Chapter Summaries

Chiyo learned that Rasa had falsely claimed to kill Uchiha Senyo, then met Sasori in Konoha and gave him the documents he had been waiting for. Sasori picked them up, still puzzled by Chiyo’s gesture.

• Chiyo read the intelligence and realized Rasa had lied about killing Senyo to conceal his defeat.
• Tsunade brought Chiyo to the Uchiha Clan’s territory, where Rinto reported that Sasori and Deidara had arrived.
• Tsunade sent Rinto to inform Orochimaru that Deidara had come to find Senyo, then asked Chiyo to bring the documents to Sasori.
• Sasori was shocked to see Chiyo, while she recognized that he still looked as he had twenty years earlier.
• Chiyo placed the documents Sasori had been waiting for before him, and Sasori picked them up in confusion.

Chiyo told Sasori that Konoha had revived Namikaze Minato and Hatake Sakumo using a cloning technology, offering him hope that he could bring his parents back. She revealed that Konoha wanted to recruit them, and Sasori asked what they expected him to do.

• Sasori read Chiyo's documents and realized they described a way to clone human bodies.
• Chiyo said she had personally seen the revived Namikaze Minato and Hatake Sakumo, prompting Sasori to react with shock and fury at the return of his parents' killer.
• Chiyo persuaded Sasori not to abandon the chance to revive his parents just to kill Hatake Sakumo, and confirmed that she had kept his parents' bodies preserved.
• Sasori found that the documents lacked the later revival procedures, but Chiyo reassured him that she was confident they could proceed.
• Sasori asked what Konoha wanted from them, and Chiyo said she had agreed to join Konoha's camp and had come to persuade him to join as well.

Chiyo apologized to Sasori for concealing the truth about his parents and persuaded him that she could revive them, leaving them to prepare to retrieve their bodies from Sunagakure. Meanwhile, Orochimaru learned that Tsunade had assigned him a matter concerning Deidara and ordered Uchiha Rinto to bring him to the hospital conference room.

• Chiyo explained that she had spent years researching how to revive Sasori's parents, and Sasori called her "grandmother" and agreed to try.
• Chiyo told Sasori that they needed his parents' bodies and that the process would take five to six years, so they planned to notify Konoha before returning to Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Rinto told Orochimaru that Tsunade had instructed him to handle a matter concerning Senyo.
• Orochimaru recalled Deidara's talent and Dust Release, then ordered Uchiha Rinto to bring him to the hospital conference room.

Orochimaru met Deidara, who had come to Konoha with Sasori hoping to see Senyo, and told him Senyo was away for several years. Their conversation revealed Senyo’s plans for Deidara, and Orochimaru realized that Senyo intended to help him become Tsuchikage.

• Deidara recognized Orochimaru, whose extensive research projects and team of assistants were based in Konoha.
• Orochimaru told Deidara that Senyo had gone on a distant mission and would not return for several years.
• Deidara said he was still learning to combine Dust Release with Clay Bombs and planned to keep developing his ninjutsu.
• Orochimaru inferred that Senyo intended to prepare Deidara to succeed Ōnoki as Tsuchikage.

Orochimaru discussed Deidara’s future prospects and brought him to meet Sasori, while Minato welcomed Chiyo and Sasori to Konoha and asked Chiyo to bring Ebizo and Karura’s remains. Chiyo agreed to help locate Karura’s grave.

• Orochimaru told Deidara that Konoha would support his bid for Tsuchikage when the time was right, and Deidara chose to focus on developing his art first.
• Orochimaru took Deidara to meet Sasori, whose puppet-design expertise was needed for mechanical projects.
• Minato welcomed Chiyo and Sasori after they agreed to join Konoha, and asked them to wait for Sunagakure’s delegation before returning.
• Minato asked Chiyo to persuade her brother Ebizo to come to Konoha so the siblings would not be forced to fight one another later.
• Minato asked Chiyo to retrieve Gaara’s mother Karura’s remains, and Chiyo said she knew where Karura was buried.

Orochimaru recruited Sasori to help Konoha develop chakra-powered civilian equipment, including seawater desalination devices. Sasori chose to stay in Konoha, while Deidara agreed to return to Iwagakure and pursue his training.

• Orochimaru gave Sasori documents about chakra-powered equipment and asked him to take charge of related work.
• Sasori recognized the documents' seawater desalination devices and agreed to begin work in Konoha.
• Sasori told Deidara he had joined Konoha and would stay there for a while.
• Sasori urged Deidara to improve his abilities and reminded him of his goal to combine Dust Release with Clay Explosion.
• Deidara agreed to return to Iwagakure to seek Ōnoki's guidance, then left the meeting room.

Namikaze Minato met with representatives from Iwagakure and Kumogakure after Sunagakure failed to appear, demanding enormous war reparations from all three villages. He sent Kiba and C away with a warning to watch Sunagakure, leaving Konoha’s plans unclear.

• Namikaze Minato noted Sunagakure’s absence and told Kiba and C that Konoha wanted reparations for the war.
• Minato presented Iwagakure and Kumogakure with separate compensation lists, each totaling twenty billion.
• Kiba protested that Iwagakure had suffered heavy losses, but Minato said the villages had to bear the cost of attacking Konoha.
• Kiba challenged Konoha’s strength without Uchiha Senyo and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, while Minato remained confident.
• Minato told Kiba and C to return to their villages and watch developments in Sunagakure, then dismissed them.

Minato brought Chiyo and Sasori to Konan’s residence and revealed that Nagato was alive and was Pain, with Yahiko also present. Sasori learned how Konoha had orchestrated events around Kumogakure and felt reassured by the trust Konoha placed in him.

• Chiyo asked Minato what he planned to do about Rasa, and Minato said they would resolve the matter in Sunagakure.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring Chiyo and Sasori to a courtyard where Nagato and Yahiko had been sparring while Konan watched.
• Nagato revealed to Sasori that he was alive and was Pain, and Sasori recognized him as his former leader.
• Sasori asked why Minato had sent him to stop Senyo from pursuing Kumogakure, and Minato explained that preserving Kumogakure’s Jinchuriki had helped provoke its invasion of Konoha.
• Sasori realized Konoha had trusted him with major secrets and felt reassured that he had joined its side.

Minato planned a trip to Sunagakure with Konan and Sasori, while Nagato stayed in Konoha and urged Yahiko to remain with him. Ao Hyuga brought the Hyuga Clan’s collected Byakugan to Orochimaru and offered them for whatever resources Orochimaru chose to provide.

• Minato told Konan and Sasori they would go to Sunagakure in three days and asked Nagato and Yahiko if they wanted to join.
• Nagato declined and told Yahiko not to go, and Yahiko agreed.
• Yakushi Nonō informed Orochimaru that Ao Hyuga had come to see him, and Orochimaru asked her to take Ao to the lounge.
• Ao presented Orochimaru with a scroll containing the Hyuga Clan’s preserved Byakugan and said the clan would accept whatever he offered in exchange.

Orochimaru offered the Hyuga Clan two resurrection slots in exchange for the Byakugan, prompting Hyuga Ao to return and discuss who to revive. Three days later, Minato and his allies approached Sunagakure by air, triggering an alarm and giving rival villages’ spies time to report Konoha’s advance.

• Orochimaru told Hyuga Ao that the Byakugan could be exchanged for two resurrection slots, requiring part of each intended person’s corpse and five to six years of preparation.
• Hyuga Ao hurried back to discuss choosing between Mitsunobu and Sota, while Orochimaru stored the Byakugan as new research subjects.
• Three days later, Chiyo, Sasori, Minato, Mayumi, Itachi, Shisui, and Konan flew toward Sunagakure after entering the Land of Wind.
• Sunagakure’s Sensory Unit detected the group, and an alarm sent villagers rushing toward shelters as Sand Shinobi mobilized.
• Minato’s group advanced slowly on purpose to pressure Sunagakure and give Iwagakure and Kumogakure’s spies time to report Konoha’s arrival.

Namikaze Minato led Konoha’s powerful delegation into Sunagakure to demand compensation for the war, while Rasa and the sand shinobi held back from attacking. The chapter ended with Sunagakure’s forces reacting angrily to Minato’s demand and waiting for Rasa to respond.

• Rasa rushed back to Sunagakure and assembled its armed shinobi to face Konoha’s arrival.
• Pakura told Ebizo that Sasori had come with Konoha, and Ebizo recognized his supposedly dead sister Chiyo among the visitors.
• Sunagakure’s shinobi denounced Sasori for turning the Third Kazekage into a Human Puppet, but neither they nor Rasa dared attack.
• Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Mayumi, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Shisui, Konan, and Sasori landed in Sunagakure.
• Minato accused Rasa’s village of avoiding the postwar conference and demanded compensation for its war against Konoha.

Rasa refused Minato’s demand for compensation, so Minato launched a direct attack on Sunagakure with Konan, Sasori, and three Uchiha. As the village descended into chaos, Ebizo fled and Granny Chiyo caught up with him.

• Rasa rejected Minato’s demand, and Sunagakure’s young shinobi rallied behind him.
• Minato attacked with Flying Thunder God Kunai as Konan unleashed Explosive Tags and Sasori sent Iron Sand across the battlefield.
• Three Uchiha activated their Mangekyō Sharingan and charged into Sunagakure’s forces, overwhelming defenders with coordinated attacks and genjutsu.
• Rasa fled into the sky while Pakura moved to lead the counterattack and several Sunagakure Elders ran from the fighting.
• Ebizo retreated under guard and disappeared from the battle, followed by Granny Chiyo.
• Granny Chiyo called out to Ebizo, who stopped and greeted her as his sister.

Granny Chiyo told Ebizo that Konoha could resurrect Sasori’s parents and recruited him to aid Konoha from within Sunagakure. Meanwhile, Minato extracted Konoha’s fighters from the battle, leaving the sand shinobi confused and Rasa disgraced.

• Granny Chiyo revealed that she and Sasori had joined Konoha and urged Ebizo to come with her.
• Chiyo explained that Konoha could revive Fushi and Reiko, then instructed Ebizo to remain in Sunagakure as an inside agent and escape later.
• Chiyo asked Ebizo to retrieve the bodies of Fushi, Reiko, and Karura, along with her research materials, while she waited at the Sand Wall Ruins.
• Minato sensed approaching enemies and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to move Sasori, Konan, and the other Konoha fighters out of the battlefield.
• The sand shinobi were left bewildered by Konoha’s sudden retreat, while they looked to Rasa with disappointment over his flight from Minato.

Rasa and Pakura struggled to contain Konoha’s repeated attacks as Minato’s team struck Sunagakure and withdrew before they could be stopped. Konoha rested in the Sand Wall ruins and prepared a third assault, while Pakura sought Elder Ebizo’s instructions.

• Pakura organized the response after Konoha’s attack, and Rasa learned that Sunagakure had lost 137 shinobi.
• Rasa ordered the sand shinobi to strengthen their defenses and prepare poison traps, but Minato, Uchiha Shisui, and their team bypassed them through the sky and bombarded Sunagakure’s northern buildings.
• Minato vanished with the Flying Thunder God Technique after Rasa’s forces reached the devastated area, leaving Sunagakure shaken despite few casualties.
• Pakura asked a subordinate to seek Elder Ebizo’s orders because she could not predict where Konoha would strike next.
• Konoha’s team rested in the Sand Wall ruins after two successful attacks and planned a third assault using Minato’s ability to withdraw and return at will.

After the battle at Sunagakure, Minato’s forces rested and coordinated with Chiyo and Ebizo for another attack. As they waited, Itachi worried about Senyo’s absence, while Mayumi urged the others to carry out Senyo’s plans and await his return.

• The three Uchiha Mangekyō Sharingan wielders rested while Sasori prepared his puppets and Konan replenished her supply of Explosive Tags.
• Minato brought Chiyo out of danger, and she waited at the ruins for Ebizo to arrive.
• Ebizo delivered the bodies of Fushi, Reiko, and Karura along with Chiyo’s research materials, and Chiyo instructed him to prepare for an eastern attack in an hour.
• Ebizo departed after looking at Sasori, reflecting on their family’s chance to reunite.
• Itachi worried that Sunagakure might have surrendered if Senyo were present, and Shisui reassured him that Senyo would return safely.
• Mayumi urged the group to carry out Senyo’s plans while awaiting his return, and Shisui and Itachi agreed.

As Sunagakure’s leaders argued over whether to surrender to Konoha, Ebizo returned and ordered Rasa to step down in favor of Pakura. Pakura accepted the role of Fifth Kazekage, leaving the village’s leadership changed as it faced the crisis.

• Rasa hesitated to surrender, while Sunagakure’s Elders and Pakura urged him to end the hopeless fighting.
• Pakura accused Rasa of letting Sunagakure move toward destruction, and Rasa challenged her to take the Kazekage’s position.
• Ebizo returned and told Rasa to step down so Pakura could succeed him as Kazekage.
• Rasa immediately agreed, and Baki brought the Kazekage hat and cloak to Pakura.
• Pakura put on the hat, and Sunagakure’s elites congratulated her as the Fifth Kazekage.

Rasa cooperated with Pakura as she took control of Sunagakure, but Konoha's forces launched another attack during the handover. Minato halted the assault and used the three Uchiha's Susanoo to intimidate Sunagakure, leaving Pakura to call for him to stop.

• Rasa gave Ebizo and Pakura Sunagakure's Anbu rosters, keys, and Secret Scrolls, then explained the village's resources and networks.
• The Barrier Team warned Ebizo that Konoha's forces were attacking again, and Pakura ordered Genin and Chunin into shelters while Jonin and Special Jonin followed her to meet the enemy.
• Minato's group flew into Sunagakure on Paper Release and the Third Kazekage Puppet, while the village's shinobi evacuated the area.
• Minato signaled the three Uchiha, who landed in a triangular formation and unleashed their Susanoo, demolishing buildings with a show of force.
• Pakura called out to Minato, and he signaled the three Uchiha to stop their Susanoo.

Minato confronted Sunagakure, and Ebizo surrendered and accepted responsibility for negotiating peace. The two sides began discussing compensation, with Ebizo explaining that Sunagakure was too devastated to pay money.

• Minato used the three Uchiha members’ Susanoo to pressure Sunagakure, and Ebizo announced the village’s surrender.
• Minato demanded that Rasa answer for Sunagakure’s invasion, but Ebizo said Rasa had resigned and that he would make decisions as an elder.
• Minato demanded compensation for the war, and Ebizo agreed to negotiate its terms.
• Minato, the Uchiha members, Konan, and Sasori followed Ebizo to the Kazekage's Office Building, while Pakura realized Ebizo meant to shoulder the responsibility himself.
• Ebizo told Minato that Sunagakure’s war losses and unpaid pensions had left it unable to pay money, while Minato had not intended to ask for money in the first place.

Namikaze Minato forced Sunagakure to accept ceding a fifth of the Land of Wind as reparations, then pressed Ebizo about Rasa and his children. Ebizo agreed to bring Temari and Kankuro to sign the alliance agreement.

• Minato drew a boundary on the map that ceded a fifth of the Land of Wind to Konoha, prompting Pakura and Elder Fuji to protest.
• Minato threatened to destroy Sunagakure, and the three Uchiha behind him displayed their Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Ebizo stopped Pakura and Elder Fuji and agreed to Minato’s terms, leaving the Sunagakure representatives humiliated.
• Ebizo claimed Rasa had fled, though many in the room knew he was hiding in the village.
• Minato asked about Rasa’s children, and Ebizo agreed to bring Temari and Kankuro to sign the alliance agreement.

Minato forced Sunagakure to sign a treaty ceding territory, while Rasa learned that Temari and Kankuro had been taken but refused to act. After the treaty was signed, Minato used the Flying Thunder God to leave with his people and the two children.

• Rasa's subordinates tried to send a warning but were restrained as Ebizo drafted the treaty of territorial cession.
• Baki told Rasa that Temari and Kankuro had been taken to the meeting room, but Rasa refused to rescue them and ordered Baki to keep watch.
• Minato had Sasori immobilize Temari and Kankuro while Ebizo completed the treaty.
• Ebizo signed the treaty after Elder Fuji stopped Pakura from attacking, and Minato departed with his group, Temari, and Kankuro using the Flying Thunder God.