Chapter Summaries

Renye seized the Basho Fan by severing Ginkaku’s arm, then helped Konoha’s fighters overwhelm the injured Ginkaku. Kinkaku used the Gold Binding Rope to retrieve his brother and escape with him, leaving the fan behind.

• Renye slipped past Ginkaku’s attacks and cut off the arm holding the Basho Fan, then caught the weapon.
• Ginkaku’s Nine-Tails Chakra erupted, but Renye used the Basho Fan to blast him back while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others joined the fight.
• Konoha’s fighters attacked Ginkaku together, worsening his injuries until he could no longer maintain his Tailed Beast transformation.
• Kinkaku realized he could not win and used the Gold Binding Rope to distract the Konoha fighters and pull Ginkaku away.
• Renye and the others rushed after the brothers, but Kinkaku and Ginkaku escaped with the Basho Fan left behind.

After the Cloud forces retreated, Renye kept Konoha from pursuing and claimed the Basho Fan from the wounded Ginkaku. The exhausted Konoha fighters took turns trying the fan, and Danzō collapsed unconscious after swinging it with all his strength.

• The Cloud shinobi fled after seeing their commanders retreat, and Renye warned Konoha against chasing Kinkaku while their forces were injured.
• Renye admired the Basho Fan, then let Hiruzen Sarutobi try it; Hiruzen unleashed five elemental attacks and lost much of his remaining Chakra.
• Kagami Uchiha, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado took turns using the fan and discovered how much Chakra it consumed.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi encouraged Danzō Shimura to try the fan, while Renye warned that a stronger swing would drain more Chakra.
• Danzō Shimura swung the Basho Fan at full power, exhausted his Chakra, and collapsed unconscious; Koharu Utatane confirmed he was otherwise unharmed.

Renye told Konoha’s commanders that his poison would kill Ginkaku, though they waited for confirmation before acting on the claim. At the Cloud Village camp, Ginkaku died despite the Medical Ninja’s efforts, and Kinkaku grieved over his brother’s body.

• Commander Nara praised Renye and his companions for defeating the Gold and Silver Brothers, while Hiruzen Sarutobi clarified that Ginkaku had been severely wounded and Kinkaku had retreated.
• Renye revealed that he had poisoned Ginkaku and was certain the poison would kill him, but Commander Nara and Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned whether Cloud Village could develop an antidote.
• Commander Nara accepted Renye’s explanation but withheld any claim that Ginkaku was dead, then promised to report the group’s contributions to Hokage-sama.
• Danzō Shimura imagined becoming Hokage and compared himself with Hiruzen Sarutobi, who noticed Danzō’s strange smile.
• At the Cloud Village medical tent, Kinkaku demanded an antidote from the Medical Ninja and killed one of them when they could not cure Ginkaku quickly.
• Ginkaku pleaded with Kinkaku to save him, then convulsed and died as Kinkaku held him and cried out in grief.

After Ginkaku’s death, Commander Nara launched a Konoha counterattack while Renye’s team set out to keep Kinkaku occupied. Kinkaku charged at Renye seeking revenge, and Renye’s taunting question about Ginkaku pushed him into a furious roar.

• Kinkaku vowed to avenge Ginkaku, while news of Ginkaku’s death reached Commander Nara and confirmed Renye’s poison had killed him.
• Commander Nara organized Konoha’s forces into a counterattack, sending Renye’s and Hiruzen’s teams to hold off Kinkaku.
• Hiruzen, Koharu, and Kagami warned Renye about Kinkaku, but Renye chose to join the mission with his Basho Fan.
• Kinkaku led the Cloud Village forces into battle and spotted Renye, charging toward him with Nine-Tails Chakra and Six Paths ninja tools.
• Renye’s group formed a semicircle to face Kinkaku, and Renye asked what had happened to Ginkaku, enraging Kinkaku further.

Renye and the others fought Kinkaku, who used the Six Paths Tools and Nine-Tails Chakra to break through their coordinated attacks. Danzō was badly wounded protecting Koharu, and Kinkaku trapped Hiruzen with the Gold Binding Rope as Renye tried to stop him from severing Hiruzen’s Word Spirit.

• Renye and the others attacked Kinkaku together, but his Nine-Tails Chakra shielded him and he fought off their ninjutsu and weapons.
• Kinkaku targeted Kagami, then abruptly switched to Koharu; Danzō stepped in front of her and was struck by the Seven Star Sword.
• Hiruzen blocked Kinkaku’s next attack while Koharu rushed to treat the unconscious Danzō.
• Kinkaku trapped Hiruzen’s ankle with the Gold Binding Rope and forced him toward speaking the Word Spirit.
• Renye used the Body Flicker Technique and attacked Kinkaku’s arm, but Hiruzen spat out a white Word Spirit.

Renye and his allies battled Kinkaku after preventing him from severing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Word Spirit, forcing Kinkaku to unleash his Nine-Tails transformation. Renye trapped Kinkaku in a swamp and thrust his Tachi toward his chest, but an unseen voice called out a Hell Stab technique just as the strike was about to land.

• Renye, Kagami Uchiha, and Homura Mitokado attacked Kinkaku while Hiruzen Sarutobi guarded his Word Spirit and struck Kinkaku with the Adamantine Staff.
• Kinkaku unleashed his Nine-Tails chakra, transformed with six tails, and fired a Tailed Beast Ball that blasted a huge crater into the ground.
• Kinkaku pursued Renye with his tails and claws while Kagami and Homura helped him evade and counterattack.
• Renye ordered Kagami to distract Kinkaku and Homura to trap him in a swamp, then charged with a weakened Flying Thunder God Slash.
• As Renye’s Tachi neared Kinkaku’s chest, a distant voice called out, “Hell Stab: Four-Finger Thrust!”

The future Third Raikage intervened just as Renye was about to kill Kinkaku, exposed Kinkaku’s treason, and ordered a temporary ceasefire between the Cloud Village and Konoha. Renye withdrew with his allies, while the strongman learned that Renye had killed his teacher, The Brute.

• The future Third Raikage arrived and forced Renye to abandon his attack on Kinkaku.
• The strongman accused Kinkaku of betraying the Cloud Village and warned him not to flee.
• Renye told Koharu Utatane to carry the injured Danzō Shimura away, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, and Homura Mitokado prepared to face the strongman with Renye.
• The strongman condemned Kinkaku’s leadership, declared a temporary ceasefire, and Renye ordered the Konoha Ninja to retreat.
• The strongman asked who had killed The Brute, and Kinkaku told him that Renye had done it.

Renye and his companions returned to Konoha’s camp after encountering a powerful Cloud Ninja, and Commander Nara prepared to report the threat and request reinforcements. They then visited the injured Danzō, who was relieved to see them alive.

• Homura Mitokado, Kagami Uchiha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Renye discussed the Long-haired Strongman’s terrifying strength and the danger he posed alongside Kinkaku.
• Renye considered whether Konoha might need Tobirama Senju or Hashirama Senju to intervene, then wondered what would happen if Tobirama used Impure World Reincarnation on them.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, and Homura Mitokado worried about Danzō’s chest wound as they traveled back to camp.
• Renye told Commander Nara that Cloud Village had gained a fighter stronger than Kinkaku and asked him to request more Elite Jonin; Commander Nara agreed to report the matter to the Hokage.
• Renye and the others visited the medical division and found Danzō alive, where Hiruzen patted his injured shoulder and made him cough.

Tobirama Senju prepared for the war against Cloud Village to worsen while waiting for reinforcements, and considered using the Reanimation Jutsu if Konoha faced defeat. At the camps, both sides planned their next moves as Renye worked on a poison that could erode Chakra to counter the Long-haired Strongman.

• Tobirama Senju ordered Commander Nara to delay Cloud Village until reinforcements arrived from the Southwest Battlefield, and he secretly wrote a note about who should become Hokage.
• The Land of Wind surrendered to Konoha after failing to counter Renye's poison, freeing Konoha's forces to reinforce the Northeast Battlefield.
• The Long-haired Strongman blamed Kinkaku for Cloud Village's heavy casualties, while Kinkaku blamed Renye for his recent misfortunes.
• Commander Nara received Tobirama Senju's order and planned to have the incoming reinforcements join Renye's group in fighting the Strongman and Kinkaku.
• Koharu Utatane treated Danzō, while Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others asked Renye how to counter the Long-haired Strongman.
• Renye continued testing new poisons, hoping to create one that could erode Chakra and penetrate the Strongman's Lightning Release Armor.

Renye tested a nervous-system poison on a captured Hidden Cloud shinobi, but the experiment failed and he killed the captive. He then abducted two more Cloud ninja from their camp, prompting the Long-haired Strongman to order tighter patrols and vow revenge.

• Renye smeared his experimental powder on a bound Hidden Cloud shinobi and questioned him, but detected no effects.
• Renye concluded the experiment had failed, killed the captive with Muko, and left the lava cave to find more test subjects.
• Renye used his scarlet eyes to daze two Hidden Cloud patrol ninja, knocked them unconscious, and dragged them away.
• The Long-haired Strongman learned that several Cloud ninja had vanished, ordered the adjutant to strengthen patrols, and vowed to catch the intruder.

Renye tested a poison that disrupted a Cloud ninja’s Chakra and then abducted a patrol squad to gather more data. After four Cloud ninja died in his experiments, he declared that he had developed a poison to counter The Strongman and boasted that the strongest Raikage had never faced him.

• Renye tested his new poison on a bound Cloud ninja, causing his ninjutsu to fail for about three minutes.
• Renye used genjutsu to lure a patrol squad of two Chunin and one Special Jonin away from Cloud Village’s camp and abducted them.
• The Long-haired Strongman blamed his adjutant for another patrol squad’s disappearance and threatened to make him serve as the vanguard.
• Renye recorded the results of his experiments, noted that four lab rats had died, and claimed he had developed a poison to deal with The Strongman.

After returning to the Konoha camp exhausted from developing a dangerous powder and antidote, Renye kept his research secret from his companions. They mistakenly concluded that he had spent his time pursuing a romantic interest, and Renye unknowingly let them believe it.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Renye where he had been, and Renye said he had been researching something before going to sleep.
• Koharu Utatane noticed Renye's exhaustion, while Renye privately recalled developing powder that affected anyone exposed to it and an antidote.
• Danzō Shimura and the others speculated that Renye had found a girlfriend, and Kagami Uchiha warned them to keep their voices down.
• After waking at night, Renye joined the others by the campfire and asked what they were discussing.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Renye that they understood why he had been away, and Renye agreed without realizing they meant a romantic relationship.

Renye discovered that Danzō had started a rumor that he left camp to find a girlfriend, so he trapped him in a genjutsu and gave him a painful imagined lesson. Danzō awoke crying, while Renye was satisfied that the genjutsu had worked.

• Hiruzen, Koharu, and the others questioned Renye about the girl they thought he had been visiting, and Renye realized Danzō had spread the rumor.
• Renye used his Sharingan to trap Danzō in a genjutsu after Danzō smugly admitted he had suggested the rumor.
• In the genjutsu, Tobirama named Renye and Hiruzen as the Third and Fourth Hokage, then condemned Danzō for slandering his comrades.
• Danzō awoke from the genjutsu crying and apologizing, while Renye smiled at how effectively it had affected him.

The Long-haired Strongman’s patrol failed to find the ninja who had been abducting Cloud Village soldiers, and he prepared to resume the war once reinforcements arrived. With both villages committing major forces to the coming battles, Tobirama Senju decided to head to the battlefield and thought of Renye.

• The Long-haired Strongman led a night patrol, mistook a rabbit for the culprit, and returned to his tent without finding any trace of the missing ninjas.
• The Long-haired Strongman planned to attack Konoha after Cloud Village’s reinforcements arrived and vowed to avenge his teacher by killing Renye.
• Cloud Village’s and Konoha’s reinforcements arrived, and Commander Nara briefed Konoha’s leaders on the battle plan as the war expanded into battles involving thousands.
• Danzō Shimura and the other five resolved to kill Kinkaku, while Renye saved his special powder for a critical moment against the Long-haired Strongman.
• Tobirama Senju prepared to leave for the battlefield and said he had not seen Renye in a long time.

Cloud Hidden ended the truce, and Renye's group fought Kinkaku and his allies on a battlefield. Renye used the Basho Fan to badly wound Kinkaku and drove him back when he tried to reclaim it.

• Cloud Hidden broke the fifteen-day truce, and Konoha's forces met them across numerous battlefields.
• Renye's group confronted Kinkaku, who had brought Raiga and Tetsuzan, wielding the Seven Star Sword and Gold Binding Rope.
• Renye, Koharu Utatane, and Homura Mitokado worked together to disrupt Kinkaku's attacks while Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, and Danzō Shimura fought his allies.
• Renye used the Basho Fan's five-element technique to blast Kinkaku into a crater and leave him badly wounded.
• Kinkaku ordered Raiga and Tetsuzan to help him reclaim the Basho Fan, but Konoha's fighters stopped them.
• Kinkaku charged Renye for the fan, and Renye used the Basho Fan to hurl him away before denying that it belonged to Kinkaku.

Renye used the Basho Fan and his improved strength to overpower Kinkaku, but Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado’s ambush only wounded him. Kinkaku escaped with Raiga and Tetsuzan covering his retreat, and Renye urged Koharu to poison her weapons next time.

• Renye knocked Kinkaku back with the Basho Fan, then put it away and blocked Kinkaku’s charge with his Tachi.
• Renye used his Three Tomoe Sharingan and newly realized Elite Jonin strength to match Kinkaku’s attacks and strike at his throat.
• Homura Mitokado split the ground beneath Kinkaku while Koharu Utatane’s Shuriken pierced his weakened Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak.
• Raiga and Tetsuzan returned the Seven Star Sword and Gold Binding Rope to Kinkaku and held off Renye’s group while Kinkaku fled.
• Renye ordered the group to kill Raiga and Tetsuzan, then gave Koharu a bottle of poison and told her to coat her weapons next time.

Kinkaku returned to the Cloud Hidden command tent after Renye and his allies defeated him, prompting the Long-haired Strongman to head to the battlefield himself. As the Strongman and Kinkaku confronted Renye’s group, Renye prepared to test a secret powder against them, and the Strongman launched a lethal attack.

• Kinkaku reported that Renye and five allies had overwhelmed him, and demanded five more Elite Jonin so he could attack again.
• The Long-haired Strongman refused to waste more Elite Jonin and decided to avenge his teacher and eliminate Renye himself.
• Renye’s group finished a battle against Cloud Ninja and prepared to move to another combat zone when the Strongman and Kinkaku approached.
• Renye revealed that he had developed a powder to use against the Strongman and intended to deal with both enemies at once.
• The Long-haired Strongman charged Renye with Hell Stab: Four-Finger Thrust as Hiruzen Sarutobi warned the others to stop him.

Renye and the Konoha team fought Kinkaku and the Long-haired Strongman, whose Lightning Armor resisted their attacks. After Danzō and Koharu were knocked down, Renye scattered prepared powder over the Strongman, leaving its effect unclear.

• Renye used the Basho Fan to halt the Long-haired Strongman's attack and joined Danzō, Koharu, Hiruzen, Homura, and Kagami in fighting the Kumogakure attackers.
• Koharu's explosive Kunai and Danzō's Wind Style failed to injure the Long-haired Strongman, while his Lightning Armor blocked Renye's Tachi.
• Renye was struck and thrown aside, then planned to use Chakra-suppressing powder to disrupt the Strongman's Lightning Armor.
• Danzō and Koharu held off the Strongman as Renye waited for an opening, but both were knocked down.
• Renye briefly caught the Strongman in a Sharingan genjutsu and scattered powder across his face; the Strongman dismissed it as mud thrown by children.

Renye used Spirit Sealing Powder to disrupt the Long-haired Strongman’s Chakra and weaken his Lightning Style armor. As the medicine took effect, Renye called on Danzō Shimura to attack, and the wounded strongman flew into a rage.

• The Long-haired Strongman attacked Renye, while Renye evaded his blows and waited for the powder to take effect.
• Renye used the Basho Fan, his tachi, a shadow clone, and genjutsu to fight back, but the strongman broke free and sent him crashing through two trees.
• Renye revealed that he had developed Spirit Sealing Powder, which blocked Chakra points and disrupted the strongman’s Lightning Style armor.
• Renye called out to Danzō Shimura, who struck the weakened armor with Wind Style: Vacuum Wave Barrage and drew blood.
• The Long-haired Strongman roared that he would kill them all.

Renye exploited the Long-haired Strongman’s failing control over his Chakra to trap and burn him, then continued pressing the attack. Kinkaku saw the Strongman being overwhelmed and ordered a retreat, but the Strongman hesitated as they prepared to flee.

• The Long-haired Strongman unleashed Hell Stab, but Koharu Utatane trapped him with Swamp of the Underworld as Renye attacked with fire dragons and Danzō Shimura strengthened them with Wind Style.
• The Long-haired Strongman survived the firestorm with his Lightning Armor shattered, and Renye continued attacking him with his blade and Phoenix Sage Fire Technique.
• Kinkaku noticed that Renye was suppressing the Long-haired Strongman and realized their side risked being surrounded and defeated.
• Kinkaku forced Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, and Homura Mitokado back, then rushed toward the Long-haired Strongman and ordered him to retreat.
• The Long-haired Strongman showed reluctance to leave, so Kinkaku warned that they would both die if they delayed.