Chapter Summaries

Sakumo took Kushina, Minato, Shikaku, Inoichi, and Choza to Ichiraku for his first lesson, then announced he would start taking them on missions. At the Daimyo Estate in the Land of Lightning, Team One staged a quarrel about Leon’s past with Ada to persuade the daimyo that their organization faced dangerous enemies.

• Sakumo watched the children ride the roller coaster recklessly, then led them to the Shopping Street after Kushina said she was hungry.
• At Ichiraku, Kushina and Choza ate several bowls of ramen, and Sakumo announced that he would take the group on missions starting the next day.
• At the Daimyo Estate, Nawaki, Shin, Nao, and Kaoru acted out a quarrel about Leon’s relationship with Ada and her connection to the Umbrella Corporation.
• The daimyo concluded that Leon had trusted Ada because of their past in Kirigakure and realized the organization had powerful enemies.

The Land of Lightning's daimyo learned about the Umbrella Corporation and decided to send trusted subordinates to investigate it in Kumogakure. In Konoha, Sakumo took the Mischief-Making Five on their first mission: cleaning the village bathhouses.

• Kaoru explained that Wesker had killed Sigma Squad, and Nawaki left Ada to Leon while the daimyo resolved to investigate the Umbrella Corporation in Kumogakure.
• Black Zetsu considered killing Konoha's Hokage to trigger a succession struggle and contemplated using his black rod to control the Third Mizukage and Hanzo.
• Sakumo brought the Mischief-Making Five to the mission hall, where they learned that wartime conditions had raised the ranks of ordinary missions.
• Minato accepted a mission to clean Konoha's bathhouses, prompting Sakumo to assign him and Kushina to the women's bathhouse and himself and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio to the men's.
• The Ino-Shika-Cho trio entered the men's bathhouse, hoping to finish the work that day and collect their share of the reward.

The Third Hokage confronted the Third Mizukage and the resurrected Hanzo, both bearing the Rinnegan, after they infiltrated Konoha’s camp. He fought them with Enma as Anbu and Root arrived, then launched himself through a barrage of missiles toward the Third Mizukage.

• The Third Hokage sensed an abnormal barrier around the camp, ordered the troops to retreat, and summoned Enma to face the intruders.
• The Third Hokage fought the Third Mizukage and Hanzo, discovered that Hanzo was alive again and carried the Rinnegan, and found that the black rods had blocked his phone signal.
• Danzo arrived with Anbu and Root, and Hanzo summoned a Rinnegan-bearing salamander and three-headed dog.
• The Third Hokage used Enma to evade the Third Mizukage’s bone spikes and prepared to attack him from above.
• The Third Hokage leaped through the Third Mizukage’s missile barrage and plummeted toward him.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and his allies fought Hanzo and the Third Mizukage, while Black Zetsu combined their bodies into Water Armor. The armor charged through Hiruzen’s attack, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Hiruzen battered the Third Mizukage with close-range attacks and a Five Release technique as Hanzo struck from behind.
• Danzo and the others were held back by the regenerated three-headed dogs and Ibuse’s poisonous mist while Hiruzen and Enma drove off their attackers.
• Black Zetsu controlled the Third Mizukage’s body parts and fitted them around Hanzo to create Water Armor.
• Hiruzen and Danzo attacked the armor with a barrage of shuriken, but the Mizukage repaired its injuries and charged back into range.

The Third Hokage and Danzo fought Water Armor, whose bone attacks and poison left Konoha’s forces cornered. The Third Hokage launched the Dongfeng missile, and its blinding blast severed Black Zetsu’s control over the Third Mizukage and Hanzo.

• Water Armor extended bone spikes through Xiang and wounded several Anbu and Root members, while the Third Hokage dispelled Enma and his newly drawn blade was snapped in half.
• The Third Hokage and Danzo combined Fire and Wind Release to engulf Water Armor, but Hanzo spread poison across the battlefield as summoned hounds charged through the toxic mist.
• The Third Hokage brought out the Dongfeng Series Missile and ordered everyone to flee before launching it at Water Armor.
• Black Zetsu lost control of the Third Mizukage and Hanzo in the missile’s blinding light, then angrily cursed Uchiha Shin.
• Danzo ran from the blast as the night-lit region was consumed by an explosion brighter than daylight.

The Third Hokage survived an attack by the Third Mizukage and Hanzo, then coordinated with Shin to assess the enemy’s abilities and prepare countermeasures. Shin’s calculations showed Konoha facing many possible threats, including the Uchiha clan’s destruction if the Third Hokage died before Shin became Hokage.

• The Third Hokage and Danzo escaped the enormous blast, and the Third Hokage called Shin to demand a refund for the sword before revealing that the Mizukage had ambushed him.
• Shin told the Third Hokage that Hanzo and the Third Mizukage might still be alive after being restored, and the Third Hokage regretted withdrawing Konoha’s forces from Whirlpool Country.
• The Third Hokage analyzed the enemy’s abilities, identified poison experts and barrier or sealing techniques as possible counters, and asked the Third Kazekage for help against the metal-bodied Third Mizukage.
• Shin used Amatsukami to calculate possible futures and considered threats from Iwagakure, Amegakure, Kumogakure, and other factions.
• Shin discovered a possible future in which Danzo’s plan led Konoha’s clans to exterminate the Uchiha, and he decided that the Third Hokage could not die yet.

Sasori watched a Transformers cartoon and began sketching ideas for his own creation while Chiyo traveled to the Land of Fire. The Third Kazekage and Chiyo arrived in Konoha, where Tsunade accused Jiraiya of abandoning his post to follow her.

• Chiyo promised Sasori she would return within the year, then left Sunagakure on a trip.
• Sasori watched Transformers, became fascinated by Optimus Prime and Megatron, and started sketching and writing ideas.
• The Third Kazekage and Chiyo discussed Senju Tobirama as their Falcon crossed the Land of Wind into the Land of Fire.
• Mamba, Anko, Tsunade, and Jiraiya traveled aboard the Hagoromo, where Jiraiya kept pursuing Tsunade despite her protests.
• After the Hagoromo arrived at night, Tsunade reported Jiraiya to the Third Hokage for abandoning his post.

The allied shinobi leaders assigned forces to counter Hanzo, the Mizukage, and Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen, while Danzo was left defending the main camp. In Kumogakure, Shin’s undercover agents photographed suspicious research activity and hurried away with the evidence.

• The Third Hokage, the Third Kazekage, Tsunade, Chiyo, and Jiraiya discussed how to counter Hanzo and the Mizukage, noting the limits of Magnet Release, antidotes, and elite fighters against mass summons.
• The leaders assigned Tsunade and Chiyo to handle Hanzo, Mamba and Anko to face his summons, the Sarutobi and Shimura clans to fight the Cloud ninjas, and the Third Hokage to confront the Mizukage and Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• The Third Hokage ordered Jiraiya to keep watch on the Cloud ninjas and assigned Danzo to defend the main camp, which Danzo accepted despite his private frustration.
• Shin secretly entered Kumogakure and learned that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki had been replaced and the Third Raikage had left for six months of special training.
• Undercover agents working for the feudal lord spotted Shin and followed him near Kumogakure’s research facility, where Agent A photographed someone holding a red glass tube.
• Agent D ordered the undercover agents to retreat, and the group left with the photographs as valuable evidence.

Shin and Nao celebrated under the moon, taking photographs of their present and future selves while Shin resolved to change a future he believed was doomed. Later, Nawaki and Kaoru received hush money for spying, and Nao teased Shin about his longstanding hostility toward Nawaki.

• Shin switched into his Lee Sankwang persona and joined Nao for mooncakes and sky lanterns at the Daimyo Estate.
• Nao and Shin took a hundred photographs, including one that showed their imagined ten-years-older selves, and Nao hid the photos away for them to see in the future.
• Shin decided that he would overturn the destined future and change it by introducing unknown variables.
• Nawaki and Kaoru saw Shin and Nao together, accepted a golden scroll as hush money, and abandoned Nawaki's idea of exchanging it for unlimited currency after Kaoru warned him about inflation.
• Nao told Shin about the incident and asked why he always targeted Nawaki, prompting Shin to list Nawaki's shortcomings while she teased him.

After the Land of Lightning's daimyo learned of Kumogakure's secret bioweapon research, Shin announced that Team One's next mission was to liberate the oppressed people of Kirigakure. A week later, the disguised team arrived at the Land of Water's Daimyo Estate to deliver a letter of condemnation and meet its daimyo.

• The Land of Lightning's daimyo destroyed the photographs in a rage after concluding that Kumogakure had hidden its virus research and conducted experiments in his capital.
• Nao recounted the fallout to Team One, and Shin announced their mission to liberate the oppressed people of Kirigakure.
• A week later, Shin and the others arrived at the Land of Water carrying the Land of Lightning daimyo's letter of condemnation.
• The team forced their way past the Land of Water's guards, but a ninja intervened and escorted them to the daimyo.
• The disguised team met the frail-looking Land of Water daimyo and suspected that he carried a hereditary illness tied to a Kekkei Genkai.

Shin and Team One forced the Daimyo of the Land of Water to authorize their entry into Kirigakure. Meanwhile, the Third Hokage prepared to face the Mist forces and clashed with Danzo over protecting Team One, vowing to change Konoha’s leadership after the war.

• Shin presented evidence against the Land of Water, and Team One pressured the Daimyo until he signed their authorization to enter Kirigakure.
• The Third Hokage received intelligence that the Mizukage, Hanzo, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and the main Mist force had secretly landed.
• The Third Hokage prepared to engage the Mist forces to create an opportunity for Team One to uncover who controlled Kirigakure.
• Danzo challenged the Third Hokage for risking further casualties to protect Team One, and the Third Hokage insisted that protecting Konoha’s young people was his responsibility.
• The Third Hokage told Danzo he would make large-scale changes to Konoha’s upper ranks after the war.

Team One stormed Kirigakure to draw out Black Zetsu, driving her to flee before Shin and the others fought the village’s Anbu. Meanwhile, Tsunade and Chiyo continued battling Hanzo in the ruins of Whirlpool Country.

• Team One forced its way into Kirigakure and attacked its ninja with guns and heavy weapons.
• Black Zetsu learned that Team One was approaching, cursed them, and escaped through a passage beneath the Mizukage Building.
• Shin sensed that Black Zetsu was gone, then shattered the masks of two Anbu with Ice Release and Boil Release and fought Kirigakure’s forces.
• Shin seized two unconscious Anbu and ran from the village while his teammates chased after him.
• Tsunade and Chiyo exchanged insults while fighting Hanzo, and Tsunade suffered deep wounds from his scythe.
• Chiyo sent her ten puppets to unleash steel needles at Tsunade and Hanzo.

Chiyo and Tsunade attacked Hanzo while the Third Kazekage restrained the Mizukage and the Third Hokage fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Black Zetsu killed the Land of Water Daimyo and gained Steel Release, while Team One discovered that the Taketori Clan had used captive people to obtain Shikotsumyaku.

• Chiyo used the Three Treasures Vacuum Crush with Tsunade to break Hanzo's scythe and send him tumbling across the ground.
• The Third Kazekage spread iron sand through the Mizukage's body and pinned him in place as the Third Hokage continued fighting the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Black Zetsu killed the Land of Water Daimyo, absorbed his Steel Release, and found that metal weapons could no longer pierce her skin.
• Team One caught Shin beneath the Mizukage Building and found pale bones and young people trapped in cages.
• Shin realized that the Taketori Clan had obtained a complete Shikotsumyaku by a method similar to fusing Byakugan to create the Tenseigan.

Shin and Team One discovered Black Zetsu’s stockpile of bodies and Kekkei Genkai research, then Shin revealed that the Ōtsutsuki clan would return in fifty years. After joking about leaving the danger to future generations and space-based weapons, the group packed up Black Zetsu’s materials and left.

• Shin, Kaoru, and Nawaki found complete corpses and organs from Hidden Mist Kekkei Genkai experiments, and Shin collected the research materials.
• Nawaki accused Shin of treating the victims like Black Zetsu, prompting Shin to condemn the ninja world and release an overwhelming surge of Chakra.
• Shin explained that Kaguya belonged to the Ōtsutsuki clan and warned that they would come to the planet fifty years later.
• Shin described future events involving Boruto, Naruto, and Sasuke, and the others questioned why they were working so hard if the next generation would handle the threat.
• Shin insisted that leaving the crisis to future generations was not his style, then joked that space-based weapons could erase the Ōtsutsuki before they landed.
• Nao organized the research materials and led the group out, while Kaoru told Shin and Nawaki to stop prying into Nao’s private secret.

Team One prepared to confront Kirigakure again, while Tsunade resolved to preserve her youthful appearance after Chiyo taunted her. The chapter left Team One entering the Mizukage Building under armed escort, with the injured Mist ninja yielding to their threats.

• The Third Hokage considered forming a Konoha unit like the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and wondered about collecting more Kusanagi Swords.
• Chiyo taunted Tsunade about aging, and Tsunade left her tent shaken.
• Tsunade remembered her Yin Seal, released the stored Chakra, and used it to keep her sixteen-year-old appearance.
• Jiraiya worried that Tsunade’s behavior had changed because of poison and called Orochimaru for advice.
• The next morning, Team One returned to the Mizukage Building, where injured Mist ninja confronted them over their attacks and the missing Anbu.
• Kaoru threatened the Mist ninja with her gun, and they let Team One enter the Mizukage Building.

Team One uncovered Magatsukami’s horrific human experiments beneath the Mizukage Building, revealing that many Mist ninja’s missing relatives and friends had been used as test subjects. After the discovery sparked grief and rage in Kirigakure, Towa and Rin were sent to see the secret laboratory for themselves.

• Shin found a hidden passage beneath the Mizukage Building and led Team One to a laboratory filled with living test subjects, remains, and preserved organs.
• Mist ninja identified relatives and friends in the research records, then turned against the Mizukage in grief and anger.
• Team One left the laboratory, and Shin dismissed Magatsukami after secretly retaining a small cell sample.
• Kirigakure held a private funeral, where Towa and Rin learned that Boil Release and Ice Release users had also lost relatives to the experiments.
• Towa and Rin went beneath the Mizukage Building and saw the laboratory, understanding why the envoys from the Land of Lightning had spared them.

Black Zetsu infiltrated Konoha and stole Hashirama cells while pursuing a way to combine Hagoromo and Hamura’s powers. Madara and Reanimated Hashirama found her abandoned break-in at Tobirama’s research base, where Madara took a Sharingan and questioned the Uchiha’s reputation.

• Shin gave up trying to shape Kirigakure’s future after Black Zetsu’s disguise as the Third Mizukage became useless.
• Black Zetsu hid at the Daimyo Estate of the Land of Water and prepared to leave after planning a farewell party.
• Black Zetsu broke into Tobirama’s underground research facility, found preserved Hashirama cells, and took them to pursue Kaguya’s Chakra.
• Black Zetsu left to seek two of Konoha’s Tailed Beasts, while Madara maintained a Four Red Yang Formation around the Uzumaki Clan compound.
• Madara and Reanimated Hashirama reached Tobirama’s research base, where Madara took a Three-Tomoe Sharingan and asked whether the Uchiha were truly born evil.

Black Zetsu stole Roshi and Han from Konoha, while Shin learned of the attack and refused to return Team One without acting. He transformed their helicopter into a massive Uchiha-crested Airspace Carrier and flew it toward the Third Hokage’s camp.

• Black Zetsu killed the barrier guards, revived Roshi and Han with Rinnegan, and escaped with them after summoning Hanzo and the Third Mizukage to distract Hashirama and Madara.
• Hashirama and Madara defeated Hanzo and the Third Mizukage, but arrived too late to stop Black Zetsu from taking the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
• Two Root members watched the aftermath, intending to claim the valuable corpses for research.
• After Shin received word of Konoha’s crisis, Team One left Kirigakure by helicopter to search for Black Zetsu.
• Shin briefly agreed to the Third Hokage’s order to return to Konoha, then used his Mangekyō abilities to transform the helicopter into a huge Airspace Carrier.
• The Airspace Carrier approached the Third Hokage’s camp, where its engines battered the ninjas with powerful winds.

Shin returned toward Konoha as Black Zetsu seized control of Blue B and obtained the final piece he needed to pursue his plan against Konoha and Sunagakure. In Konoha, Anbu and Root ninjas discovered that two corpses had mysteriously vanished and feared the Hokage’s response.

• Shin brought his companions inside Susanoo and flew toward Konoha after recovering his Chakra.
• The Third Raikage fought the berserk Blue B, but Roshi and Han drained his Lightning Release Chakra and left him unconscious.
• Black Zetsu pierced Blue B’s heart and used the King of Hell to transform Blue B, Hanzo, and the Third Mizukage into Tailed Beasts.
• Black Zetsu noted that he had collected five Tailed Beasts and planned to obtain the Two-Tails before attacking Konoha and Sunagakure.
• Anbu and Root ninjas in Konoha found that two corpses had vanished, and Tiger panicked over the consequences.

Shin investigated Root’s claim over the missing bodies and learned that Root had tried to take the Third Mizukage’s and Hanzo’s corpses. After leaving the Anbu base, Nawaki provoked Root over his sandal and used the incident to send a Root member to the Military Police Force, where the chief agreed to punish him.

• Shin went to the Anbu base, confronted Root about the disappeared bodies, and threatened the Root members who objected.
• Zero explained that Root had claimed the Third Mizukage’s and Hanzo’s bodies and intended to keep them.
• Shin admitted that his elemental clone had created the barrier and that he had developed the long trail as a new ninjutsu, then imposed collective training on the Anbu.
• Nawaki stopped a Root member for allegedly stepping on his custom Senju Clan sandal, slapped him, and demanded compensation while insulting the Shimura Clan.
• Nawaki, Nao, and Kaoru took the Root member to the Military Police Force, whose chief ordered him thrown into the dungeon.