mizukage unconscious, and Hanma killed him and absorbed his soul after draining the Three-Tails’ Chakra.
• Hanma’s allied clans overwhelmed and disarmed Kirigakure’s nearly ten thousand shinobi, while Minato, Orochimaru, Setsuna, and others assessed the other hidden villages’ strength.
• Hanma decided to consolidate Kirigakure rather than attack the other villages, ordering Fugaku to identify spies and Mugetsu to recruit defectors’ relatives.
• Hanma told Orochimaru to impersonate the Third Mizukage, then ordered Setsuna and Mugetsu to seize the Land of Water’s resources and eliminate resistance at the Daimyo’s Mansion.
• Orochimaru used the Vanishing Facial Copy Technique to assume the Third Mizukage’s appearance, and Genji begged Hanma to spare the Kirigakure shinobi.

Hanma gave Genji a chance to help consolidate Uchiha control over Kirigakure, and Genji proposed purging the Third Mizukage’s loyalists, binding survivors into groups under collective punishment, and attacking the Daimyo’s Mansion. Days later, Kirigakure ninja had killed the mansion’s family members and received supplies, unaware of the wealth and political ties behind the Daimyo’s Mansion.

• Genji pleaded with Hanma to spare some Kirigakure ninja and offered his knowledge of the village and Land of Water.
• Hanma questioned Genji about the Mizukage succession and Daimyo’s Mansion, then gave him three minutes to propose a plan.
• Genji suggested eliminating the Third Mizukage’s loyalists, grouping tested ninja under collective punishment, and killing the Daimyo’s Mansion’s ruling family to sever ties with the old order.
• Hanma accepted Genji’s plan and marked him with Blood Qi and black smoke, while Kaguya Mugetsu threatened him.
• Several days later, Kirigakure ninja killed members of the Daimyo’s Mansion and received supplies seized from it, believing they had been given a fair chance to settle under Hanma’s rule.

After Kirigakure fell under Hanma’s control, he and Orochimaru discussed improving Impure World Reincarnation and turning the dead into laborers, but news that the Seven-Tails had been captured by Uchiha Madara’s group pointed to a growing conflict. Izuna traveled to Konoha to see the Uchiha Clan and met Itachi on Uchiha Commercial Street.

• Genji took charge of the Land of Water’s manufacturing affairs as its new daimyo, while Hanma warned his allies about Uchiha Madara and discussed Orochimaru’s research on Impure World Reincarnation.
• Hanma proposed reincarnating executed Kirigakure ninjas as workers, but Minato reported that the Seven-Tails had been taken and Monk Hōichi had disappeared.
• At the Graveyard of Mountains, Izuna’s group sealed the Seven-Tails, recruited Monk Hōichi, and discussed targeting the remaining Tailed Beasts and investigating Kirigakure.
• Izuna decided to visit Konoha, where he explored Uchiha Commercial Street and encountered Itachi eating Three-Color Dango.

Izuna Uchiha entered Konoha disguised as Tobirama Senju to sow confusion and search for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. His appearances sparked rumors across the Shinobi World that the Second Hokage had returned and might have taken the Seven-Tails.

• Izuna fed Itachi dango, then slipped past the Uchiha Territory’s barrier and examined the clan’s prosperous present.
• Izuna reflected that he still intended to support Uchiha Madara and planned to stir up war by exploiting the loss of the Seven-Tails.
• Uchiha Setsuna confronted Izuna, who used White Zetsu to take Tobirama Senju’s appearance and teleported away with a technique resembling Flying Thunder God.
• Setsuna mistook Izuna for the revived Tobirama Senju and hurried back to warn the Uchiha.
• Izuna appeared at Konoha’s critical facilities while searching for the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, prompting the Third, Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura to meet in alarm.
• Rumors that Tobirama Senju had returned spread across the Shinobi World, and people linked him to the missing Seven-Tails.

The Third and Team Tobirama debated whether the mysterious ninja appearing in Konoha was really Tobirama Senju and what his actions meant for the village. Danzo argued that Tobirama planned to unite the Shinobi World by gathering the Tailed Beasts, then clashed with the Third over Konoha’s leadership.

• The Third questioned Team Tobirama about the ninja suspected of being their teacher, while Mitokado Homura said the man’s resemblance and Chakra presence were convincing but not conclusive.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu recalled that Tobirama’s remains had never been found and worried that the Five Great Hidden Villages would blame Konoha for Takigakure losing the Seven-Tails.
• The Third asked what the village should do if Tobirama was targeting Tailed Beasts, and Danzo claimed he had seen their teacher and believed Tobirama intended to gather the beasts and unify the Shinobi World.
• Danzo denounced the Third for letting the Uchiha grow powerful and allowing uchiha ryousuke into the Anbu, but Torifu Akimichi stayed silent.
• The Third rebuked Danzo, defended his record as Hokage, and accused Danzo of repeatedly acting on his own and giving the Uchiha opportunities to bargain with the village.

Konoha prepared for war while Hanma explained Uchiha Madara’s return and his conflict with Madara to Setsuna. Orochimaru confirmed the revived Tobirama was an impostor, and Ōnoki ordered Iwagakure to expand its forces and prepare to target Konoha.

• Third and Danzo coordinated plans to strengthen Konoha’s military and search for the suspected Tobirama Senju.
• Hanma told Setsuna that Uchiha Madara was alive, had created White Zetsu, and was competing with Hanma to claim the Tailed Beasts; Setsuna promised not to harm the Uchiha Clan.
• Orochimaru revealed that he had successfully used Impure World Reincarnation on Tobirama Senju, proving that the person attacking the villages was an impostor.
• Hanma asked Orochimaru to use Impure World Reincarnation on powerful figures whose remains he could find, while Orochimaru agreed to improve the jutsu.
• Ōnoki ordered Kitsuchi to secure more funding and expand Iwagakure’s forces, then considered contacting Kumogakure and targeting Hanma.

Two months after Konoha’s growing threat shifted the balance of power, Ōnoki, the Third Raikage, and the Third Kazekage met to plan a campaign against it. They agreed to allow Sunagakure up to a year and a half to prepare, leaving the alliance poised for war.

• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage compared their villages’ commitments, with Kumogakure offering two Jinchuriki and the Six Paths Treasure and Iwagakure promising twenty thousand shinobi and two Jinchuriki.
• The Third Kazekage pledged Sunagakure’s Puppet Masters, Sasori, Rasa, Pakura, and Chiyo, and promised to recover the One-Tail within a year and a half.
• The Third Kazekage asked for time to mobilize Sunagakure and suggested Kirigakure might join after resolving its internal turmoil.
• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage agreed to the delay, which would also give their villages time to strengthen their forces and Jinchuriki.
• Ōnoki urged the Kage to prepare to bring Konoha down from its position of power.

Kirigakure reorganized its ninjas into combat, manufacturing, and research roles under Hanma and Orochimaru, while Nawaki tested Mei Terumi’s Kekkei Genkai for weapons development. The chapter ended with Minato training Kisame and Hozuki Mangetsu at the combatant grounds.

• Kirigakure adopted a dual-track system that assigned most ninjas to industrial work or research and reserved combat training for those with Jonin potential.
• Nawaki developed the Senju Mortar, which fired Thousand-Hand Explosive Bombs over long distances, and Hanma named it the Senju Mortar.
• Genji saw that Kirigakure’s people were living stable, hopeful lives under Hanma’s leadership and let go of many of his doubts.
• Nawaki tested Mei Terumi’s Corrosion Release and Boil Release and invited her clan members with those abilities to join his weapons research institute.
• Mei Terumi’s clan had sent her to seek a marriage alliance, but Nawaki focused on her Kekkei Genkai and research potential instead.
• Minato sent Kisame flying with Samehada and challenged Hozuki Mangetsu during combat training.

Kisame, Hozuki Mangetsu, and Karatachi Yagura challenged Minato, who overwhelmed Mangetsu with Hozuki techniques and Scorch Release. The three Kirigakure ninja agreed to fight Minato together, determined to prove their worth.

• Kisame and Hozuki Mangetsu challenged Minato, while Karatachi Yagura watched for an opening.
• Mangetsu attacked Minato with Twin Blades: Hiramekarei, but Minato used Water Transformation Technique to let the chakra wave pass through his chest.
• Minato struck Mangetsu with Samehada infused with Scorch Release, evaporating the water in his body and leaving him drained.
• Kisame replenished Mangetsu with Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, and the two warned each other about Minato's strength and techniques.
• Karatachi Yagura stepped forward and urged Kisame and Mangetsu to unite with him against Minato.

Minato tested Kisame, Hozuki Mangetsu, and Karatachi Yagura, then welcomed them into Hanma's side after defeating them with his speed. He gave Samehada to Kisame and assured the trio that they would receive fair treatment and rewards.

• Minato slashed Kisame, Hozuki Mangetsu, and Karatachi Yagura with Flying Thunder God: Chain Slash, leaving shallow cuts on their throats.
• Karatachi Yagura accepted Kirigakure's defeat and considered joining Hanma's stronger side better than continuing a costly war.
• Minato declared that the three had passed his test and gave Samehada to Kisame, explaining its sealing function.
• Minato told the trio to work for rewards and build sincere bonds, saying they had simply been oppressed too badly.

Nagato and Hanzo searched the Land of Water for signs of the Three-Tails and Six-Tails, then confronted Minato in the wilderness. Minato provoked Nagato into using Planetary Devastation, but survived and recognized that Nagato had power without the judgment to wield it.

• Nagato and Hanzo found the Land of Water prosperous but could not locate the Three-Tails or Six-Tails, and Nagato sensed two approaching enemies.
• Kushina identified Hanzo and another dangerous presence, but Minato sent her to Shikkotsu Forest before facing them alone.
• Hanzo attacked Minato, who cut through his kusarigama with the Sword of the Thunder God, while Nagato gave Hanzo Black Receivers and summoned Ibuse.
• Minato called Nagato a container for Uchiha Madara's eyes, striking at Nagato's doubts about his place and provoking him to unleash Planetary Devastation.
• Nagato trapped Minato in a vast sphere of rock and fled with Hanzo, while Minato survived on a tree branch and dismissed Nagato as a puppet.

Hanma traveled to the Land of Demons and learned from Miroku that Moryo was formed from a demon and the Shrine Maidens’ sealed spiritual power. He accompanied her to the shrine beneath a volcano, where Miroku awakened her Saintess Form and Moryo began to emerge.

• Hanma subdued Miroku’s attendants and questioned her after she warned him not to try to seize Moryo’s power.
• Miroku explained that Moryo had devoured the Shrine Maidens’ sealed spiritual power and could corrupt and control living beings.
• Hanma agreed to guard Miroku and followed her to the Land of Swamps, carrying her across the volcanic crater’s mud.
• At the shrine’s sealing formation, Miroku transformed into her Saintess Form as Moryo erupted from the seal and called her name.

Hanma shattered Moryo’s sealing altar and devoured the demon, despite Miroku’s effort to seal it. He unlocked a new, still-restricted Entry called Immortal Moryo, while Miroku wondered whether the being before her was Hanma or Moryo.

• Miroku used her Saintess Form and mana techniques to weaken Moryo and prepare to seal it, while Hanma watched and considered the origins of Fuinjutsu.
• Hanma transformed, broke the altar, and began swallowing Moryo instead of letting Miroku seal it.
• Miroku hesitated as Hanma consumed Moryo, whose energy proved difficult to digest and was attacked by the forces inside Hanma’s body.
• Hanma swallowed Moryo completely, and the Entries Gluttonous Feast of Paradise and Savage Growth fused into the restricted Immortal Moryo Entry.
• Hanma sensed his flesh, will, and soul becoming one, and Miroku asked whether he was Hanma or Moryo.

After devouring Moryo, Hanma struggled to stabilize its power while persuading Miroku that the Uchiha had been misunderstood. Miroku offered to stay and help him, and Hanma hinted that he could give her people a better place to live.

• Hanma told Miroku that devouring Moryo was his duty to protect the Shinobi World and defended the Uchiha’s legacy by blaming Asura’s descendants for distorting history.
• Hanma cited Tobirama Senju’s Edo Tensei and the Senju Clan’s political influence as evidence that the Shinobi World’s accepted history was misleading, and Miroku believed him.
• Miroku noticed Moryo’s energy flaring inside Hanma as he examined the unstable Immortal Moryo Entry and sensed that it could evolve into a stronger ability.
• Hanma considered Miroku’s shrine arts, sealing knowledge, and experience with Moryo valuable, while Miroku asked to stay by his side and help him.
• Hanma asked whether the people of the Land of Demons had enough to eat, then suggested they could move somewhere they could eat their fill.

As the hidden villages searched for the supposedly resurrected Tobirama Senju, Third and Danzo concluded he was avoiding Konoha to prevent a civil war, while Hanma’s allies suspected Uchiha Madara’s side was behind the deception. Izuna planned to use the One-Tail’s revival to ignite a great war, while Hanma waited for Moryo’s energy to finish transforming his body.

• Third questioned Danzo about Root’s search, and Danzo claimed the Uchiha had vanished to find Tobirama and keep him from contacting Konoha.
• Third and Danzo agreed Tobirama was avoiding Konoha because the Uchiha might trigger a civil war, so Third ordered the Anbu to intensify their search and spread news of Tobirama’s return.
• Tsunade questioned Hanma about bringing Miroku to Kirigakure, and Miroku explained her connection to Hanma and Moryo.
• Hanma, Minato, and Orochimaru discussed Nagato’s Rinnegan and the attacks blamed on Tobirama; Orochimaru said he had developed a way to detect White Zetsu disguises.
• Izuna ordered his followers to gather supplies and intelligence, and Monk Hōichi predicted the One-Tail would revive in a little over a year.
• Izuna planned to use the One-Tail’s disappearance as the trigger for a great war across the Shinobi World.

Several months after Hanma conquered Kirigakure, Kushina and Mikoto gave birth to Naruto and Sasuke, but Indra and Asura Chakra avoided the infants and possessed Izuna Uchiha and Nagato instead. Their arrival stirred doubts and rivalries between Izuna and Nagato, while Black Zetsu recognized the Chakras and celebrated the chance to free Kaguya.

• Fugaku and Minato waited outside the delivery room with Itachi as Kushina and Mikoto gave birth to Naruto and Sasuke.
• Hanma wondered whether Indra and Asura Chakra would descend into the newborns, but sensed nothing and reflected on how the Chakras affected their hosts.
• The Sage of Six Paths released Indra and Asura Chakra from the Pure Land, and they avoided Naruto and Sasuke because Hanma was nearby.
• Indra Chakra possessed Izuna Uchiha, while Asura Chakra possessed Nagato, strengthening them and subtly changing their feelings and thoughts.
• Nagato and Izuna argued over whether to pursue a superweapon or Infinite Tsukuyomi, then each decided to keep using the other's strength for now.
• Black Zetsu recognized Indra and Asura Chakra in Izuna and Nagato and rejoiced that their presence could help him rescue Kaguya.

Nearly two years after Naruto and Sasuke’s births, Nawaki and Mei Terumi developed a weapon that could destroy crops and contaminate water, while Minato advanced his Kekkei Tōta research and trained a talented group of young ninjas. The chapter ended as Minato began their weekly test and his six students rushed to fight him.

• Hanzo and Kakuzu established a bounty hunter organization, and Ōnoki considered hiring them for the next war.
• Nawaki explained that his new Underworld Liquid could destroy vegetation and contaminate water sources, making it a weapon against enemy logistics.
• Minato continued researching a Lightning-based Kekkei Tōta enhanced by Yang Release and Sage Mode.
• Minato reflected on the progress of his students, including Obito, Konan, Might Guy, Kisame, Hozuki Mangetsu, and Karatachi Yagura.
• Minato started the weekly test, and his six students attacked him together.