Chapter Summaries

Allen and Karin confronted Haku and Zabuza after their failed mission against Tazuna, and Karin broke Haku’s arm with one punch. Allen spared them so they could continue the mission, while Zabuza refused Haku’s suggestion to flee and vowed to face Kakashi again.

• Gato went to Zabuza’s residence with Allen and Karin and mocked Zabuza for failing to assassinate Tazuna.
• Haku grabbed Gato’s wrist to stop him from touching Zabuza, and Karin struck Haku, breaking his arm and injuring him.
• Allen stopped Karin from killing Haku, warned Haku and Zabuza, and treated Haku’s injuries before leaving with Gato.
• Haku urged Zabuza to abandon the mission because Allen and Karin were too powerful, but Zabuza refused and focused on defeating Kakashi.
• Allen told Gato that Haku’s Ice Release would help Zabuza complete the mission, and Gato agreed to let them live until it was done.

As Zabuza and Haku recovered, Allen and Karin prepared to stage a confrontation for Danzō, while Zabuza returned to attack the bridge. Zabuza and Kakashi clashed as Haku trapped Team 7’s genin in ice mirrors, where Naruto and Sasuke struggled against his senbon.

• Allen told Karin they would pretend to fight Kakashi and withdraw once Naruto unleashed the Nine-Tails’ Chakra.
• After healing, Zabuza asked Allen whether they were enemies, and Allen said he would handle Kakashi and the genin if Zabuza failed.
• Zabuza and Haku attacked the bridge, splitting Kakashi from Team 7 and trapping Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura inside Haku’s Demonic Mirror Ice Crystals.
• Kakashi and Zabuza fought in the mist while Haku struck Sasuke with senbon, and Sakura worked out that the ice mirrors reflected light.
• Naruto sent repeated waves of Shadow Clones at Haku’s mirrors, enduring minor injuries as he continued attacking.

Allen and Karin revealed their power during Team 7’s battle with Zabuza and Haku, with Allen stopping Kakashi and Karin overpowering the young genin. The chapter left Kakashi facing Allen while Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were at Karin’s mercy.

• Karin criticized Naruto’s fighting while Allen explained his potential and revealed that he could absorb and combine bloodline genes, including the Sharingan.
• Allen appeared between Kakashi and Zabuza, knocked Zabuza unconscious, and forced Kakashi back with a powerful Fire Release technique.
• Karin defeated Haku with one blow and challenged Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.
• Karin struck Sasuke before he could react, then sent Naruto’s Shadow Clones flying and left both boys clutching their stomachs.
• Sakura froze as Karin’s strength surpassed anything the young Team 7 members could handle.

Allen and Karin attacked Team 7 under the pretense of acting on Danzō’s orders, and Karin’s staged attack on Sasuke drove Naruto into a berserk transformation. Allen escaped with Karin, Haku, and Zabuza while Kakashi diverted Naruto toward the sea, and Sakura stabilized Sasuke.

• After Zabuza was defeated, Kakashi found Karin beating Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, while Allen claimed they were acting on Danzō’s orders to eliminate the Uchiha Clan.
• Allen said Danzō had given him his Sharingan, and Kakashi realized the attackers intended to kill Sasuke.
• Karin stabbed Sasuke in the chest, prompting Naruto to erupt into the Nine-Tails’ fox cloak and attack her.
• Karin struck Naruto back, but he transformed further, growing four tails and losing control.
• Allen used the Body Flicker to escape with Karin, Haku, and Zabuza, while Kakashi lured the rampaging Naruto toward the sea.
• Sakura discovered that Karin had missed Sasuke’s heart and treated his wound until his condition stabilized.

Allen forced Zabuza to work for him by threatening Haku, ordering him to eliminate Gato and sell his real estate. After Naruto Uzumaki’s rampage ended, Kakashi faced a difficult decision about whether Team 7 should continue its mission in the Land of Waves.

• Naruto Uzumaki unleashed Tailed Beast Bombs across the sea, and the awakened Zabuza realized Naruto was the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki.
• Karin struck Zabuza when he reached for his Kubikiribōchō, and Allen ordered him to kill Gato and sell Gato's assets while keeping Haku hostage.
• Allen threatened to kill Zabuza and use Impure World Reincarnation on him and Haku if Zabuza refused, then identified himself as a member of Danzō's Root Organization.
• Zabuza questioned Allen's identity and attitude toward Konoha, and Allen explained that he was tired of the ninja game and had the power to punish anyone who opposed him.
• Karin took Haku away, Naruto Uzumaki's rampage ended, and Kakashi worried over whether Team 7 should continue the dangerous mission or abandon Tazuna and the bridge.

Zabuza killed Gato and his men, while Karin collected Gato’s money and arranged for supplies to help the people of the Land of Waves. As Allen, Karin, and their captive Haku left by boat, Allen explained why he had chosen a cautious way to help the country and warned Haku that he showed no mercy to ninja.

• Zabuza slaughtered the remaining men at Gato’s Shipping Company and killed Gato.
• Karin took the cash from Gato’s safe, and Zabuza began selling Gato’s properties for the Sound Ninja Village.
• Tazuna resumed bridge construction, and residents discovered Gato and his men dead, then celebrated their freedom from his rule.
• Karin told Allen she had used some of Gato’s money to buy daily necessities for the Land of Waves’ residents.
• As Allen, Karin, and Haku left by boat, Allen explained that distributing supplies discreetly would help civilians without inviting new threats.
• Allen told Haku not to mistake his treatment of civilians for kindness toward ninja, whom he considered guilty and fit to kill.

Kakashi reported the attack on Sasuke and Naruto’s rampage to the Third Hokage, while Danzō prepared for Orochimaru’s Konoha Collapse Plan and considered using Kotoamatsukami on Allen. In the hospital, Sasuke’s desperation to become stronger eased when Kakashi promised to teach him Chidori after he recovered.

• Kakashi returned to Konoha with an injured Sasuke and two shaken disciples, then told the Third Hokage about the masked attacker with a Two-Tomoe Sharingan and Naruto’s rampage.
• The Third Hokage worried that Danzō had gained powerful operatives, while Kakashi left without asking him to investigate the attempted assassination.
• Danzō learned that Sasuke had nearly died and chose to postpone further action against him while prioritizing Orochimaru’s Konoha Collapse Plan.
• A Root Organization shinobi told Danzō their people were positioned for the Chunin Exam, and Danzō ordered them to monitor Orochimaru and relay messages to Allen’s side.
• Danzō privately considered using Kotoamatsukami to make Allen completely loyal to him and laughed alone in his secret chamber.
• Sasuke tried to leave the hospital, but Kakashi promised to teach him Chidori once his injuries healed.

Allen returned to the Sound Ninja Village and learned that Orochimaru had developed a secret Nen ability. Orochimaru proposed capturing the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Roshi, and Allen agreed, planning to use Vilnalasath to control the tailed beast while leaving it alive.

• Orochimaru asked Allen about Sasuke Uchiha, and Allen reported that Sasuke had awakened the Sharingan.
• Orochimaru revealed that he had developed a Nen ability and hinted that he had another gift planned for Allen.
• Orochimaru told Allen that Stone Ninja Anbu had contacted the wandering monk Roshi, whom he believed to be the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Orochimaru offered to help Allen capture the Four-Tails and seal it inside him, and Allen agreed to make their move in one week.
• Allen asked Vilnalasath whether she could control the tailed beast, and she promised she could drain its energy while leaving some behind.

Orochimaru and Allen confronted Roshi in the Land of Earth, where the Four-Tails Jinchuriki had refused to return to the village under Onoki’s rule. The Stone Ninja escorts were killed, and Roshi was left facing Orochimaru and Allen.

• Roshi rejected the Stone Ninja’s pleas to return, insisting he would not come back unless Onoki stepped down as Tsuchikage.
• Orochimaru, Allen, and their companions arrived, and Orochimaru told Roshi he intended to take the Four-Tails from him.
• Roshi transformed, while Orochimaru ordered Kimimaro to kill the Stone Ninja escorts.
• Kimimaro slaughtered the Stone Ninja with his Corpse Bone Pulse techniques as Allen’s electric field kept Roshi from intervening.

Allen defeated Roshi and extracted the Four-Tails from him, intending to become its new Jinchuriki. With Kimimaro guarding them, Orochimaru sealed the beast into Allen without resistance.

• Allen told Roshi he planned to destroy Iwagakure and attacked him with a massive Water Style technique.
• Allen used formula-marked arrows, Teleportation, and a powerful punch to shatter Roshi’s defenses and critically injure him.
• Roshi transformed into the Four-Tails and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Allen reappeared with the Flying Thunder God Technique and battered the beast into submission.
• Orochimaru began extracting the Four-Tails’ Chakra and ordered Kimimaro to kill anyone who approached.
• Orochimaru and Allen extracted the Four-Tails and sealed it into Allen while Kimimaro guarded them; the beast offered no resistance.

After becoming the Four-Tails' Jinchuriki, Allen discovered he could use its power immediately and agreed to help Orochimaru kill the Fourth Kazekage in exchange for money to forge a weapon. They traveled to the Land of Wind, where the Fourth Kazekage appeared with only two guards.

• Allen sealed the Four-Tails and found that it let him draw on its Chakra without resistance.
• Orochimaru explained that he planned to kill the Fourth Kazekage for his Gold Dust, and Allen negotiated for a share to fund a custom weapon.
• Allen told Orochimaru he wanted to forge a sword from Chakra Metal, and Orochimaru agreed to give him part of the proceeds.
• Allen, Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, and Karin met at the Land of Wind border, where Allen dismissed the Kazekage's threat and the need for intelligence.
• The Fourth Kazekage arrived on a distant sand dune with only two personal guards.

Orochimaru and the Fourth Kazekage agreed to join forces against Konoha, but Orochimaru and Allen betrayed Rasa and killed him. Allen devoured the Kazekage to gain a limited ability to control gold, then collected his gold dust while Orochimaru wondered about Nen.

• The Fourth Kazekage agreed to join Orochimaru’s plan to attack Konoha after they discussed their shared hatred of Konoha and the Third Hokage.
• Orochimaru attacked Rasa with venomous snakes, and Allen killed the two Kazekage guards with Thunderbirds.
• Allen fought Rasa, countering his gold dust with Lava Release and evading his Gold Cube with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Allen smashed Rasa’s ribs, severed his arm, and gave it to Orochimaru before Vilnalasath devoured the dying Kazekage.
• Allen gained a limited ability to control gold, gathered Rasa’s gold dust into the Magical Wrapping Cloth, and refused to explain his Nen abilities to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru, disguised as Rasa, returned to Sand Village and secured the Sand Ninja’s support for the attack on Konoha during the Chunin Exam. Allen revealed that he had freed Neji Hyuga from the Caged Bird and left to see Gaara, while Orochimaru stayed behind to study Sand Ninja forbidden techniques.

• Orochimaru, disguised as Rasa, told Chiyo that negotiations had gone smoothly, and Chiyo ordered Maki to prepare Temari, Kankuro, and Gaara for the coming attack.
• Chiyo and Orochimaru discussed Konoha’s weakness and anticipated that other nations would invade the Land of Fire if the Third Hokage died.
• After Chiyo left, Kabuto praised Orochimaru, who credited Allen with helping him kill Rasa.
• Orochimaru invited Allen to join him in the Chunin Exam to recruit promising young ninja, but Allen said he had already chosen Neji Hyuga.
• Allen told Orochimaru that he had removed Neji’s Caged Bird seal, then vanished to seek out Gaara.
• Orochimaru dismissed Kabuto’s concerns and turned to the Sand Ninja’s forbidden-technique scroll.

Neji trained with Team Three while preparing to leave Konoha with Allen, knowing he could not return to the Hyuga Clan’s control after his Caged Bird curse mark was removed. He joined Might Guy, Rock Lee, and Tenten for training, briefly sharing a happy moment with his teammates before pursuing his own future.

• Neji used Allen’s Earth Release hardening technique to strengthen his Gentle Fist and practiced his improved taijutsu at Team Three’s training grounds.
• Rock Lee praised Neji’s talent, while Tenten showed off a weapon resembling a shrapnel-shell rocket launcher and asked where Allen had gone.
• Might Guy said Allen had been carrying out a secret mission outside the village since joining Root, and Rock Lee wished he could show Allen his progress during the Chunin Exam.
• Neji recognized that his teammates could not match Allen’s strength and reflected that he would soon leave them to follow his own path.
• Neji silently apologized to Might Guy, Rock Lee, and Tenten, then joined them in their physical training, shocking Tenten.

Allen met with Danzō to discuss Orochimaru’s plan, revealing that Orochimaru had killed the Fourth Kazekage and restored Impure World Reincarnation. After leaving Danzō’s base, Allen heard Four-Tails speak with Vilnalasath about the powers inside him.

• Karin and Haku admired Konoha’s prosperity as Allen explained he planned to eliminate the Third Hokage and Danzō during the Konoha Collapse.
• Allen met Danzō underground and reported that Orochimaru had killed the Fourth Kazekage and would impersonate him to assassinate the Third Hokage.
• Danzō ordered Allen to obtain Impure World Reincarnation from Orochimaru and ensure the Third Hokage’s assassination succeeded.
• Danzō promised Allen an unexpected gift after the Third Hokage died, while Allen recognized that Danzō intended to control him with Kotoamatsukami.
• After Allen left, Four-Tails warned him about Danzō’s eye and arm, then discovered Vilnalasath’s presence inside Allen.

Allen learned from the Four-Tails that tailed beasts and Sage Mode drew on natural energy through similar principles, then used an extravagant campfire meal to lure Ino-Shika-Cho into attacking. After easily defeating them, he took their exam scrolls and invited them to share breakfast.

• Allen learned that the Ten-Tails Divine Tree gathered and compressed energy, and that tailed beasts used natural energy in a way similar to Sage Mode.
• Allen, Karin, and Haku noticed Choji, Shikamaru, and Ino secretly watching them, but Allen deliberately cooked fragrant meals to test their patience.
• After a night of hunger, Shikamaru trapped Allen with the Shadow Imitation Technique while Choji and Ino launched their attacks.
• Karin stopped Choji and kicked Haku, forcing Ino out of Haku's body, while Allen broke Shikamaru's hold and appeared behind him.
• Allen took the needed scrolls from Shikamaru, then offered breakfast to the defeated Ino-Shika-Cho, who joined them around the campfire.

Allen fed the Ino-Shika-Cho team, then entertained them with a speech about love and justice before admitting he had made it up. After the team left, he comforted Haku and hinted that Zabuza would soon arrive, but Haku reaffirmed his loyalty to him.

• Choji devoured the meal Allen provided, while Shikamaru asked what Allen intended to do with the team.
• Allen claimed he wanted to reform the genin and spread love and justice, and the Ino-Shika-Cho team left after hearing his speech.
• Haku asked whether Allen’s claims were true, and Allen admitted he had invented them to tease the genin.
• Allen told Haku that lasting peace was impossible and comforted him, while Karin stayed close to Allen.
• Allen hinted that Zabuza would soon arrive and asked Haku what he would do, and Haku vowed to remain Zabuza’s finest tool.

Orochimaru tracked down Team Three to investigate whether Neji’s Caged Bird curse seal had been removed, while the team fought Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro. The battle left Gaara’s Sand Armor breaking under Neji’s attacks as Orochimaru watched, impressed by Neji’s abilities.

• Orochimaru found Team Three and considered Neji as a potential target after confirming the status of his Caged Bird curse seal.
• Tenten, Rock Lee, and Neji fought Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro, with Tenten’s repeating crossbows and Explosive Tags overwhelming the Sand Ninja.
• Tenten fired a Fire Release weapon inspired by Allen, unleashing a powerful Flame Tornado that forced Temari to expend much of her Chakra.
• Gaara attacked Neji with sand, but Neji countered with hardened skin and Ripper Cyclotron before closing in.
• Neji used Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms to strip away Gaara’s Sand Armor while Orochimaru admired his talent from the shadows.

Orochimaru suppressed Gaara’s emerging Tailed Beast Transformation and checked that Neji’s Caged Bird curse mark had disappeared. Meanwhile, Allen’s group encountered Team 8 in the Forest of Death, where Karin attacked Kiba and Akamaru.

• Gaara began losing control after Allen’s beating, but Orochimaru sealed the leaking Tailed Beast Chakra and drove Gaara away.
• Orochimaru distracted Tenten and Rock Lee, then confirmed that Neji no longer had the Caged Bird curse mark before disappearing.
• Neji wondered what Allen truly wanted and why he had left Konoha.
• Allen met Team 8 and ordered Karin to punish Kiba for demanding their scrolls.
• Karin knocked Kiba into the ground and kicked Akamaru into a tree.

Allen, Haku, and Karin defeated Team 8 in the Forest of Death and continued to the Central Tower, where they rested under Konoha’s watch. Allen suspected the Third Hokage had tightened security because of threats from within Konoha, while Orochimaru remained elsewhere pursuing Sasuke.

• Shino unleashed a swarm of insects to defend Kiba, but Allen burned most of them with a Great Flame Bullet and warned Shino not to move.
• Haku froze Hinata’s legs while Karin beat and continuously healed Kiba, keeping him conscious until Allen told her to stop.
• Allen warned Kiba to treat strangers more humbly, then left with Haku and Karin as Shino organized the injured Team 8’s retreat.
• Allen’s group reached the Central Tower, where Allen commented that the Third Hokage had strengthened security and named Danzō and Root as dangerous threats from within.
• Karin sensed that Orochimaru had not arrived, and Allen explained that he was still focused on Sasuke and might visit his former student Anko.
• Allen told his companions to rest while Konoha monitored the gathered teams and copied their intelligence reports.