Chapter Summaries

Shisui Uchiha burned Kumogakure's supply and medicine stores, killed dozens of ninja, and escaped before reinforcements could stop him. At dawn, Toroi learned what had happened and led a group of Kumogakure ninja northwest to pursue Shisui.

• After the Kumogakure captain died, Shisui Uchiha fought through the camp's defenders while the supply warehouse burned.
• When more than a hundred Kumogakure ninja returned from the camp entrance, Shisui Uchiha used a Great Fireball and Body Flicker to escape.
• The surviving Kumogakure ninja found their supplies and medicinal herbs destroyed and arranged the dead for the wounded troops' arrival.
• Toroi arrived at dawn, questioned the surviving Elite Shinobi, and learned that a child with a Three-Tomoe Sharingan had attacked the camp.
• Toroi ordered a group of Kumogakure ninja to follow Shisui Uchiha's route northwest and pursue him.

Soji watched Shisui’s successful destruction of Kumogakure’s supply depot, then noticed Toroi leading an Elite Jonin-level pursuit force after him. Soji chose to let Shisui face Toroi as a test of his abilities, while following close enough to rescue him if necessary.

• Soji praised Shisui’s flawless mission and considered traveling to Kirigakure to recruit talent and help the Yuki and Kaguya clans.
• Soji spotted Toroi and a group of Kumogakure ninjas pursuing Shisui, and judged Toroi to be stronger than Shisui.
• Soji decided to let Shisui face Toroi to test his strength, but moved in the same direction in case he needed to intervene.
• Shisui, tired from using the Body Flicker Technique and fighting at the camp, eventually noticed a large group following him.
• Shisui reasoned that the pursuers must include someone stronger than him or several opponents of comparable strength.

Shisui Uchiha was cornered by Toroi and a group of Kumogakure ninja after destroying their supply camp, then chose to fight without calling Soji for help. The battle began with Toroi using his Magnet Release to control a giant shuriken, and Soji watched from nearby as Shisui narrowly dodged it.

• Toroi and roughly thirty Kumogakure ninja caught and surrounded Shisui Uchiha in the Land of Hot Water.
• Toroi ordered his subordinates to hold back while he fought Shisui himself, and Shisui considered using his signal flare before deciding to rely on himself.
• Toroi threw three shuriken, which Shisui blocked with his own, then summoned and hurled a giant square shuriken.
• Shisui deflected the giant shuriken, but Toroi used Magnet Release to send it back from behind, forcing Shisui to dodge as it cut several strands of his hair.
• Toroi caught the returning shuriken and renewed his intent to kill Shisui, while Soji watched nearby and hoped Shisui would prove himself.

Shisui Uchiha struggled against Toroi’s Shuriken, which curved around attacks and pursued him as if alive, leaving him wounded and unable to identify the ability. Shisui pinned the Shuriken to a tree with Kunai, but they continued struggling even while Toroi stood motionless.

• Toroi sent a Giant Square Shuriken and ordinary Shuriken at Shisui, whose Great Fireball failed to stop the ordinary weapons from curving around it.
• Shisui deflected the ordinary Shuriken and dodged the Giant Square Shuriken, but the weapons tracked him behind a tree and cut his left forearm, right hand, and cheek.
• Shisui concluded that Toroi’s ability was not ordinary ninja-tool expertise and looked for a way to probe how the Shuriken worked.
• Shisui leapt into the air, spotted the holes in the Shuriken, and threw four Kunai through them to pin all seven or eight weapons to a tree.
• The pinned Shuriken struggled to break free while Toroi stood still, leaving Shisui shocked by their apparent independent movement.

Shisui Uchiha battled Toroi, whose Magnet Release made ninja tools relentlessly pursue him. Shisui discovered that Fire Style stripped the tools of their magnetism and turned the fight in his favor, though Toroi’s Giant Square Shuriken remained.

• Toroi sent swarms of magnetized kunai and shuriken after Shisui, who suffered multiple cuts while defending himself.
• Toroi asked Shisui’s name, and Shisui introduced himself as a Konoha ninja before Toroi named himself.
• Shisui used Great Dragon Fire Technique and noticed that the ninja tools it burned fell and stopped moving.
• Shisui tested his theory with Great Fireball Technique and confirmed that Fire Style broke Toroi’s control over the tools.
• Shisui burned away all the ordinary ninja tools, leaving only the Giant Square Shuriken as Toroi realized his weakness had been discovered.

Shisui Uchiha wounded Toroi, but Toroi unleashed Hornet's Twin Blades, whose magnetic field made them nearly impossible to stop. Exhausted and unable to break through with Fire Style, Shisui searched for a way to disrupt the blades’ magnetic balance so he could defeat Toroi without calling Soji for rescue.

• Shisui Uchiha used Fire Style to clear Toroi’s ordinary ninja tools, then wounded him with a slash before dodging the returning Giant Square Shuriken.
• Toroi summoned a second Giant Square Shuriken and launched Hornet's Twin Blades, which flew at extreme speed and tore Shisui’s clothes as he barely evaded them.
• Shisui Uchiha tried Fire Style and the Body Flicker Technique against the twin blades, but their magnetic field protected them and their pursuit nearly exhausted him.
• Shisui Uchiha realized he had to disrupt the balance between magnetism and electricity, since he could not forcefully destroy the magnetic field.
• After nearly an hour of fighting in enemy territory, Shisui Uchiha resolved to find a way to defeat Toroi rather than signal Soji for rescue.

Shisui Uchiha broke Toroi's Hornet's Twin Blades with a new Fire Style technique and gained the advantage in their close-quarters fight. As Shisui continued striking Toroi with the Body Flicker Technique, Toroi declared it was time to end the battle.

• Shisui Uchiha used the Sharingan to track the Hornet's Twin Blades and combined thrown kunai with Fire Style: Phoenix Fire Claw Crimson to break their magnetic field.
• Shisui Uchiha stopped a demagnetized Giant Square Shuriken with his wakizashi, splitting the Hornet's Twin Blades and impressing Toroi.
• Shisui Uchiha and Toroi charged into a head-on taijutsu clash, and Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique to slash Toroi and evade his counterattacks.
• Shisui Uchiha repeatedly struck Toroi from different angles, leaving him wounded while the Cloud Hidden Ninjas watched without intervening.
• As Shisui approached again with the Body Flicker Technique, Toroi said it was time to end the fight.

Shisui Uchiha was gravely wounded after Toroi used Magnet Release to turn his wakizashi against him, then attacked with his Giant Square Shuriken. Shisui removed the magnetism with a Fire Release technique, but Toroi left him facing a choice between fighting with a burning weapon or giving it up.

• Toroi used Magnet Release to control Shisui Uchiha's wakizashi, stabbing his thigh before striking him across the chest with the Giant Square Shuriken.
• Shisui Uchiha survived the attack but suffered severe injuries, and Toroi explained how he had secretly magnetized the wakizashi through repeated contact.
• Shisui Uchiha refused to surrender, planted the wakizashi in the ground, and used Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique to remove its magnetism.
• Toroi pointed out that the demagnetized wakizashi was still scorching hot, leaving Shisui Uchiha to decide whether to pick it up or fight without it.

Shisui Uchiha endured severe burns and injuries as he fought Toroi, then used a new technique combining genjutsu and the Body Flicker Technique to create tangible phantoms. The phantoms struck Toroi from multiple directions, and three that Toroi thought he had destroyed stabbed him in the heart.

• Shisui Uchiha wrapped his burned hands in torn cloth, gripped the scorching Wakizashi, and faced Toroi again.
• Soji watched from nearby, hoping Shisui would break through to Elite Jonin without needing help.
• Shisui charged Toroi and used the Phantom Body Flicker Technique, making Toroi perceive the Sharingan without meeting Shisui's eyes.
• Shisui's tangible phantoms appeared around Toroi, who mistook the technique for the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
• Toroi used the magnetic Giant Square Shuriken to knock away three phantoms, but they returned and stabbed him in the heart.

Shisui Uchiha defeated Toroi with his Phantom Body Flicker Technique but collapsed from his injuries and depleted chakra. Soji arrived to rescue him and asked the surrounding Cloud Hidden Ninja to let them leave, but their Jonin refused.

• Shisui Uchiha used his Phantom Body Flicker Technique to stab Toroi, who praised him before dying.
• The Cloud Hidden Ninja were shocked by Toroi's defeat and closed in on the exhausted Shisui Uchiha.
• Soji caught Shisui Uchiha as he collapsed, treated his wounds, and let him lose consciousness.
• Soji faced the Cloud Hidden Ninja and asked them to make it easy for him to take Shisui Uchiha away.
• The Cloud Hidden Jonin rejected Soji's request, unwilling to let the Konoha ninja escape.

Soji faced more than thirty Kumogakure ninja who underestimated him because he was a Hyuga, while they learned of his ties to Uchiha Homura and Minato Namikaze. The Kumogakure elite shinobi believed capturing Soji could help his village, unaware that Soji was powerful enough to defeat them all.

• Soji lamented that the Kumogakure ninja had rejected his chance to live, while their elite shinobi mocked his strength as a Hyuga.
• The Kumogakure shinobi discussed Uchiha Homura’s reputation and how his Mangekyō Sharingan deterred Kumogakure from launching a larger invasion of Konoha.
• Soji reflected on Homura’s fame, his own low profile as Hyuga Soji, and the fear Konoha’s leaders had of his Mizuki Ember identity.
• The Kumogakure elite shinobi considered capturing Soji to use his connection to Homura as leverage and compensate for the supplies Shisui had burned.
• Soji revealed that he had always been Homura’s teammate and that Minato had been their other teammate.
• The elite shinobi recognized Soji as the Hyuga Main Family member who had teamed up with Homura and Minato, and felt fortunate, while Soji remained calm despite being surrounded.

Soji revealed his evolved Byakugan and used Byakugan: Pressure to wipe out nearly all the Kumogakure ninja who attacked him. One Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi survived the initial assault but was left severely injured and helpless beneath Soji’s pressure.

• After confirming Soji’s identity, the Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi ordered the Kumogakure ninja to capture him, and they charged.
• Soji activated Byakugan: Pressure, crushing the attackers with a force that only the Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi endured.
• Soji found the surviving Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi, recognized his unusually strong physique, and noted that he was a taijutsu-type ninja.
• The pressure continued to damage the survivor, and his left eyeball burst while he remained unable to move or scream.
• The Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi feared Soji’s overwhelming strength and did not dare hate him.

Soji stopped himself from killing the last surviving Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi and released the Byakugan’s pressure. The shinobi asked why Soji spared him, but Soji dismissed his suspicions and made clear he could obtain any intelligence without needing to interrogate him.

• Soji halted his raised foot just before crushing the Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi, who had been certain the next step would kill him.
• The Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi mistook Soji for a demon and struggled to answer while the Byakugan’s pressure kept him immobilized.
• Soji realized he had forgotten to turn off the pressure, then withdrew it and let the Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi breathe and speak again.
• The Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi asked whether Soji had spared him to extract Kumogakure’s intelligence.
• Soji said he could uncover the man’s secrets through the Byakugan or Genjutsu and explained that he had spared him simply because he wanted to.

Soji left the injured Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi alive and carried the unconscious Shisui Uchiha away, unaware that the survivor’s warning would help bring the Third Ninja World War to an early end. He took Shisui to the Land of Sound aboard the Golden Eagle, whose fledgling Sea Wind Cliff aimed to become a fourth sage region.

• Soji abandoned the gravely injured Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi, telling him that he might survive if his companions found him soon.
• The Cloud Hidden Elite Shinobi resolved to warn Kumogakure against attacking Konoha, then passed out when fellow Kumogakure ninja arrived to rescue him.
• Soji summoned the Golden Eagle and carried the unconscious Shisui Uchiha toward the Land of Sound so he could treat his wounds.
• The Golden Eagle flew Soji and Shisui away while the narration described its plans to develop Sea Wind Cliff into a fourth sage region.

Soji took the unconscious Shisui Uchiha to the Land of Sound for treatment while keeping his connection to Mizuki Ember secret. After the Golden Eagle returned to Sea Wind Cliff resentful over being used as a mount, Soji arranged for Orochimaru’s medical ninja to treat Shisui.

• The Golden Eagle silently carried Soji and the unconscious Shisui Uchiha to the Land of Sound without Shisui waking and exposing Soji’s identity.
• Soji dismissed the Golden Eagle, which returned to Sea Wind Cliff and resolved to master Natural Energy techniques for its kind.
• Soji realized he had neglected the Golden Eagle and considered apologizing with roasted wild boars, but prioritized Shisui’s injuries.
• Soji summoned the Little Black Snake to notify Orochimaru, and Orochimaru’s subordinates arrived with a medical ninja.
• The medical ninja treated Shisui at a luxurious inn, healing his visible wounds while his Chakra and strength remained depleted.

After Shisui Uchiha woke from his injuries, Soji told him that he had completed his mission to burn Kumogakure’s supplies and had exceeded expectations in his training. The chapter left Shisui understanding that the mission and the training had separate standards, while Soji planned to continue developing him.

• Shisui Uchiha woke up hungry, and Soji arranged a meal for him before recounting what had happened.
• Shisui asked whether his training mission had succeeded, worried that Soji’s rescue meant he had failed.
• Soji declared the mission complete, explaining that Shisui had accomplished its objective and defeated Troy despite the mission’s extreme difficulty.
• Shisui realized that the mission objective and the training were separate, and Soji praised him for exceeding expectations in his training.
• Soji confirmed that both the mission and training had succeeded, leaving Shisui relieved and confused by how his assessment had changed.

Soji reassured the recovering Shisui Uchiha that he had arranged for Konoha to learn that the Kumogakure supply depot had been burned. In Konoha, Uchiha Homura delivered the news to Fugaku Uchiha after sharing dinner with his family, then began discussing the matter with him.

• Soji told Shisui Uchiha they were in the Land of Sound and urged him to focus on recovering before returning to Konoha.
• Soji explained that he had sent a Golden Eagle carrying news of the completed mission to Uchiha Homura, who would pass it to Konoha's leaders.
• Soji left Shisui Uchiha to rest and went to sleep in the room next door.
• Uchiha Homura received Soji's message and went to Fugaku Uchiha's home, where he ate dinner with the family before speaking privately with Fugaku.
• Fugaku Uchiha and Uchiha Homura continued their discussion as the Uchiha Clan's moderate leaders, whose cooperation had strengthened the clan's standing.

Uchiha Homura and Fugaku Uchiha decided to use Shisui Uchiha’s completed training mission as an opportunity for the Uchiha Clan to gain influence in the war. Homura agreed to command Konoha’s Land of Hot Water front, while Fugaku continued hiding his Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Uchiha Homura told Fugaku Uchiha that Shisui Uchiha had completed his training mission, giving the clan a chance to send more forces to the Land of Hot Water battlefield.
• Fugaku Uchiha hesitated to reveal his Mangekyō Sharingan, fearing that doing so would upset the delicate balance between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha.
• Uchiha Homura explained that the Third Hokage had asked him to command the front, while Danzo opposed his appointment and the other elder advisors withheld their support.
• Fugaku Uchiha urged Uchiha Homura to take command, and Homura agreed to tell the Hokage he would lead the Land of Hot Water front.
• Uchiha Homura said Soji was as strong as he was, surprising Fugaku Uchiha and making him wonder how much Soji had concealed.

Uchiha Homura became commander of the Land of Hot Water front, while Danzo concealed his fear that the Uchiha would discover the Sharingan transplanted into his arm. After returning to Konoha, Soji ordered Hyuga Chizuru to monitor Danzo and the former Root members as he prepared a plan to expose Danzo.

• Uchiha Homura accepted the commander-in-chief appointment, and the Third Hokage approved it despite Danzo's objections.
• Danzo stayed silent rather than offer to lead the front, fearing that exposing his Sharingan would bring the Uchiha Clan's wrath and leave him unable to control Hashirama's Wood Style Cells.
• Soji and Shisui Uchiha left the Land of Sound without meeting Orochimaru and returned to Konoha after five uneventful days.
• Soji learned from Hyuga Chizuru that Uchiha Homura and the Uchiha ninja had left for the battlefield four days earlier.
• Soji told Hyuga Chizuru to keep watch on Danzo and the former Root members, then began preparing a plan to expose Danzo's schemes.

Uchiha Homura led Konoha from defense into battle against Kumogakure and secured its first victory of the war. At a celebratory jonin meeting, Soji drew attention to Danzo’s sour expression, prompting Danzo to leave while he silently resented Soji.

• Uchiha Homura and the Uchiha Clan joined Konoha’s forces in the Land of Hot Water, raising morale and shifting the army from defense to offense.
• Uchiha Homura fought the Two-Tails Jinchuriki to a draw while Konoha’s forces defeated Kumogakure’s ninja, who withdrew after suffering four to five hundred more deaths.
• The Third Hokage convened a jonin meeting to celebrate Konoha’s victory, where Soji noticed Danzo’s expression contrasted with the others’ joy.
• Soji joked that Danzo looked so downcast he seemed to think Konoha had lost, causing the jonin to turn and stare at Danzo.
• Danzo left the meeting after the Third Hokage dismissed him, then blamed Soji for the embarrassment as Soji returned his glance with a mocking smile.