Chapter Summaries

Hui’s surprise attack devastated Kumogakure’s front lines, but he escaped before Fourth A and Killer B could stop him. On the Sand front, Rasa brought Bunpuku, a Jinchuriki, into the battle, forcing the Sannin to face the One-Tail as Bunpuku’s transformation grew increasingly unstable.

• Hui attacked Kumogakure with Water and Earth Release techniques, killing hundreds and wounding many more before escaping through the mist.
• Kumogakure’s Raikage ordered the village to treat its wounded, reorganize its squads, and investigate Konoha rather than rush into a counterattack.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen defended Hui’s results while Danzo proposed using the resulting spy activity to root out agents in Konoha.
• Minato Namikaze blasted Rasa from the air, and Rasa called Bunpuku onto the battlefield, revealing the Sand Village’s Jinchuriki.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda and attacked Bunpuku, while Jiraiya summoned his toads and began entering Sage Mode.
• Tsunade joined Orochimaru and Jiraiya to surround Bunpuku, who transformed into a gigantic tanuki as his control over the One-Tail faltered.

Team 7 fought on the outskirts of the battlefield, where Kakashi, Rin, and Obito used careful tactics to defeat several Sand Village squads. They survived repeated dangers, while Maka sensed that White Fang was secretly protecting Kakashi.

• Minato Namikaze assigned Team 7 to the outskirts, and Rin pulled Obito away from a trap he nearly triggered.
• A Sand Village shinobi attacked with poisoned Wind Release, but Rin identified the poison and gave Kakashi and Obito antidotes.
• Kakashi caught and killed the first attacker with the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique.
• Two more Sand Village shinobi attacked, but Kakashi and Obito coordinated their defenses and killed them with a Fireball Jutsu and kunai.
• Team 7 spent the next hour defeating Sand Village squads, while Maka sensed White Fang secretly protecting Kakashi.

Uchiha Kiyoshi stayed on Kiyoshi Island for two years after reaching Foundation Establishment, leaving his clones to carry out his plans while he cultivated and researched. He refined his power classifications and began considering how to fuse all five attributes to advance beyond Kekkei Tōta.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi avoided leaving Kiyoshi Island because he feared Uchiha Madara and the Sage of Six Paths, while clones handled his work across the Ninja World.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi perfected the Body Nourishment Technique and continued cultivating comfortably on the island.
• After two years at Foundation Establishment, Uchiha Kiyoshi concluded that Foundation Establishment corresponded to Super Kage-level strength, while Qi Refining covered the range from Genin to Kage Level.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi questioned whether Truth-Seeking Orbs were a breakthrough condition for Six Paths Level and whether Kekkei Mōra corresponded to a realm beyond Foundation Establishment.
• Uchiha Kiyoshi decided to experiment with fusing all five attributes after finding that his Kekkei Tōta transformations had not improved his body as much as he expected.

Uchiha Kiyoshi considered how the Five Elements might be fused while Team 7 fought Sand Shinobi on the battlefield. As Kakashi was wounded by a hidden attacker, Maka recognized the attackers as Root operatives disguised as Sand Shinobi and suspected Danzo had ordered an assassination.

• Uchiha Kiyoshi drew diagrams of the Five Elements’ mutual restraint and theorized that their mutual generation could be found by testing one pair.
• Obito killed an exhausted Sand Shinobi with Explosive Fist, and Team 7 took Soldier Pills to recover before more enemies arrived.
• Kakashi led Team 7 against three Sand Shinobi while Obito and Rin attacked two of them together.
• Obito killed one opponent and wounded another, but a Special Jonin struck Kakashi with Wind Release and sent him flying.
• A hidden Root operative attacked Kakashi with Earth Release, and Maka recognized the attackers as Root members disguised in Sand Shinobi clothing.

Maka watched Team 7 fight Danzo’s forces while protecting Rin, and Obito, Rin, and Kakashi managed to defeat their enemies at great cost. Obito fainted before awakening his Sharingan, leaving the team alive but badly injured.

• Maka suspected that a Root ninja was secretly acting under Danzo and decided to let Team 7 handle the fight while he focused on protecting Rin.
• Obito and Rin killed the remaining Sand Village Chunin, then rushed to help Kakashi, who was being overwhelmed by two Special Jonin.
• Rin trapped a Sand Village Special Jonin with Water Prison Technique and detonated the prison, severely injuring him.
• Kakashi used Chidori to pierce the injured Special Jonin, and Obito followed with a final Explosive Fist before collapsing unconscious.
• Rin checked Obito’s breathing and confirmed that he had only fainted, while Maka lamented that he had missed his chance to awaken the Sharingan.

Rin and Kakashi fought the last Root spy until they were near death, forcing White Fang to intervene and Maka to capture the spy. Konoha shinobi found the unconscious Team 7 and carried them back to the front line for treatment.

• Rin restrained the Root spy with Water Release and wounded him, but he broke free and rushed toward the helpless Kakashi.
• Rin pushed her exhausted body beyond its limits with the Body Flicker Technique and moved to shield Kakashi from the spy's attack.
• White Fang killed the Root spy with a single blade strike, and Rin and Kakashi collapsed unconscious.
• Maka used the Substitution Body Flicker Technique to take the spy's body away for questioning, while White Fang hid after concealing the scene.
• Konoha shinobi discovered Team 7 alive and unconscious, then carried them toward the front line so Hui could treat their injuries.

Maka treated a mortally wounded Root spy, blocked the Tongue Vortex Root Severance Seal, and interrogated him about the attack on Team 7. After learning Danzo targeted Team 7 as part of a scheme involving Hui and Minato Namikaze, Maka grew furious and decided to deal with Danzo sooner than planned.

• White Fang watched Team 7 return to camp for treatment before leaving.
• Maka treated the Root ninja and blocked the Cursed Seal’s connection to his soul so he could question him.
• The Root spy revealed that Danzo ordered the attack because Hui and Minato Namikaze were both Kage Level.
• Maka deduced Danzo was targeting Hui and Minato over their ties to Orochimaru and Jiraiya, while Team 7 had been caught up in the scheme.
• Maka killed the spy and, feeling guilty that Rin had been endangered, resolved to act against Danzo early.

Maka secretly treated the injured Team 7 while the battle between Konoha and Sand Village turned against Rasa. After the Sannin sealed One-Tail and captured Bunpuku, Rasa surrendered, ending the fighting.

• Maka found the badly injured Team 7 and secretly replenished their Life Force so they could recover and endure until Tsunade could treat them.
• Bunpuku sealed away his consciousness, allowing One-Tail to take control and fire a Tailed Beast Ball at the battlefield.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya defended against the Tailed Beast Ball, while Minato Namikaze struck and severely injured Rasa.
• Hanzo arrived and fought Chiyo, leaving Sand Village's top fighters at a disadvantage against Konoha's forces.
• Tsunade stunned One-Tail, and Jiraiya released Bunpuku's consciousness before sealing One-Tail and capturing Bunpuku.
• Rasa ordered Sand Village to stop fighting and surrender.

After Konoha defeated Sand Village, Hui planned to kill Danzo for attacking Rin and sought Tsunade’s help by offering to resurrect Nawaki. Tsunade agreed to support him, and Hui successfully brought Nawaki back to life.

• Rasa ordered Sand Village to surrender, and Minato Namikaze told him Bunpuku would be returned after the Wind and Fire Countries signed a ceasefire agreement.
• Hui learned that Danzo had attacked Rin and decided to kill him, while seeking a way to avoid punishment or becoming a rogue ninja.
• Hui left the front lines and asked Tsunade to stop the Third Hokage from retaliating against him if he killed Danzo.
• Hui offered to resurrect Nawaki in exchange for Tsunade’s help, and Tsunade agreed on the condition that he resurrect Nawaki first.
• Hui used the Reincarnation Technique to bring Nawaki back to life, and Nawaki opened his eyes and asked where he was.

Nawaki was revived and reunited with Tsunade, while Hui left the front line and attacked Root’s base in Konoha. Hui confronted Danzo, accusing him of attacking the village’s ninja.

• Nawaki woke after being revived, recognized Tsunade and Minato, and learned that he had died by stepping on an Explosive Tag pit.
• Tsunade warned Nawaki to be careful, and Hui left after reminding her to keep her promise to appear when needed.
• Hui decided he no longer needed to wait at the Konoha Front, flew to Konoha, and entered the village after showing the guards his records.
• Hui struck Root’s Barrier node with Water Severing Wave, breaking the Barrier and injuring the ninja maintaining it.
• Hui pierced Root’s base with Earth Release: Senbon Shower, prompting Danzo and Root’s ninja to emerge.
• Danzo accused Hui of betraying the village, and Hui countered that Danzo was the one who looked like a traitor for attacking the village’s ninja.

Hui attacked Root after learning that Danzo had sent Root ninja against Team 7 during the decisive battle with Sunagakure. As the Third Hokage and Uchiha Fugaku arrived, Hui demanded to know whether the Hokage had ordered the attack, leaving the Hokage to deny it while Fugaku realized Uchiha Obito had also been targeted.

• Danzo ordered Root to attack Hui, but Hui revealed Danzo’s transplanted Hashirama Cells and began cutting down Root ninja.
• Danzo summoned Baku and used Wind Release alongside Root’s attacks, but Hui evaded them and killed more than a hundred Root ninja.
• Hui used Water Release to scatter Root’s forces and wound Baku as the disturbance drew the Third Hokage and Uchiha Fugaku.
• The Third Hokage arrived and challenged Hui, who asked whether Danzo had attacked Konoha ninja during the battle with Sunagakure on the Hokage’s orders.
• The Third Hokage denied giving the order and realized Danzo had acted behind his back, while Fugaku connected the attack on Team 7 to Uchiha Obito.

Hui attacked Danzo after accusing him of targeting Team 7, Minato, and Hui, while the Third Hokage tried to stop the fight. The battle left Danzo trapped and the Third Hokage badly wounded by Hui’s techniques.

• Uchiha Fugaku reminded the Third Hokage that Team 7 included an Uchiha, and Hui accused Danzo of plotting against Team 7, Minato, and him.
• Danzo insisted his actions had been for Konoha, while the Third Hokage urged Hui to stop and wait for an investigation; Hui refused and began attacking.
• Hui drove the Third Hokage back with Water Release, then used a Shadow Clone and Earth Release attacks to pressure him while trapping Danzo and Baku with Earth and Water Prison Techniques.
• The Third Hokage summoned Enma, destroyed Hui’s Shadow Clone, and rushed to Danzo’s aid, but Hui intercepted him with a spear that shattered into cutting fragments.
• Hui detonated Water Release Chakra inside the Third Hokage’s wounds, worsening his injuries and leaving him pale and weak.

Hui defeated the Third Hokage and cut Danzo nearly in half after discovering the Third had protected Danzo’s actions. With Tsunade arriving and learning that her teacher knew about the reckless use of Hashirama’s cells, Hui demanded Danzo’s death, Root’s disbandment, and the Third’s resignation.

• Hui used his speed and Water Release attacks to overpower the Third, wound Enma, and cut through the Adamantine Staff.
• Hui attacked Danzo despite Danzo’s Wood Release counterattack and cleaved him in half, though Danzo survived because of Hashirama’s cells.
• Tsunade arrived, saw the injured Third and Danzo, and asked whether her teacher had known about the reckless transplantation of her grandfather’s cells.
• The Third asked Hui to stop, but Hui insisted that Danzo must die and Root must be disbanded.
• Hui accused the Third of shielding Danzo during wartime and declared that the Third no longer deserved the Hokage title and should step down.

Hui publicly demanded that the Third step down and Root be disbanded, exposing the Third’s protection of Danzo and shaking the gathered ninja’s faith in Konoha. He proposed that Tsunade serve as acting Hokage during the war, leaving the village’s leadership unsettled.

• Hui told the Third he was too old to remain Hokage, while Tsunade realized Hui’s actions could amount to a palace coup.
• Uchiha Fugaku considered whether the Uchiha Clan could benefit from the upheaval, then decided not to risk supporting Hui.
• As ninja gathered around the battle site, Tsunade tried to calm the situation, but Hui publicly called for the Third to step down and Root to be disbanded.
• Hui accused the Third of repeatedly covering up Danzo’s attacks on Konoha ninja, leaving the Third unable to refute him and causing the gathered ninja to doubt their faith in the village.
• Hui argued that the Third could not remain Hokage during wartime and proposed that Tsunade become acting Hokage until a permanent successor could be chosen.

Tsunade took over as Acting Hokage after the Third stepped down, then ordered the Uchiha and Hyuga clans to prepare to face Kirigakure. At the Konoha front, Hui learned that Kirigakure had moved earlier than expected and decided to watch for further changes.

• Tsunade managed the village’s affairs as Acting Hokage while Nawaki helped sort reports and endured her strict training.
• Nawaki found intelligence about Kirigakure ninja, and Tsunade summoned the Uchiha and Hyuga clan leaders.
• Tsunade ordered the two clan leaders to prepare their ninja and depart in three days to hold back Kirigakure.
• A shadowy voice urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to seek God’s power and take revenge on Hui, but Hiruzen remained silent.
• Hui received news of Kirigakure’s movements at the Konoha front and resolved to monitor intelligence closely as events changed.

Doseki perfected a new Soul-Nourishing Pill formula, brewed pills, and sent some to Kiyoshi Island. Meanwhile, Danzo pushed Sarutobi Hiruzen to transplant Hashirama Cells, and Hiruzen agreed.

• Doseki refined the Soul-Nourishing Pill formula over half a month and prepared to test it.
• Doseki brewed sixty-three Soul-Nourishing Pills, then made improved Body Tempering Liquid and Peiyuan Pills.
• Doseki sent Soul-Nourishing Pills and Body Tempering Liquid to Kiyoshi Island and distributed other supplies among the clones.
• Danzo urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to use Hashirama Cells, warning that Hiruzen was aging and losing strength.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen decided to transplant Hashirama Cells to pursue revenge against Hui.

Madara adjusted his plans after Danzo’s death, deciding to accelerate Nagato’s role and provoke Hanzo into attacking the Akatsuki. Meanwhile, Doseki traveled to the Land of Earth and realized that Alchemy needed a firm theoretical foundation.

• Madara accepted that Danzo’s death had disrupted his plans and ordered Zetsu to move up the plan for Nagato.
• Madara told Zetsu to cultivate more Hashirama Cells as a substitute for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and to make the Ninja World more chaotic.
• Madara ordered Zetsu to provoke Hanzo into attacking the Akatsuki, concerned by Yahiko’s strength and the Akatsuki’s rapid growth.
• Doseki traveled toward the Land of Earth and realized that he needed to develop foundational theories for Alchemy and his other systems.

Doseki traveled through the Rain Country to avoid detection and discovered Black Zetsu hiding there. He failed to capture Zetsu, but sealed off part of his body for study before continuing his investigation into Zetsu’s nature.

• Doseki chose to travel through the Rain Country, where Amegakure’s control kept wandering ninja scarce, and used Mental Perception to conceal his movements.
• Doseki spotted a transparent figure in the rain and trapped Zetsu in a Water Prison Technique.
• Doseki recognized Zetsu and attacked, seeking to learn how to inflict permanent damage on him.
• Doseki subdued Zetsu and attempted to seal him, but Black Zetsu separated from White Zetsu and escaped underground.
• Doseki sealed a portion of Black Zetsu’s body and planned to study it, possibly to learn more about Ōtsutsuki immortality.

Doseki failed to capture Black Zetsu but sealed part of his body and sent it to Kiyoshi Island for research. Black Zetsu then infiltrated Amegakure, used transplanted Sharingan on Hanzo, and left after the genjutsu took hold.

• Doseki failed to catch Black Zetsu, sealed part of his body, and decided to notify Yun and send the captured body to his true body.
• Black Zetsu escaped underground, merged with another White Zetsu Body, and transplanted the Three Tomoe Sharingan he had brought in a test tube.
• Black Zetsu entered Amegakure and reached Hanzo's residence, where Hanzo sensed his hostile presence.
• Hanzo recognized the Sharingan and prepared to attack, but Black Zetsu's eyes shifted into a different pattern and he used genjutsu on Hanzo.
• Black Zetsu left after the technique weakened him, and Hanzo regained clarity and called for his guards.

Hanzo launched a sudden attack that devastated the Akatsuki, while Yun suspected Zetsu and Madara were behind the assault and prepared his abilities for the coming danger. Kirigakure also prepared for war against Konoha, and Yun noticed Ao’s Byakugan as a possible target.

• Amegakure captured more than half of the Akatsuki’s bases and surrounded its headquarters, prompting Yun to suspect Zetsu had influenced Hanzo and Madara was about to act.
• Yun decided to upgrade his Double Pupil and fill its remaining ninjutsu molds before the Akatsuki faced further losses.
• The Third Mizukage ordered the Kaguya and Yuki clans to prepare to fight Konoha and target its Uchiha and Hyuga ninjas.
• The Third Mizukage told Zabuza Momochi and the other members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to prepare for the battlefield.
• Yun spotted Ao and considered watching him in hopes of taking the Byakugan he had obtained from a Hyuga main-house member.