Chapter Summaries

Yagura explained how Kirigakure discovered the Third Mizukage was being controlled, while Chiyue wondered why White Zetsu was sacrificing both villages’ shinobi. As the group prepared to intercept the Mizukage, Chiyue teased Minato about his future child, leaving Minato unexpectedly tempted by the idea of having a daughter.

• Yagura assured Chiyue, Hatake Sakumo, and Minato that Kirigakure’s informants would warn them if the Third Mizukage changed course.
• Yagura revealed that the Third Mizukage’s strange behavior, including spending hours in the toilet, became suspicious after he issued reckless battlefield commands.
• Chiyue concluded that the controlled Mizukage was deliberately sending Kirigakure’s shinobi to die and dragging Konoha’s forces down with them.
• Chiyue wondered whether White Zetsu was acting independently of Uchiha Madara and speculated about the consequences for the shinobi world.
• After Yagura left to guard the island, Chiyue teased Minato about naming a future child Naruto, and Minato admitted that having a daughter sounded appealing.

Yagami Chiyue ambushed the Third Mizukage’s warship with Lightning Burst, destroying it and confronting the Mizukage on the sea. As the Third Mizukage looked for a way to escape without revealing his control, Chiyue killed his two guards and prepared to face him.

• Yagami Chiyue launched Lightning Burst at the approaching warship, and the Kirigakure shinobi failed to stop it with Water Style.
• The blast destroyed the warship, but the Third Mizukage escaped onto the sea with two guards.
• Yagami Chiyue confronted the Third Mizukage, while the Mizukage tried to avoid a fight that might expose his control and Wood Release.
• The Third Mizukage’s guards rushed at Yagami Chiyue to buy him time to retreat.
• Yagami Chiyue used Lightning Style: Rai to strike both guards, who collapsed with their Ninja Swords slipping from their hands.

Chiyue fought the Third Mizukage at sea, breaking through his powerful Ice Style while Sakumo prepared a sneak attack. When the Third Mizukage countered Sakumo with Wood Release, Chiyue exposed the contradiction, and the Mizukage abruptly revealed a goofy change in demeanor.

• The Third Mizukage used Ice Style to freeze the sea and restrict Chiyue, but Chiyue shattered his ice techniques and attacked with Lightning Burst.
• The Third Mizukage defended against Chiyue's Lightning Burst with Ice Tremor Technique, leaving him vulnerable after the technique ended.
• Hatake Sakumo attacked the Third Mizukage from behind, but the Mizukage grew spikes from his back and forced Sakumo to retreat.
• Chiyue questioned why the Ice Style user had used Wood Release, and the Third Mizukage admitted he had been found out.
• The Third Mizukage changed into a cheerful, goofy persona and praised Chiyue's talent.

After the Third Mizukage was exposed as controlled by an unknown shinobi, Yagura failed to capture the impostor, and Chiyue’s group ended its cooperation with Kirigakure. Chiyue secured an agreement for two Snow Clan members in exchange for Samehada so he could continue researching Ice Style.

• Yagura confronted the controlled Third Mizukage, who mocked him before escaping into the sea.
• Chiyue refused to help Kirigakure pursue the Mizukage, and Yagura’s guards returned without catching him.
• Chiyue told Yagura that Kirigakure must provide two Snow Clan members with awakened Kekkei Genkai before he returned Samehada, and Yagura agreed.
• Minato teleported Chiyue and Hatake Sakumo back to camp after their cooperation with Kirigakure ended.
• Chiyue explained to Hatake Sakumo that he wanted to study the Snow Clan’s Ice Style to overcome his research bottleneck.

Chiyue confronted Orochimaru about his secret Wood Release research and arranged to cooperate with him against Danzo. Meanwhile, Uemura Hideaki asked the Third Hokage to intervene on Danzo’s behalf, but Tsunade had forbidden it.

• Chiyue decided to seek Orochimaru’s help researching Ice Style and later went to meet him at the command headquarters.
• Chiyue warned Orochimaru that Danzo would die, revealed that the Third Mizukage was a fake who could use Wood Release, and identified Orochimaru and Danzo’s research.
• Chiyue demanded Orochimaru’s surviving experimental subject and evidence against Danzo in exchange for future cooperation and information about the Third Mizukage.
• Orochimaru agreed to Chiyue’s terms and became more interested in the Wood Release and the possibility of finding a path to immortality.
• Uemura Hideaki asked the Third Hokage to help Danzo, but the Hokage said Tsunade would not let him interfere.

The Third Hokage asked Tsunade to make Danzo’s prison cell more comfortable, and she agreed only if the Shimura Clan paid for the renovation. After returning to Konoha, Chiyue reported that the Third Mizukage had escaped and that the person who had replaced him could use both Ice Style and Wood Release.

• Uemura Hideaki asked the Third Hokage to improve Danzo’s prison conditions on the Shimura Clan’s behalf.
• The Third Hokage proposed expanding Danzo’s cell, and Tsunade agreed as long as the village did not pay for it.
• Chiyue, Hatake Sakumo, and Minato returned to Konoha and went to the Hokage’s Office.
• Chiyue told Tsunade that the Third Mizukage had escaped after Yagura and Genji lured him back to Kirigakure.
• Chiyue revealed that the person controlling or replacing the Third Mizukage could use Wood Release, shocking Tsunade.

After learning that the impostor Third Mizukage used Wood Release, Tsunade’s meeting weighed how to handle the revelation and secure Konoha’s cooperation with Kirigakure. Konoha paused its campaign while awaiting Kirigakure’s response, and both villages withdrew from the battlefield.

• Hatake Sakumo and Minato reported that the impostor Third Mizukage had used Wood Release, shocking the gathered Konoha leaders.
• The Third Hokage said Konoha should investigate the mysterious Wood Release user while celebrating the prospect of ending the war and opening the sea route.
• Torifu Akimichi and Utatane Koharu argued over whether Kirigakure would make the impostor’s exposure public, and Tsunade decided to prepare for either outcome while first consulting Kirigakure.
• Tsunade ordered Orochimaru and Jiraiya to stabilize the front and withdraw until Kirigakure responded, while Chiyue took Minato from the meeting.
• Konoha held its positions, and Kirigakure withdrew from the battlefield after receiving Genji’s orders.

After the war ended, Tsunade assigned Chiyue and Minato an escort mission to meet Maruboshi Kosuke, who had gathered intelligence on Iwagakure. Chiyue left the village with Minato and Pakura, while Tsunade continued reorganizing the Anbu and adding a director position.

• Yagura took command of Kirigakure's withdrawal and led peace talks with Konoha, while Orochimaru stayed behind to guard the coast.
• Tsunade told Chiyue that she had refused the Third Hokage's offer to succeed him, then explained that Maruboshi Kosuke needed an escort after obtaining important intelligence on Iwagakure.
• Tsunade said she had brought Hatake Sakumo into the Anbu reorganization to help oversee its new director position, so Chiyue and Minato would take the mission instead.
• Chiyue accepted the assignment, took Pakura with him, and left Tsunade to clean up the mess at his house.
• Chiyue and Pakura met Minato, and the three departed to meet Maruboshi Kosuke, preparing for a potentially dangerous return journey.

Uchiha Madara chose Uchiha Obito as the successor he intended to manipulate, while Chiyue and Minato carried out a mission in the Land of Grass. Chiyue checked in with Pakura about her place in Konoha, where she still faced some hostility.

• Maruboshi Kosuke’s intelligence-gathering skills surprised Chiyue, and Minato lost interest when he heard the old man was devoted to the Will of Fire.
• Black Zetsu recommended Uchiha Obito to Uchiha Madara, who judged him talented, loving, and easy to corrupt.
• Uchiha Madara told Black Zetsu to bring Obito to him and planned to exploit the coming war and Rin Nohara’s situation.
• In a cave in the Land of Grass, Minato complained about Kusagakure’s shinobi, and Chiyue agreed the village could not be trusted.
• Chiyue asked Pakura how she was adjusting to Konoha, and she said she was managing despite the hostility she faced.

Chiyue asked Pakura about Scorch Release and encouraged her to experiment with new forms of attack. Pakura saw new possibilities for her Kekkei Genkai, while Chiyue revealed that he had adapted his Lightning Style to suit himself.

• Chiyue told Pakura to come to him if she encountered problems in Konoha, then asked her to explain Scorch Release.
• Pakura described her research and explained that she could change the form of her Scorch Release attacks, though doing so was difficult.
• Chiyue suggested that Pakura try shaping Scorch Release into weapons or covering herself in flames, and Pakura began considering the possibilities.
• Chiyue urged Pakura to experiment with Scorch Release and explained that he had changed traditional Lightning Style to suit his own fighting style.
• Pakura was surprised to learn that Chiyue had adapted his Lightning Style rather than simply developing it from scratch.

Chiyue and Pakura waited to escort Maruboshi Kosuke back to Konoha while Minato reported that Kusagakure had tightened its defenses, likely after siding with Iwagakure. The chapter ended as Kosuke reached the meeting point ahead of schedule.

• Maruboshi Kosuke fled toward the Land of Grass with Stone Ninja pursuing him after completing an intelligence mission for Konoha.
• Minato returned from scouting and told Chiyue that Kusagakure was on strict defense.
• Chiyue concluded that Kusagakure had likely sided with Iwagakure and said their mission remained to meet Kosuke.
• Minato considered sending a warning to Konoha through the Toads of Mount Myōboku but decided against troubling them.
• Chiyue, Pakura, and Minato reached the meeting point, where Kosuke appeared before the agreed time.

Chiyue’s team rescued Maruboshi Kosuke and escaped Iwagakure pursuers after Pakura ambushed their force. As they continued toward the Fire Country, Chiyue explained that Ōnoki wanted a successor who could master Dust Release.

• Maruboshi Kosuke confirmed Chiyue and the others’ identities, then warned that Iwagakure shinobi were tracking him and that Kusagakure seemed to have sided with Iwagakure.
• Minato volunteered to cover the rear, but Chiyue assigned Pakura instead and led Maruboshi Kosuke away.
• Pakura ambushed dozens of Iwagakure shinobi with Scorch Release, killing or wounding more than half and stopping their pursuit.
• Pakura caught up with Chiyue, Minato, and Maruboshi Kosuke, and reported the ambush’s results.
• Chiyue said Ōnoki wanted to cultivate a successor capable of mastering Dust Release, and Minato remarked that Konoha would be in trouble if Hokage candidates had to master Wood Release.

Chiyue, Minato, Pakura, and Maruboshi Kosuke returned to Konoha after completing their mission, and Chiyue warned Tsunade that Kusagakure had aligned with Iwagakure. As they discussed the threat of another war over a meal, Uchiha Mikoto arrived looking exhausted and troubled.

• Chiyue and Minato kept a polite distance from Maruboshi Kosuke as the group traveled through the Land of Fire, and Kosuke cooked for them along the way.
• Three days after entering the Land of Fire, the group reached Konoha and submitted their mission to Tsunade.
• Chiyue warned Tsunade that Kusagakure was on alert and appeared to have sided with Iwagakure, raising the prospect of a new war.
• Chiyue, Minato, and Pakura discussed how political and financial pressures drove villages toward war while eating at a small restaurant.
• Uchiha Mikoto joined Chiyue at the restaurant, said she had not eaten, and showed signs of worry and exhaustion.

Uchiha Mikoto asked Chiyue to help find Uchiha Obito, who had vanished along with his grandmother’s body. Chiyue judged that the Uchiha Clan should report the disappearance to Tsunade and promised to handle the village’s response, while warning Mikoto to tell Uchiha Fugaku to keep the clan under control.

• Uchiha Mikoto told Chiyue that Uchiha Obito had gone missing after his grandmother’s funeral, and that her body had vanished too.
• Chiyue suspected Black Zetsu had taken Obito and explained that the Uchiha Clan’s secret search was unlikely to succeed after several days.
• Chiyue advised Mikoto to report the disappearance to the village and offered to speak with Tsunade on the clan’s behalf.
• Chiyue told Mikoto to warn Uchiha Fugaku to restrain the clan’s hawks so Tsunade could remove the higher-ups’ remaining influence.

Chiyue reported Uchiha Obito's disappearance to Tsunade, who found the village's search efforts hampered by Anbu restructuring. After advising Tsunade that Uchiha Fugaku could be won over but might make ruthless choices, Chiyue left her to deal with the clan and Uchiha Mikoto delivered his warning to Fugaku.

• Uchiha Mikoto left Chiyue after he urged Uchiha Fugaku to purge troublemakers within the clan and secure its future.
• Chiyue told Tsunade that Uchiha Obito and his grandmother's corpse had vanished, and Tsunade questioned the Anbu about suspicious activity.
• An Anbu ninja reported no suspicious people near the Uchiha compound, while village-wide surveillance remained limited during the Anbu's restructuring.
• Chiyue told Tsunade that Uchiha Fugaku was worth winning over and might accept major sacrifices for the clan, then joked with her before leaving.
• Uchiha Mikoto relayed Chiyue's words to Uchiha Fugaku, whose heart pounded with fear.

Uchiha Fugaku decided to prepare for trouble within the clan and sought a meeting with Chiyue, while a lively barbecue brought Kakashi and Rin Nohara together. Far away, Uchiha Obito remained imprisoned with Uchiha Madara and fell into despair after Black Zetsu told him that Kakashi and Rin were enjoying the gathering together.

• Uchiha Fugaku asked Uchiha Mikoto to contact Chiyue so they could discuss the clan's affairs, but Chiyue said the meeting could wait as long as the Uchiha Clan did not cause trouble.
• Uchiha Mikoto joined the barbecue, where Chiyue grilled food with the gathered guests and later handed the cooking over to Minato.
• Chiyue teased Kakashi about bringing Rin Nohara to the gathering, and Kakashi explained that Rin was worried because Uchiha Obito had stopped attending class.
• Chiyue spoke with Kakashi about his training and warned him that Pakura would not go easy on him in the practical assessment.
• Uchiha Madara realized that Uchiha Obito was not following his explanations, but Black Zetsu's news that Kakashi and Rin were together at a gathering upset Obito deeply.

Yagura visited Chiyue during peace negotiations and asked him to help Kirigakure capture the Three-Tails and Six-Tails. Chiyue refused, leaving Yagura to seek another way to secure his help.

• Yagura visited Chiyue and brought the two Snow Clan ninja who had awakened Ice Style, hoping to take Samehada.
• Chiyue asked whether Kirigakure had found the missing Third Mizukage, and Yagura said the search had uncovered no trace.
• Yagura asked Chiyue to help Kirigakure capture its two tailed beasts because the village's sealing corps had been severely weakened.
• Chiyue refused and suggested that Yagura ask Jiraiya or Orochimaru instead.
• Yagura questioned Chiyue's refusal, explaining that Konoha's leaders would approve the mission only if Chiyue consented.

Chiyue refused Yagura’s request to help capture the Tailed Beasts, leaving Jiraiya to lead a support team after Konoha and Kirigakure signed a limited alliance. Meanwhile, Chiyue began researching Ice Style with the Snow Clan ninjas, and Danzo’s private cell in Konoha Prison neared completion.

• Chiyue turned down Yagura’s mission because he was tired, and Tsunade agreed that Jiraiya could handle it instead.
• Chiyue began researching Ice Style with the Snow Clan ninjas and promised to give them Konoha identities if they passed his test.
• After ten days of negotiations witnessed by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, Konoha and Kirigakure signed a peace and mutual alliance assistance agreement with no obligation for Kirigakure to send troops.
• Jiraiya departed with a sealing team to help Kirigakure locate and capture the Three-Tails and Six-Tails.
• The Daimyo returned to the Land of Fire pleased about the maritime trade route, while Nawaki left Konoha Prison after confirming Danzo’s private cell renovation was nearly finished.

Danzo escaped Konoha Prison with help from a support squad while Nawaki rested, leaving the prison in chaos and the Third Hokage stunned. The Third Hokage set out to capture Danzo as Tsunade ordered a wanted notice prepared with a thirty-million-ryō reward if he failed.

• Nawaki fell asleep during his break after reassuring himself that Danzo could not escape without an accomplice.
• An alarm woke Nawaki, who found the guard detail incapacitated, the support squad gone, and Danzo missing from his cell.
• Nawaki stayed at the prison to suppress the prisoners’ commotion and sent word to the Hokage’s Office Building.
• An Anbu agent reported Danzo’s escape to the Third Hokage, Tsunade, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura.
• The Third Hokage left to lead a team in pursuit of Danzo and ordered reinforcements to the prison.
• Tsunade told Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to prepare a wanted notice offering thirty million ryō for Danzo, dead or alive.

After Danzo escaped with help from the jonin squad assigned to guard him, Tsunade told Chiyue while the Third Hokage led an Anbu pursuit. Chiyue chose to sleep instead of joining the chase, and the Third Hokage struggled to follow Danzo’s fading trail.

• Tsunade left the Hokage’s Office to tell Chiyue that Danzo had escaped prison.
• Tsunade explained that the jonin squad selected by the Third Hokage had attacked the Anbu and freed Danzo while Nawaki rested.
• Chiyue laughed at the escape and predicted that Nawaki and the Third Hokage would face humiliation, then decided to go back to sleep.
• Chiyue pulled Tsunade under the blanket as she tried to leave.
• The Third Hokage led several Anbu ninja in pursuit, but Danzo’s trail grew fainter and harder to track.