Chapter Summaries

Senyo uncovered Black Zetsu’s identity and learned that a major attack was approaching Konoha. After identifying the threat as the Lightning Release quartet from the Twelve Guardian Ninja, Senyo warned Minato, who departed to reinforce the village’s formation.

• Senyo recognized Black Zetsu and found Hidan alive but gravely injured.
• Black Zetsu sensed the attackers approaching, escaped underground, and Senyo ordered Shisui to deliver Hidan to Orochimaru and warn the others.
• Senyo sensed immense Lightning Release energy gathering around Konoha and alerted his true body and other clones.
• At the city wall, Hatake Sakumo, Anko Mitarashi, and Hozuki Suigetsu fought corpse puppets while Chiyo and Shizune worked to contain the virus.
• Senyo identified the threat as the Lightning Release quartet from the Twelve Guardian Ninja and told Minato that the fourth scenario had begun.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to the core of his formation.

Minato activated the Flying Thunder God Flash Nine Luminaries Golden Lightning Heavenly Prison Void Corridor Demon-Sealing Grand Barrier to divert the Sky Ninja’s lightning away from Konoha. Senyo stopped Kitane’s Impure World Reincarnation, ending the attack, then learned that Haku, Kimimaro, and Gaara had trapped Rasa.

• Minato combined his Chakra with his Shadow Clone’s and activated Sage Fox Mode to power a new formation.
• Minato activated the Flying Thunder God Flash Nine Luminaries Golden Lightning Heavenly Prison Void Corridor Demon-Sealing Grand Barrier, which diverted the lightning from Konoha and destroyed an uninhabited area beyond its walls.
• Senyo used Amaterasu on Kitane, whose body turned into Talisman Paper as his Impure World Reincarnation was dispelled, causing the lightning attack to stop.
• Inoichi told Senyo that Haku, Kimimaro, and Gaara had trapped Rasa, and Senyo teleported to the Barrier Team to inspect the Ice Mirrors surrounding him.

Senyo coordinated Konoha’s response to the poisoning and ordered his allies to pressure Rasa into a Tailed Beast Transformation. Kimimaro attacked Rasa with Haku’s help, leaving Rasa defending himself inside a Gold Dust sphere.

• Yamanaka Inoichi told Senyo that Konoha had identified the poison and could quickly produce a targeted antidote.
• Yamanaka Inoichi reported that more than three thousand people had died and roughly twenty thousand had been poisoned, mostly in the outer city.
• Senyo contacted Gaara’s team and ordered Kimimaro to pressure Rasa while Haku dispelled the Demonic Mirror Ice Crystals.
• Kimimaro entered Sage Mode and used Haku’s Ice Mirrors to launch himself through the air toward Rasa.
• Rasa shielded himself with a Gold Dust sphere and fired spikes at Kimimaro, who dodged and attacked with Ten Finger Bullet.

Kimimaro severely wounded Rasa, who drew on Shukaku’s Chakra to survive and prepare to escape. Rasa learned that Minato wielded the Nine-Tails’ power and transformed into a humanoid Shukaku.

• Kimimaro pierced Rasa’s Gold Dust Sphere and struck him repeatedly with bone attacks, leaving him impaled on bone spikes.
• Rasa erupted with a mixture of his and Shukaku’s Chakra and used sand to fend off Kimimaro.
• Rasa told Shukaku that Minato’s power made escape necessary, and Shukaku identified the Chakra as belonging to the Nine-Tails.
• Rasa warned Shukaku that Konoha’s Uchiha could capture him with the Mangekyō Sharingan, persuading him to cooperate.
• Rasa and Shukaku agreed to escape, and Rasa transformed into a small, humanoid Shukaku.

Kimimaro, Haku, and Gaara fought Rasa, but Senyo ordered them to let him escape so Konoha could declare war on Sunagakure. Meanwhile, Kakuzu and Sasori watched for Sky Ninja stragglers and pursued them for their flying tools.

• Kimimaro attacked Rasa, who formed a Tailed Beast Ball while gathering sand into his Shukaku body.
• Haku and Gaara raised a sand wall to protect the Uchiha Clan Compound, but Senyo told Kimimaro the compound was safe and ordered him to retreat.
• Rasa fired the Tailed Beast Ball at the ground, using the explosion and dust to escape, and Senyo told Kimimaro not to chase him.
• Gaara asked why Senyo had let Rasa go, and Senyo said they needed Rasa to declare war on Sunagakure.
• Kakuzu and Sasori watched for Sky Ninja stragglers, and Kakuzu looked forward to selling the flying tools they confiscated.

The Sky Ninja's attack on Konoha ended in disaster, while Moryo and Obito assessed their losses and prepared to move Ancor Vantian. The Sky Ninja survivors were captured, and Moryo and Obito left the area as the battle in Konoha continued.

• Yingren returned to the warships and told Kawashima that nearly all the Sky Ninja had been killed inside Konoha's sky-sealing formation.
• Black threads descended and wrapped around Kawashima and Yingren before Kawashima could report the defeat to Lord Shinnō.
• Moryo recognized Miroku's power in Konoha and decided he could neither enter the village to reach her nor wait for her to leave.
• Obito emerged from the void after Zero-Tails hatched, revealed that he had both Kamui, and told Moryo that Namikaze Minato was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Moryo and Obito agreed to return and move Ancor Vantian, then left the area while the fighting continued in Konoha.

Senyo visited Orochimaru's laboratory, where Orochimaru explained that Hidan was a corpse kept alive by an Evil God anchoring his soul to it. Senyo planned to restore order in Konoha before beginning his next campaign, while Sasuke and Gaara's four-star bonds had both filled.

• Senyo asked Kabuto to preserve and enhance the vitality of Itachi and Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan, while Sasuke recovered in the hospital.
• Orochimaru revealed that Hidan was a living corpse whose soul was anchored to his body by an Evil God, and discussed how unusual beings from other dimensions could grant powers in exchange for demands.
• Senyo agreed to let Orochimaru attach a new body to Hidan's head so they could study his immortality and cursed rituals.
• Senyo concluded that his plan had succeeded: Sasuke awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, and Konoha's losses were manageable.
• Senyo checked the Star of Bonds and found that both Sasuke's and Gaara's four-star bonds were full.

After Corpse Poison devastated Konoha’s outer city, Senyo advised Minato to crack down harshly on those stirring up resentment. Senyo returned home to reassure Ruri and Zhiyu, while Konoha’s recovery and response continued.

• Corpse Poison killed many civilians in Konoha’s outer city, and survivors complained as Konoha distributed basic antidotes and prioritized people with closer ties to the village.
• After reports that unrest could harm Konoha’s business, Minato left a Shadow Clone in the Hokage’s Office and used Flying Thunder God to consult Senyo.
• Senyo told Minato to arrest those fanning the flames and those echoing them, execute the instigators publicly, and expel the others permanently.
• Senyo returned home, where Ruri hugged him and said the clan’s preparations had kept her safe during the attack.
• Zhiyu offered to cook dinner and asked Senyo to bring Karin home from the Barrier Division.

Obito took control of Ancor Vantian and raised the Sky Ninja’s flying fortress, then discovered it could fire a powerful long-range weapon. Sasori and Kakuzu arrived too late to stop the fortress, and Obito destroyed the six warships Kakuzu had hoped to sell.

• Obito and Moryo activated Ancor Vantian, draining the imprisoned Sky Ninja’s life energy as the fortress rose into the sky and vanished into the clouds.
• Sasori and Kakuzu reached the ruined Sky Ninja base, found the surrounding villages deserted, and took a corpse back for Orochimaru to investigate.
• Obito inspected the fortress with Moryo, ordered unnecessary structures dismantled, and learned that Zero-Tails could power a long-range weapon.
• Kakuzu and Sasori flew toward the six Sky Ninja warships, planning to sell them, but Obito fired a beam that destroyed all six.
• Kakuzu lamented the loss of the warships and the money he expected to earn from them.

Black Zetsu visited the moon to warn the Ōtsutsuki descendants that another great war was about to break out in the Shinobi World. Obito and Moryo also discussed gathering energy and locating the Earth Vein Energy Collector as they prepared their next moves.

• Black Zetsu sent the White Zetsu near Konoha and concluded that Minato was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki before heading for the Land of Snow.
• Obito tested Ancor Vantian's superweapon, then discussed finding Rasa and gathering energy with Moryo.
• Moryo proposed giving Obito all of Zero-Tails' abilities and sought the Earth Vein Energy Collector, which he suspected was near the sacred land of Hol.
• Black Zetsu traveled through a hidden passage in the Land of Snow and reached the moon.
• Otsutsuki Toneri and Second Elder Aoteng welcomed Black Zetsu, who warned them that another great war was about to begin in the Shinobi World.

After Rasa joined the Sky Ninja Village in attacking Konoha, Sunagakure’s Kazekage Pakura feared Konoha would punish her village and ordered preparations to capture Rasa and issue a statement. In Kumogakure, the Raikage and his advisers assessed the attack and awaited Konoha’s response.

• Pakura learned that Rasa had attacked Konoha alongside the Sky Ninja and grew angry that his actions could bring retaliation on Sunagakure.
• Baki urged Pakura to declare Sunagakure’s position and capture Rasa before Konoha used the attack as a reason to annex the village.
• Pakura ordered Maki to summon the Elders and instructed Baki to gather intelligence from Konoha and prepare a public statement.
• Pakura reflected on Sunagakure’s losses, including villagers defecting to Konoha’s Sea Buckthorn City, and resolved to deal with the crisis.
• The Raikage asked Dodai, C, and Darui to assess the attack on Konoha.
• C said the deaths had mostly affected civilians and merchants, leaving Konoha’s strength intact, and that its next move would depend on how it responded to Shukaku.

Kumogakure’s leaders analyzed the defense Konoha used against Shukaku and feared that the Nine-Tails might be powering a space-time formation, possibly under Namikaze Minato’s control. The Raikage learned that Darui had become Matatabi’s stable Jinchuriki and ordered Dodai to seek countermeasures from Black Zetsu.

• Darui said Sunagakure had little reason or strength to participate in the attack, while Dodai identified Konoha’s defensive formation as space-time ninjutsu.
• Dodai reasoned that the formation required a vast Chakra source and suggested Konoha had recovered the Nine-Tails, possibly making Namikaze Minato its Jinchuriki.
• The Raikage dismissed C and Darui, then asked Dodai whether Kumogakure could withstand a Flying Thunder God and Tailed Beast Ball combination; Dodai said no village could defeat Konoha if that threat was real.
• Dodai confirmed that Darui was stable as the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and had surpassed Yugito’s former combat strength.
• Dodai proposed asking Black Zetsu for techniques or technology to counter Space-Time Ninjutsu, and the Raikage assigned him to make the arrangements.

Deidara continued developing Explosion Release while growing close to Kurotsuchi, until she brought him news that Konoha had suffered a major attack. At the Tsuchikage's Office, Deidara read Iwagakure's initial intelligence about the attack and its thousands of casualties.

• Deidara tested his unstable Explosion Release on a cliff and assessed its progress.
• Kurotsuchi visited Deidara and told him Ōnoki wanted him because Konoha had been attacked.
• Deidara and Kurotsuchi flew to the Tsuchikage's Office on Deidara's Clay Bird.
• Deidara read Iwagakure's intelligence, which mentioned the Sky Ninja, Shukaku, poisoning, and thousands of casualties in Konoha.

Ōnoki sent Deidara to Konoha to investigate Shukaku’s appearance and Konan’s involvement. At the Uchiha Hospital, Senyo told the grieving Sasuke that Fugaku and Itachi could be resurrected, leaving Sasuke hopeful as he began to recover.

• Ōnoki told Deidara to gather intelligence in Konoha after learning Shukaku had appeared there and Konan was among its combat personnel.
• Deidara agreed to travel to Konoha, and Ōnoki asked Kurotsuchi to prepare for the trip.
• Sasuke woke in the hospital, fell from his bed while trying to get up, and asked Senyo about Fugaku and Itachi.
• Sasuke blamed himself for Itachi’s death, and Senyo reminded him that he had chosen to hold Itachi back despite the danger from Obito.
• Senyo told Sasuke that Konoha’s biological sciences could make resurrection possible, but warned him to recover and keep the secret from the other clan members.

Senyo prepared Itachi and Fugaku for revival and began the procedure, while Sasuke stayed in the hospital to recover. Itachi and Fugaku were revived, and the chapter left them ready to undergo an eye swap to obtain the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Senyo told Sasuke that Obito had taken Fugaku and Itachi's eyes, and Sasuke revealed that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan with Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi.
• Senyo sent Sasuke back to rest, then went to Orochimaru's laboratory, where Fugaku and Itachi had been brought back through Impure World Reincarnation.
• Senyo used Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique to revive Itachi as Kabuto Yakushi reinstalled his eyes, then revived Fugaku the same way.
• Karin replenished Senyo's life force after he deliberately turned his hair white, and he told her to return to drink the Water of Life while he joined the others.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi prepared Itachi and Fugaku for the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan procedure, and Senyo authorized them to begin swapping their eyes.

Itachi and Fugaku underwent an eye transplant, and Senyo used Fugaku’s bond reward to help restore his damaged eyes. As Konoha declared war on Sunagakure over Rasa’s attack, Rasa struggled with being branded a rogue ninja, while Pakura’s team tracked him to a small city.

• Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi removed Itachi’s and Fugaku’s eyes and exchanged them while the two remained conscious.
• Senyo unlocked Fugaku’s fourth bond star and infused Fugaku’s ocular power into Itachi’s transplanted eyes to help repair them.
• Konoha quarantined the poisoned area, halted trade with Sunagakure, and formally declared war over Rasa’s attack.
• Sunagakure declared Rasa a rogue ninja and offered a bounty for his capture, leaving Rasa unsure whether to return or flee.
• Pakura and her Sunagakure team located Rasa in a small city, and Pakura ordered them to move in.

After waking from a nightmare, Sasuke learned that Senyo had revived Itachi and Fugaku, and visited them as they recovered. The experience left Sasuke feeling responsible for his family and resolved to train his Mangekyō Sharingan under Senyo.

• Naruto visited Sasuke in the hospital, and Sasuke showed him his newly awakened Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Senyo woke Sasuke and took him to see the sleeping Itachi and Fugaku, whose eyes had been bandaged after treatment.
• Sasuke cried and apologized to Itachi, who praised him and asked him to protect him from then on.
• After Senyo led Sasuke away, Fugaku admitted that he had nearly laughed while pretending to sleep.
• Sasuke told Senyo he wanted guidance in training Susanoo, and Senyo warned him that activating it was painful.

Rasa headed back toward Sunagakure but was ambushed by Pakura and a Sealing Team. He resisted their attempt to capture him, and Pakura struck him with her Scorch Release as the chapter ended with him hidden in smoke.

• Rasa decided to return to Sunagakure and traveled toward the city outskirts.
• Several people ambushed Rasa with enormous nets, and he secretly prepared to use the sand beneath him.
• Pakura confronted Rasa with twelve others and accused him of betraying Sunagakure by attacking Konoha.
• Rasa said Obito had controlled him, but Pakura ordered the Sealing Team to use the Spinning Cloth Formation against him.
• Rasa summoned Sand Spears that tore through the sealing cloth and forced six Sealing Team members back.
• Pakura attacked Rasa with four fireballs from her Scorch Release, engulfing him in black smoke.

Pakura and her Sunagakure allies launched a coordinated assault on Rasa, using Scorch Release, wind blades, sand defenses, and a sealing barrier to trap him. As the attack overwhelmed his defenses, Rasa decided to draw on Shukaku's Chakra to force a Tailed Beast Transformation and escape.

• Pakura discovered that Rasa could transform into sand and reform himself, while he gathered gold dust for battle.
• Pakura ordered Operation Plan Number Three and unleashed a vast barrage of fireballs as Rasa countered with torrents of gold dust.
• Four Sunagakure elites attacked with the Great Sickle Weasel Technique while two allies raised a Sand Wall, and Maki led six sealing-team members in forming a barrier to prevent Rasa from escaping through the air.
• Rasa's Gold Dust World Law began to break under the combined assault, and Pakura struck him with a powerful Scorch Release fireball.
• Rasa called on Shukaku to lend him Chakra and began forcing a Tailed Beast Transformation.

Rasa failed to control Shukaku, who seized his body and attacked the Sunagakure shinobi surrounding him. After Shukaku killed Katsukichi and began growing larger, Pakura unleashed her powerful Scorch Release technique, Sunlit Hell, leaving the battlefield engulfed in molten sand and smoke.

• Rasa allowed Shukaku to take control so he could complete his transformation and escape.
• Pakura’s attack blasted Rasa apart, but he reassembled in a small humanoid Shukaku form at the edge of the formation.
• Shukaku crushed Katsukichi with a sand hand, damaging the formation as he absorbed more sand and grew.
• Pakura gathered a colossal fireball, shaped like a sun, and called it Scorch Release: Sunlit Hell.
• Shukaku raised giant sand hands to defend himself, but Pakura’s attack struck and turned the area within a kilometer into a burning landscape of molten sand.