Chapter Summaries

Kyosuke examined the rewards from the Instance Dungeon, learned the Cursed Seal Transformation and Chidori, and tested Chidori in the training area. He kept the Curse Mark secret as a trump card while preparing to explain Chidori as a technique he had copied from Kakashi.

• Kyosuke learned Cursed Seal Transformation and placed the Curse Mark on the back of his neck.
• Kyosuke activated the Curse Mark, felt his Chakra and physical abilities surge, and concluded that he could now fight a Jonin head-on.
• Kyosuke learned the A-Ranked Ninjutsu Chidori and considered its strengths, drawbacks, and potential development paths.
• Kyosuke decided to conceal the Curse Mark and explain Chidori by claiming he had copied it from Kakashi.
• Kyosuke formed the hand seals and gathered a fierce current in his raised right hand to test Chidori.

Kyosuke and Saori realized Danzo had arrived to recruit Hanzo of the Salamander as an ally against the Sand Shinobi. Danzo ordered them to escort him to Amegakure, and Saori judged that Hanzo would likely accept the alliance to keep the Land of Rain from becoming a battlefield again.

• Orochimaru told Kyosuke that the Sand Shinobi were assembling their forces for a final offensive, while Kyosuke wondered how Konoha could avoid a costly victory.
• A messenger summoned Kyosuke and Saori to Orochimaru's tent, where they found Danzo waiting.
• Saori identified Hanzo of the Salamander as the key to Danzo's plan, and Kyosuke realized Danzo intended to enlist outside forces against the Sand Shinobi.
• Danzo ordered Kyosuke and Saori to escort him to the Land of Rain to discuss an alliance with Hanzo.
• Saori explained that Hanzo would likely join Konoha to prevent the Land of Rain from suffering another war, and Kyosuke agreed the alliance had a good chance of success.

Danzo led Kyosuke and the Konoha delegation through Amegakure’s endless rain to meet Hanzo. While Danzo spoke privately with Hanzo, Kyosuke discovered Sand Shinobi hidden elsewhere in the building and prepared to report what he had found.

• Danzo brought Kyosuke and the others to Amegakure, where a Rain Ninja escorted them to meet Hanzo.
• Danzo and Hanzo began speaking privately in a secluded room while Kyosuke and Lin stood guard.
• Kyosuke left to patrol the building, and Lin remained at her post.
• Kyosuke used Small Snakes to investigate another room and discovered it was filled with Sand Shinobi.
• Kyosuke decided he needed to report the Sand Shinobi’s presence in case Hanzo was planning an ambush.

Kyosuke discovered that Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato were waiting to meet Hanzo, then watched Danzo and Hanzo finalize Amegakure’s support for Konoha in the war. As Kyosuke’s group prepared to leave, someone stopped Hanzo.

• Nagato sensed Kyosuke’s summoned snake, used the Rinnegan to read its mind, and learned that a masked ninja from Ryūchi Cave was nearby.
• Kyosuke dismissed the snake before Nagato could discover his identity, then inferred that Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato had come to seek Hanzo’s support.
• Kyosuke told Danzo that he had seen Sand Shinobi, and Hanzo confirmed that their negotiators were waiting nearby.
• Danzo reviewed Hanzo’s terms and signed the documents, formalizing Amegakure’s support for Konoha in the war.
• As Kyosuke and the others prepared to leave, an unexpected voice asked Hanzo to wait.

Danzo identified Nagato’s Sage of Six Paths eyes and ordered Kyosuke and Saori Hyuga to deal with the departing Sand Shinobi. Kyosuke killed three of them before his limits forced him to retreat, and Saori finished off the remaining two.

• Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato arrived at Hanzo’s meeting, and Danzo recognized Nagato’s eyes before leaving.
• Danzo ordered Kyosuke and Saori Hyuga to monitor and attack the Sand Shinobi negotiation team.
• After following the Sand Shinobi to the Land of Rain’s border, Kyosuke and Saori discovered the team had detected them and charged in openly.
• Kyosuke activated his Curse Mark and killed three Sand Shinobi with Chidori before the strain forced him to fall back.
• Saori took over the fight and killed the two remaining Sand Shinobi, then praised Kyosuke before chasing after him.

Kyosuke reported that negotiations with Hanzo had succeeded, but Orochimaru learned that the Sand Shinobi had sent two thousand reinforcements and that the Third Kazekage had joined the battlefield. In response, the Third Hokage ordered Fugaku Uchiha to lead the Uchiha Clan to support Orochimaru.

• Kyosuke returned to camp and told Orochimaru that his talks with Hanzo had succeeded.
• Orochimaru told Kyosuke that Chiyo and Ebizo had brought two thousand Sand Shinobi reinforcements and that the Third Kazekage might be on the battlefield.
• The Third Kazekage took command from Binjing, and Ebizo suggested capturing Konoha teams to obtain their maps of the traps.
• The Third Hokage learned that the Third Kazekage had arrived and considered going to the battlefield himself.
• Utatane Koharu reminded the Third Hokage that the Uchiha Clan could help oppose the Sand Shinobi.
• Fugaku agreed to support Konoha, and the Third Hokage ordered him to lead the Uchiha Clan to the Southwest Battlefield.

Kyosuke led the surviving members of the Raiding Unit through a costly battle against a massive Sand Shinobi attack and escaped after the enemy obtained Konoha’s trap map. Their heavy losses ignited outrage at camp, where Orochimaru agreed to face the Sand Shinobi head-on.

• Kyosuke and Saori helped the Raiding Unit break through the Sand Shinobi’s attack and retreat southeast, leaving fewer than twenty survivors from a force of around seventy.
• The Sand Shinobi captain obtained a map of Konoha’s traps and ordered his squad to retreat, believing the map would help them defeat Konoha.
• Kyosuke’s battered squad returned to camp, and the other Konoha ninjas learned that most of their comrades had died.
• Angry Konoha ninjas demanded permission from Orochimaru to stop defending passively and attack the Sand Shinobi.
• Orochimaru arrived and declared that Konoha would face the Sand Shinobi head-on.

Fugaku Uchiha arrived with the Uchiha Clan to reinforce Konoha as it prepared for a direct battle against the Sand Shinobi. Kyosuke learned about the Uchiha deployment plans, received a letter from home, and ended the day eagerly anticipating the coming fight.

• Orochimaru announced Konoha's preparations for a head-on battle, and Kyosuke spotted Fugaku among the arriving reinforcements.
• Fugaku agreed to Orochimaru's plan to distribute Uchiha forces among Konoha's units, and Kyosuke joined them in Orochimaru's tent.
• Fugaku gave Kyosuke a letter from the Second Elder and Nagisa, who had recently become a Genin.
• Kyosuke told Orochimaru about the Sand Shinobi ambush, and Orochimaru said Konoha was ready to retaliate.
• Kyosuke listened as Orochimaru and Fugaku discussed battle plans, then lay awake that night excited for the coming battle.

The Sand Shinobi and Konoha prepared to begin an all-out war, with Orochimaru leading Konoha’s forces toward the battlefield. Kyosuke’s raiding squad clashed with Sand Shinobi vanguard squads, and Kyosuke earned Experience Points by killing and wounding them.

• Ebizo told Chiyo that the Uchiha Clan had arrived on the battlefield, and the Third Kazekage ordered Binjing to lead the prepared Sand Shinobi army into war.
• The Third Kazekage rallied the Sand Shinobi to victory, while Orochimaru urged Konoha’s troops to fight and set the armies in motion.
• Kyosuke checked his 380 Experience Points and decided to save them while his squad advanced with Konoha’s Raiding Unit.
• Kyosuke used a manipulated Shuriken to strike Sand Shinobi raiders, killing four, wounding ten, and gaining over a hundred Experience Points.
• Kyosuke charged into the enemy group, and Number 13 and Number 7 joined the fight with Genjutsu and Fire Release, helping him kill the remaining Sand Shinobi and gain another hundred Experience Points.

Kyosuke’s raiding force moved deeper into enemy territory while a Konoha reconnaissance squad infiltrated the Sand Shinobi rear to scout their deployment. The squad relayed the location of the Medical Corps but was surrounded before it could escape, leaving the Intelligence Unit to fear the worst.

• Kyosuke decided to move laterally and inflict damage on the enemy, then split the Raiding Unit into teams that advanced into enemy territory.
• An Aburame Clan ninja, a Hyuga Clan ninja, and an intelligence operative used insects and the Byakugan to infiltrate the Sand Shinobi army and scout its positions.
• Ebizo learned that three enemies had infiltrated the rear and sent Sand Shinobi to capture or kill them.
• The Hyuga ninja located the enemy Medical Corps, and the intelligence operative transmitted the information to Konoha’s Intelligence Center.
• The Sand Shinobi surrounded the reconnaissance squad, whose members chose to fight together rather than surrender.
• The Intelligence Unit received the Medical Corps intelligence, but its captain learned the reconnaissance squad had not responded to an earlier evacuation message.

After resting at a concealed cave, Kyosuke learned that Konoha had located the Sand Ninja Medical Corps and received orders to infiltrate it for intelligence. He left the others at their temporary base to carry out the dangerous mission alone.

• Saori helped Kyosuke into a concealed cave, where a medical ninja treated his injuries, and the team rested for half a day.
• Kyosuke checked his experience gains and worried about Konoha's chances against the Sand Shinobi forces.
• An intelligence ninja reported that Konoha had located the Sand Ninja Medical Corps and was assembling a force for a surprise attack.
• Kyosuke received orders to monitor the Medical Corps and keep the cave as a temporary base for the gathering force.
• The Intelligence Department ordered Kyosuke to infiltrate the Sand Ninja Medical Corps and gather intelligence.
• Kyosuke left the cave to carry out the mission while Saori silently wished him safety.

Kyosuke infiltrated the Sand Ninja Medical Corps camp by impersonating Yasuda Akira, while Saori Hyuga and a Konoha strike squad prepared to attack. The Konoha squad reached the camp, and Kyosuke left his tent at night to rendezvous with them.

• Kyosuke observed a Sand Ninja patrol and chose the isolated Yasuda Akira as his impersonation target.
• Kyosuke used the Vanishing Facial Copy Technique to replace Yasuda and returned with the patrol to the Sand Ninja Medical Corps camp.
• Saori Hyuga told the Konoha squad leader that Kyosuke had likely infiltrated the camp.
• The Konoha squad set out at night and its Elite Jonin silently eliminated Sand Ninja patrols as they approached the camp.
• Kyosuke resisted killing sleeping Sand Shinobi for Experience Points and slipped out of his tent, pretending to use the toilet.

Kyosuke infiltrated the Sand Ninja camp disguised as Yasuda Akira and located a hidden cave packed with medical personnel. As Konoha’s assault began, he attacked the cave and helped break the Sand Shinobi’s defenses.

• Kyosuke lured a caregiver into her tent, used Sharingan genjutsu to learn where the medical personnel were, killed her, and copied her face.
• Konoha’s assault squad launched an attack after the Sand Shinobi noticed their missing patrols.
• Kyosuke followed a ninja escorting nurses to a sealed cave shelter and found dozens of medical personnel gathered inside.
• Kyosuke used a smoke bomb and struck the medical personnel with his sword as the battle raged outside.
• Kyosuke’s Great Dragon Fire Technique engulfed two Sand Shinobi, opening a breach in their defensive line, while the sound of Chidori Chorus rang out.

Kyosuke returned from destroying the Sand Shinobi medical corps and led the assault team safely back to Konoha’s temporary camp. When he displayed the bodies of dozens of Sand Shinobi medical ninjas, the battered Konoha forces found renewed hope that they could win the war.

• Kyosuke rejoined the assault team with the mission complete, and they withdrew before the Sand Shinobi could stop them.
• The Sand Shinobi pursued the team but failed to catch them, while Kyosuke learned Konoha had won a minor battle under Orochimaru.
• The assault team reached the temporary camp before dawn and saw the heavy casualties among the wounded Konoha ninjas.
• Kyosuke summoned dozens of dead Sand Shinobi medical ninjas onto a platform, revealing the scale of the raid’s success.
• The sight restored the Konoha ninjas’ confidence, and cheers spread throughout the camp.

After Konoha learned of several Sand Shinobi offensives, Orochimaru and Kyosuke faced the prospect of their forces being stretched across multiple fronts. The chapter revealed Ebizo’s plan behind the attacks and ended with him giving the Third Kazekage a secret assignment.

• Orochimaru told Kyosuke and Fugaku that Konoha needed to stall until the Rain Ninja joined the war.
• Messengers reported that Pakura, Rasa, Chiyo, and Binjing were leading forces around or through Konoha’s defenses, while the Third Kazekage had also set out.
• The Third Kazekage blamed himself for the Sand Shinobi’s losses, and he and Chiyo agreed they could not let the war drag on.
• Ebizo proposed attacks on the Land of Fire, Konoha’s southern outpost, and the Land of Rain to force Konoha to divide its forces and expose the Southwest Army’s retreat.
• Ebizo asked the Third Kazekage to carry out a personal mission and quietly explained what he should do.

Kyosuke prepared a small Uchiha force to intercept Pakura’s much larger Sand Shinobi army using Chidori and hit-and-run tactics. Just before dawn, the Uchiha launched their attack on the enemy camp.

• Kyosuke gathered the Uchiha fighters and learned that more than twenty had already mastered his Chidori.
• Kyosuke explained that the Uchiha would use Chidori for hit-and-run attacks rather than face Pakura’s army directly, and he had sought permission from Orochimaru and written to Kakashi.
• A week later, Saori reported that Pakura’s forces had arrived, and Ukyo Uchiha prepared the clan for a night attack.
• Pakura ordered her troops to camp without lights and recalled Ebizo’s prediction that Konoha would intercept them at the final favorable location.
• Before dawn, Saori used her Byakugan to guide the Uchiha past the sentries and toward the Sand Shinobi camp.
• Ukyo ordered the Uchiha to form hand seals, and their Chidori cries woke the Sand Shinobi.

Kyosuke and the Uchiha Interception Squad repeatedly attacked Pakura’s Sand Ninja Force, killing hundreds, destroying supplies, and slowing its advance through the canyon. Pakura prepared for their next assault, but the chapter ended as the Uchiha struck from all sides with fire and Chidori.

• Kyosuke and the Uchiha clansmen ambushed the Sand Ninja camp at night with Chidori and Fire Release, then withdrew after killing many Sand Shinobi.
• The Interception Squad counted around two hundred Sand Shinobi dead, and Ukyo Uchiha ordered the squad to keep using daytime traps and nighttime raids.
• Pakura led a team to clear the Uchiha’s traps, but Ukyo Uchiha and Saori Hyuga drove her back.
• Pakura chose to advance slowly through the canyon rather than risk ordering a costly push through the traps.
• On the second night, Pakura lit bonfires and spread out her forces, but the Uchiha attacked from the front, rear, and both flanks with Chidori and Fire Release.

Kyosuke Uchiha helped the Interception Squad sow distrust among the Sand Shinobi after repeated attacks weakened their morale. Ukyo Uchiha demanded that the Sand Shinobi abandon Pakura, leaving her isolated as the squad prepared to kill her.

• Pakura struggled to control her anger as another attack killed nearly a hundred Sand Shinobi and fueled doubts about her leadership.
• A bloodied Sand Shinobi incited the camp against Pakura, while Kyosuke Uchiha returned to the Interception Squad and reported that his scheme had created a fatal rift.
• Ukyo Uchiha told the Uchiha Clan members to prepare for another attack and declared that Pakura would die that night.
• A Sand Jonin began considering seizing command after Kyosuke and his accomplices inflamed the camp's discontent.
• Ukyo Uchiha announced that the Interception Squad would spare everyone who stepped aside, and the Sand Shinobi turned their attention to the isolated Pakura.

Pakura killed the Jonin who had challenged her and ordered the Sand Ninja Force to charge the Uchiha, while secretly abandoning the battlefield with her Jonin corps. Kyosuke and his allies slaughtered the attackers until the Sand Shinobi realized Pakura had deserted them and fled, completing the interception mission.

• Pakura seized the Jonin who had urged her to step down, killed him with Scorch Release, and ordered the Sand Ninja Force to launch a desperate assault.
• The Sand Shinobi charged the Uchiha through their traps, and Kyosuke activated his Curse Mark State One and joined the fighting.
• After resting in the cave, Kyosuke returned to battle as Saori Hyuga killed a Puppet Master with Gentle Fist Art: Eight Gates Collapse.
• Kyosuke used Shisui's Body Flicker Technique to kill a Sand Shinobi and saw that the enemy force had dwindled to five hundred combatants.
• The Sand Shinobi discovered that Pakura and her Jonin corps had vanished, lost their morale, and fled while the Uchiha celebrated completing their mission.

Hanzo deliberately arranged for Rasa’s Sand Ninja to seize Amegakure supplies, giving him a pretext to attack, while Orochimaru’s forces received reports of victories against Pakura and Rasa. A confidential message from Konoha then revealed that the Third Kazekage’s threat had been removed, and Orochimaru vowed to keep him from escaping.

• Ukyo Uchiha ordered the injured and exhausted to recover while the remaining fighters pursued the enemy.
• Hanzo learned that Rasa’s forces were near Amegakure’s lightly guarded supplies and waited for them to seize the goods so he could justify attacking.
• A messenger reported the seizure, and Hanzo ordered his army to intercept Rasa while claiming he would seek justice personally.
• Orochimaru received reports that the Interception Squad had routed Pakura’s forces and that Hanzo had defeated Rasa, who was severely wounded and fleeing.
• Orochimaru read a confidential report from Konoha and concluded that the Third Kazekage was the remaining threat, vowing not to let him escape.