Chapter Summaries

Renye told Mito Uzumaki that Hashirama had faked his death after Renye falsely claimed Madara Uchiha was still alive, and Mito was relieved to learn her husband might return. Meanwhile, Hashirama heard that Renye had become a feared poison master on the Southwest Battlefield and continued searching for Madara.

• Renye explained to Mito Uzumaki that he had lied to Hashirama about Madara Uchiha to keep Hashirama from dying while critically ill.
• Mito Uzumaki learned Renye did not know Hashirama's location and decided to wait for her husband to return.
• Renye asked Mito Uzumaki not to tell Tobirama Senju that Hashirama was alive, and she agreed.
• Hashirama Senju stopped at a tavern and overheard wandering shinobi discuss the war between Gengetsu Hozuki and Iwa.
• The shinobi said Konoha's poison master had devastated the Sand Ninja on the Southwest Battlefield, and Hashirama realized they meant Renye.
• Hashirama Senju felt proud of Renye's battlefield achievements and continued his search for Madara Uchiha.

Renye, Danzō Shimura, and Koharu Utatane were sent to support Konoha’s Northeast Battlefield, where Cloud ninja were pressing the defenders. As Uchiha reinforcements joined the fight, Kinkaku and Ginkaku prepared to enter the battle alongside the future Second Raikage.

• Tobirama Senju ended Renye, Danzō Shimura, and Koharu Utatane’s rest and sent them to the Northeast Battlefield.
• On the way, Renye warned his companions about Cloud ninja’s speed, Lightning Release, and teamwork, while Danzō focused on earning merit and becoming Fourth Hokage.
• Renye recalled his past conflict with Tanaka Uchiha and hoped the Uchiha Clan would not provoke him again.
• Cloud ninja attacked Konoha’s front line, and a rough, powerful fighter led their assault as the defenders struggled to hold their ground.
• Uchiha reinforcements arrived and halted Konoha’s retreat, but the fighter kept attacking.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku watched the battle, then decided to join in while the future Second Raikage continued fighting.

Tanaka Uchiha and other Konoha clans sent fighters to reinforce the hard-pressed Northeast Battlefield as the First Raikage tried to seize it before reinforcements arrived. Kinkaku and Ginkaku left the front lines to murder the Raikage, while Renye and his companions reached the battlefield and were sent straight into combat.

• Tanaka Uchiha agreed to send his clan to three battlefields, and the other clan heads also led their fighters out to reinforce Konoha's positions.
• The First Raikage grew furious that Mist and Iwa were fighting each other, then left the battlefield to confront Gengetsu Hozuki and Mu.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku learned the First Raikage had left and secretly departed to kill him and frame Konoha.
• Renye and his companions encountered hundreds of Konoha reinforcements, and Danzō resolved to earn more military merit.
• Renye and his companions arrived at the Northeast Battlefield and were sent to the front lines without time to rest.

Renye, Danzō Shimura, and Koharu Utatane confronted the Cloud Village’s “Lightning Flash” squad after finding five Konoha ninja dead. Renye and his allies killed the squad’s four Chunin and one Jonin, leaving two Jonin to attack Renye with a barrage of Lightning Style ninjutsu as Danzō urged Koharu to believe in him.

• Renye, Danzō Shimura, and Koharu Utatane reached the forest and found five Konoha ninja dead, facing three Jonin and four Chunin from the Cloud Village’s “Lightning Flash” squad.
• Renye killed two Cloud Village Chunin with swift sword strikes, while Danzō Shimura and Koharu Utatane killed the other two.
• Renye poisoned a Jonin with his Tachi, and the man died moments later.
• The remaining two Jonin unleashed a barrage of Lightning Style ninjutsu at Renye as Danzō Shimura and Koharu Utatane moved out of range.
• Koharu Utatane questioned whether leaving Renye alone was safe, and Danzō Shimura told her to believe in Renye.

Renye defeated the remaining Cloud Village Jonin, wiping out the entire Lightning Flash squad before they could report his strength. After burying the five fallen Konoha ninjas, he led Danzō Shimura and Koharu Utatane onward toward the distant battlefield.

• Renye used his Body Flicker Technique and a Shadow Clone to outmaneuver the two Cloud Village Jonin, then killed their squad leader with his Shadow Dance Slash.
• Renye chased down and killed the last fleeing Cloud Village Jonin with his weaker version of the Flying Thunder God Slash.
• Danzō Shimura praised Renye's Body Flicker Technique, and Renye replied dismissively.
• Renye told Danzō Shimura and Koharu Utatane to bury the five fallen Konoha ninjas where they lay.
• After burying the bodies, Renye led Danzō Shimura and Koharu Utatane through the forest toward the sounds of battle.

Renye, Danzō, and Koharu arrived as Konoha’s front line was collapsing and turned the battle against the Cloud Ninja. After Renye killed their Jonin with his poison and swift blade, the Cloud Ninja retreated, and Renye warned that the conflict was only beginning.

• Renye arrived with Danzō and Koharu, killed a Cloud Village Chunin, and ordered Danzō to defend the right flank while Koharu treated the wounded.
• Renye poisoned a Cloud Village Jonin through a shallow arm wound, and the Jonin died after swallowing an antidote.
• Renye evaded the second Jonin’s attack with a Great Fireball Technique and killed him with a swift strike from behind.
• Renye killed two more Jonin as the fighting continued, prompting the Cloud Ninja leader to order a retreat.
• The Konoha Ninja celebrated their victory, and Renye said, "This is only the beginning."

A Cloud commander learned that an Uchiha was killing shinobi with poison and ordered two Elite Jonin to eliminate him, while Kinkaku and Ginkaku confronted the First Raikage. On the main battlefield, the future Second Raikage overwhelmed Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha, but three figures appeared just as he was about to finish them.

• A Cloud ninja reported that an Uchiha skilled in poison had killed four Jonin, and the commander dispatched two Elite Jonin to stop him.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku ambushed the First Raikage, declared they had come to kill him, and entered an incomplete Tailed Beast Transformation.
• The Strongman defeated Homura Mitokado and drove Kagami Uchiha and Hiruzen Sarutobi to the brink with his Lightning Strike Armor.
• Enma offered to stay behind so Hiruzen could escape, but Hiruzen refused to abandon him.
• Three figures suddenly appeared as the Strongman prepared to finish Hiruzen and Kagami.

Renye and the Konoha shinobi fought the strongman, whose Lightning Chakra Armor resisted their attacks and left Renye badly injured. Renye identified a brief gap in the armor, and the chapter ended as he spotted it vanish.

• Renye, Danzō, Koharu, and Kagami arrived to help Hiruzen Sarutobi, while Koharu treated Homura Mitokado's injuries.
• The strongman attacked Renye, whose Tachi could not penetrate the Lightning Chakra Armor, and an elbow strike sent him flying.
• Danzō's wind blades slowed the strongman, and Renye's flaming Shuriken created an opening for Kagami to catch him in genjutsu.
• Renye struck the strongman's neck during the opening, but the Lightning Chakra Armor blocked the blade, and a punch blasted Renye away.
• Renye told the others the armor briefly vanished between uses, and he spotted it disappear as the strongman prepared to attack again.

Renye and his allies found a brief lapse in the strongman’s Lightning Armor and poisoned his arm, but he amputated it and unleashed a stronger form of lightning armor. After he battered the group, his power faded, and Renye challenged him as the battle’s outcome remained uncertain.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, Danzō Shimura, and Koharu Utatane attacked the strongman to create an opening for Renye.
• Renye spotted the Lightning Armor’s brief lapse and cut the strongman’s arm, poisoning him.
• The strongman severed his poisoned arm and activated Lightning Release: Rampaging Lightning Battle Robe.
• The strongman overwhelmed Kagami Uchiha, Danzō Shimura, Koharu Utatane, Renye, and Hiruzen Sarutobi before his Lightning Armor vanished.
• Renye asked the strongman whether he was sure the timing was in his favor.

Renye fought the Lightning Armor strongman after Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, and Danzō Shimura were incapacitated. He poisoned the strongman and, after outlasting his final assault, killed him with Flying Thunder God Slash.

• Renye dodged the strongman's weakened Lightning Style attack and burned him with a close-range Great Fireball Technique.
• The strongman used Lightning Armor to survive the flames, but Renye recognized that his Chakra was nearly depleted.
• Renye cut the strongman with his poisoned katana, and the strongman dug out the wounded flesh to slow the poison.
• The poisoned strongman used his remaining Chakra to strike Renye and launched a final lightning spear attack.
• Renye stalled the strongman with Sharingan genjutsu and pierced his heart with Flying Thunder God Slash.

Renye killed the Strongman with his poisoned blade, turning the battle in Konoha’s favor, though he was badly injured. As Renye and his companions returned to camp, Kinkaku and Ginkaku heard a commotion and hurried to investigate.

• Renye killed the Strongman after overcoming his Lightning Armor, then spat blood from his own injuries.
• The Strongman’s death terrified the Cloud ninja and rallied Konoha, whose forces drove the enemy into retreat.
• Koharu treated the wounded while Hiruzen, Danzō, Kagami, Renye, and the others prepared to return to camp; Renye carried the badly injured Homura.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku discussed hiding their involvement in the Strongman’s affairs, then rushed toward a commotion in the Cloud camp.

Kinkaku and Ginkaku seized control of the Cloud camp after learning The Strongman had died, while Commander Nara identified Renye as the Uchiha who killed him. The chapter left Konoha awaiting Renye’s return as the brothers commanded the Cloud troops.

• The Cloud commander learned The Strongman had died and blamed Kinkaku and Ginkaku for abandoning their posts.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku returned to camp, killed the commander and deputy, and declared their control of the troops.
• Kinkaku used the Basho Fan to kill Cloud ninja who challenged the brothers’ takeover.
• Commander Nara received news of Konoha’s victory and learned that an Uchiha with the Sharingan had killed The Strongman.
• Commander Nara deduced that Renye was the killer and ordered the reporting ninja to notify him when Renye returned.

Renye returned to the Konoha camp after helping kill the Raikage's Guard, and Commander Nara welcomed him warmly. The chapter left the injured Uchiha resenting Renye and planning to report his involvement to their Clan Head.

• Renye and his group returned to camp with the badly wounded Homura Mitokado, and the Medical Ninjas took him for treatment.
• Renye confirmed to the gathered ninjas that the northern front had won and that the Raikage's Guard had been killed by an Uchiha.
• Commander Nara recognized Renye from an intelligence report, enthusiastically brought him into his tent, and arranged lodging for his squad.
• Renye told Commander Nara that he, Hiruzen, and the others had worked together to kill the Raikage's Guard.
• Renye showed his Three Tomoe Sharingan to the injured Uchiha, who lowered their heads and resolved to report him to their Clan Head.

Renye visited the injured Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions, while the Uchiha learned that Renye had killed the Raikage's Guard and decided not to confront him. After Danzō Shimura and Koharu Utatane pledged their support, Renye warned that he would retaliate if the Uchiha provoked him.

• Renye visited the medical unit and checked on Kagami Uchiha and the other injured ninja.
• Tanaka Uchiha learned that Renye, whom he had expelled from the clan, had killed the Raikage's Guard and defeated Sand ninja with poison.
• Tanaka refused to let the Uchiha attack Renye and warned them not to provoke him.
• Danzō Shimura and Koharu Utatane emerged from a nearby tent after overhearing the Uchiha's conversation.
• Renye said he would ignore the Uchiha unless they caused trouble, and Danzō and Koharu promised to stand by him.

Kinkaku and Ginkaku staged the First Raikage’s death as an assassination by Konoha to rally Cloud Hidden and launch a full-scale assault. Konoha’s Commander Nara prepared to repel the attack, and Renye and the others learned that the First Raikage was dead.

• Kinkaku ordered the First Raikage’s body displayed and the news spread that Konoha had assassinated him, while Ginkaku worried the scheme might be exposed.
• Kinkaku and Ginkaku publicly reacted with feigned shock when their confidant revealed the corpse and blamed Konoha for the Raikage’s death.
• The enraged Cloud Hidden ninja rallied behind the brothers, who ordered a full-scale assault on Konoha.
• Commander Nara received intelligence about the Raikage’s death and mobilized Konoha’s ninja to defend the front lines.
• Renye and the others speculated about Cloud Hidden’s sudden attack until Commander Nara told them the First Raikage was dead.

Konoha’s commanders learned that the First Raikage had died and suspected Kinkaku and Ginkaku had killed him before framing Konoha. Renye resolved to prevent the brothers from killing Tobirama Senju, while Tobirama received the report and prepared for the war’s escalation.

• Commander Nara told Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzō Shimura, and Renye that the First Raikage had been killed by Konoha Ninja, prompting the Cloud Ninja’s attack.
• Renye asked who commanded the Cloud Ninja, and Commander Nara explained that Kinkaku and Ginkaku had staged a coup after the First Raikage left camp and seized command.
• Commander Nara and the others concluded that Kinkaku and Ginkaku had likely killed the First Raikage and blamed Konoha.
• Renye remembered that Kinkaku and Ginkaku would later kill Tobirama Senju and decided to find a chance to eliminate them.
• Commander Nara sent Hokage-sama a report about the First Raikage’s death and praised Tobirama Senju and his disciples.
• Tobirama Senju read the report, recognized that the war would intensify, and smiled when he saw that Renye and the others had killed the Raikage’s Guard.

While Konoha’s wounded recovered, the Gold and Silver Brothers inflicted devastating casualties with their Nine-Tails Chakra and Six Paths Tools. Renye joined the recovered team and revealed how to counter several tools, but the chapter ended as he began explaining the Amber Purifying Bottle.

• Renye and the others stayed in camp to recover while the battle between Cloud Village and Konoha continued, and Koharu Utatane helped treat the wounded.
• Renye recovered by the third day but waited until Danzō Shimura and the others were healed before heading to the battlefield.
• By the fifth day, the Gold and Silver Brothers had caused severe Konoha casualties, prompting Commander Nara to ask Renye and his companions to stop them.
• Danzō Shimura warned the group about the Gold Binding Rope, Basho Fan, Seven Star Sword, Crimson Gourd, and Amber Purifying Bottle.
• Renye explained that the Gold Binding Rope recorded a person’s Word Spirit and that the Seven Star Sword and Crimson Gourd could seal anyone who spoke a recorded word.
• Renye began to explain the Amber Purifying Bottle, but the chapter ended before he revealed its weakness.

Renye explained the Six Paths Tools’ weaknesses and persuaded the Konoha leaders that they could defeat the Gold and Silver Brothers. As Renye and five others launched their decapitation mission, Kinkaku and Ginkaku devastated Konoha’s frontline, and the group watched from the forest.

• Renye explained how the Six Paths Tools worked and described ways to counter them, raising the leaders’ confidence in their chances against the Gold and Silver Brothers.
• Commander Nara, Kagami Uchiha, and Homura Mitokado questioned how Renye had learned the intelligence, and Renye claimed he had extracted the Raikage’s Guard’s memories with Sharingan genjutsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kagami Uchiha praised Renye’s contribution, while Danzō Shimura considered the merit he might earn by killing the brothers.
• Commander Nara sent Renye and five others to kill the Gold and Silver Brothers, and the group headed for the battlefield.
• Kinkaku used the Amber Purifying Bottle to capture Konoha Ninja, then gave Ginkaku the Basho Fan, which Ginkaku used to tear apart Konoha’s formation as Renye and the others watched from the forest.

Renye and the Konoha squad attacked Gold Horn and Silver Horn, aiming to take the Basho Fan and prevent the brothers from using their long-range attacks. Gold Horn rapidly entered a partial Tailed Beast Transformation and blasted Renye away, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Renye warned the squad about Tailed Beast Transformation and led them onto the battlefield to confront Gold Horn and Silver Horn.
• Renye assigned Hiruzen Sarutobi to fight Silver Horn while he, Danzō Shimura, and Koharu Utatane engaged Gold Horn.
• Gold Horn scattered Danzō's Wind Style: Vacuum Wave with the Gold Binding Rope and nearly wrapped the rope around his neck before Koharu knocked it aside.
• Renye used a fireball and his Sharingan to anticipate Gold Horn's movement, then thrust at his shoulder as Gold Horn tried to block.
• Gold Horn completed a partial Tailed Beast Transformation, stopped Renye's strike, and blasted him through two trees.

Renye, Danzō Shimura, and Koharu Utatane struggled against Kinkaku after he entered Tailed Beast Transformation, and Renye nearly killed him before Ginkaku intervened. Hiruzen Sarutobi and his team arrived, but Ginkaku unleashed the Basho Fan’s Five Styles: Great Cataclysm, forcing everyone to retreat.

• Kinkaku entered Tailed Beast Transformation and overwhelmed Renye, Danzō Shimura, and Koharu Utatane with his speed and strength.
• Renye used his Sharingan to catch Kinkaku in an illusion and thrust his katana toward Kinkaku’s throat.
• Ginkaku blocked Renye’s strike with the Seven Star Sword and helped Kinkaku break free of the genjutsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the other two arrived and drove Kinkaku and Ginkaku back with combined ninjutsu.
• Ginkaku used the Basho Fan’s Five Styles: Great Cataclysm, forcing everyone to retreat while Hiruzen considered how to combine all five elemental styles.