Chapter Summaries

Mu Yue arrived at the eastern coast battlefield with his disciples and attended a briefing on Hidden Mist Village’s forces and notable fighters. After the meeting, Orochimaru asked Mu Yue to stay behind, leaving him poised to discuss a mission.

• Obito asked Nohara Rin why she had voted for Kakashi as vice-captain, and her answer left him resentful and determined to outperform Kakashi in battle.
• Mu Yue reached the ninja forces’ camp and joined a meeting led by Orochimaru, where Shikaku Nara outlined the battlefield situation and warned the jonin about Hidden Mist Village’s techniques and powerful fighters.
• Shikaku Nara considered Mu Yue one of the battlefield’s strongest and most strategically important ninjas, based on intelligence from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• After the meeting, Orochimaru called Mu Yue aside, while Mu Yue recalled Shimura Danzō’s instruction to help Orochimaru earn military merit.

Orochimaru questioned Mu Yue about his abilities and looked forward to seeing him fight, while Mu Yue’s disciples carried out a mission to investigate Hidden Mist Village sightings. The team defeated a Hidden Mist squad and returned safely, as Zetsu watched Mu Yue’s secret protection interfere with his plans.

• Orochimaru spoke privately with Mu Yue about Root, praised his talent, and asked to see his Ice Release, which Mu Yue demonstrated with Ice Beam.
• Mu Yue assigned Kakashi, Obito, Shisui, and Nohara Rin a mission to investigate six villages, and they used Shadow Clones to cover more ground without splitting their main group.
• Shisui learned that Obito’s Shadow Clone had found a Hidden Mist squad at Tianxia Village, so Kakashi led the team there at full speed.
• Kakashi killed two Hidden Mist ninja, and Shisui helped corner their Jonin before Kakashi finished him.
• Mu Yue returned safely with his disciples, and Zetsu revealed himself after watching from the shadows and complained that Mu Yue’s protection obstructed his plan.

Karatachi Yagura ordered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to attack Konoha’s supply lines and test the strength of its forces. Meanwhile, Obito and Might Guy’s teams joined together to take higher-ranked missions, and Kakashi was elected their vice-captain.

• Hana Minazuki urged Karatachi Yagura to attack a newly discovered Konoha camp, but Karatachi Yagura worried the intelligence could be a trap and considered the threat of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Karatachi Yagura arranged a probe against Konoha’s forces and sent the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to disrupt their logistical support by hunting lower-ranking ninja.
• Obito and Might Guy’s teams met, and Obito suggested merging so they could qualify for A-rank Missions.
• Mu Yue agreed to raise the proposal with Orochimaru, who approved the teams’ merger and increased their mission clearance.
• Kakashi proposed a new vice-captain election and won six votes, with Obito voting for Nohara Rin.

Kakashi’s team moved from B-rank to A-rank missions after building strong teamwork, but their new mission turned into a crisis when they encountered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Hidden Mist Village. With his comrades surrounded and no easy escape, Kakashi chose to fight.

• Kakashi kept the team’s original arrangement for B-rank missions, and Genma Shiranui and Ebisu gradually coordinated well with the others.
• After two B-rank missions, Kakashi began accepting A-rank war missions and warned Obito to take the danger seriously.
• Kakashi’s team encountered a Hidden Mist Village Jonin and his subordinates, then Raiga Kurosuki and Jinin Akebino ambushed them.
• Ebisu recognized the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and more members emerged, including Juzo Biwa and Suikazan Fuguki, who singled out Kakashi, Might Guy, and Obito.
• Kakashi realized the team was surrounded, drew the White Fang Short Blade, and prepared to fight rather than abandon his comrades.

Kakashi, Obito, Shisui, and Might Guy fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen while struggling to protect their wounded teammates. Might Guy’s Golden Horizon Line struck Suikazan Fuguki with devastating force, but Shisui was also injured, and the battle remained unresolved as the Hidden Mist shinobi moved to aid Fuguki.

• Obito, Shisui, Kakashi, and Might Guy engaged the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, but their coordinated attacks kept the young Konoha team under heavy pressure.
• Kakashi used the Transparent World to defend against Raiga Kurosuki and warn his teammates, while Shisui’s phantom technique briefly trapped Suikazan Fuguki and Kushimaru Kuriarare.
• Might Guy opened the Fifth Gate and rushed to help Shisui, while Chōjūrō’s attack forced Guy to evade and left Kakashi under pressure from Jinin Akebino.
• Shisui caught Suikazan Fuguki’s attention with his Sharingan, giving Might Guy the opening to land Golden Horizon Line and blast Fuguki away with a severe abdominal wound.
• Kushimaru Kuriarare slashed Shisui’s abdomen as Guy charged to help, and Munashi Jinpachi sent a Hidden Mist jonin to Fuguki to offer him Chakra.

Kakashi’s team struggled against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen until Might Duy arrived and opened the Seventh Gate, while Might Guy opened the Sixth Gate to fight back. As the battle worsened, Might Duy prepared to open the Gate of Death, but Might Guy realized he still had one Stone Breathing technique.

• Suikazan Fuguki used Samehada to recover from Might Guy’s attack, while Kakashi’s exhausted team remained trapped in a losing battle.
• Might Duy arrived and opened the Seventh Gate, then helped Kakashi fend off Jinin Akebino and Raiga Kurosuki as Might Guy opened the Sixth Gate.
• The Seven Ninja Swordsmen pressed their attacks: Shisui weakened from his untreated wounds, Nohara Rin was injured by Munashi Jinpachi, and Kakashi rescued her from a sword strike.
• Might Duy decided to open the Gate of Death to protect Might Guy and the others, but Might Guy urged him not to sacrifice himself.
• Might Guy recalled that he still had one Stone Breathing technique.

Might Guy entered Stone Breathing Chakra Mode and helped Kakashi’s team turn the battle against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, while Kakashi killed Suikazan Fuguki. As the survivors fled, Hana Minazuki arrived with Hidden Mist reinforcements, and Mu Yue healed his disciples before facing the new threat.

• Might Guy activated Stone Breathing Chakra Mode, drove back Chōjūrō, Kushimaru Kuriarare, and Juzo Biwa, and severely injured several of them.
• Obito sacrificed his remaining Chakra to blast Suikazan Fuguki, giving Kakashi an opening to kill him with Thunderclap and Flash: Godspeed.
• Might Guy shattered Juzo Biwa’s Kubikiribōchō and injured Munashi Jinpachi, prompting the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to retreat from the fight.
• Mu Yue froze Munashi Jinpachi, while Hana Minazuki blocked Mu Yue’s attack on Juzo Biwa and arrived with Hidden Mist reinforcements.
• Hana Minazuki freed Munashi Jinpachi and advanced with the remaining Hidden Mist fighters as Mu Yue healed his disciples and prepared to face them.

Mu Yue fought Hana Minazuki and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen after arriving to rescue Kakashi and the others. He killed Raiga Kurosuki and Munashi Jinpachi with Flying Thunder God, then faced a coordinated assault from Hana and the remaining Hidden Mist ninja.

• Mu Yue copied Hana Minazuki's Ice Release information before Hana challenged him to a duel.
• Hana attacked Mu Yue with Ice Release, but Mu Yue shattered his ice blade and used Flying Thunder God to strike Raiga Kurosuki and kill Munashi Jinpachi.
• Kakashi and the others recognized Mu Yue's Flying Thunder God, while Hana realized he was facing the Yellow Flash and ordered the Hidden Mist ninja to attack together.
• Hana and the Hidden Mist ninja launched Ice, Water, and weapon attacks, but Mu Yue and his Shadow Clone countered them with a powerful Fire and Wind combination.
• Mu Yue took out three more Flying Thunder God kunai as Hana and the remaining Hidden Mist ninja prepared for the next exchange.

Mu Yue defeated Hana Minazuki and the Hidden Mist forces with the Golden Horizon Line, then returned to camp with his disciples. After checking the panel, he found that one of his disciples’ Life Mission rewards had been settled.

• Mu Yue used a Shadow Clone and the Flying Thunder God Technique to ambush the Hidden Mist ninja, killing most of them with the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique.
• Hana Minazuki unleashed Cold Tide and Ice Dragon Kill, aiming his enormous ice dragon at Kakashi and the others to force Mu Yue to defend them.
• Mu Yue destroyed the ice dragon with Golden Horizon Line, then killed Hana Minazuki after blocking his attempt to flee.
• Mu Yue used a Flying Thunder God formula on Hana Minazuki to appear beside Jinin Akebino and kill him, then killed Chōjūrō and the remaining Hidden Mist ninja.
• Mu Yue collected the battlefield’s ninja swords and corpses, returned to camp with his disciples, and checked the panel for a settled Life Mission reward.

Mu Yue collected the rewards triggered by Kakashi and Might Guy’s achievements, upgraded his black-rimmed glasses, and drew several powerful skills. He then reported the defeat of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and the Hidden Mist squad to Orochimaru, who called an emergency strategy meeting to revise Konoha’s plans.

• Kakashi completed his Life Mission, and Mu Yue claimed his rewards before checking the increased progress and rewards for Might Guy’s mission.
• Mu Yue used an item upgrade scroll on his black-rimmed glasses, which could now conceal changes originating from his entire body and could not be damaged or removed involuntarily.
• Mu Yue drew the Six Powers from Might Guy’s scroll, Fire Thunder God from Kakashi’s sword-related scroll, and Musou no Hitotachi from the S+-rank Lightning Release scroll.
• Mu Yue reported that his disciples and Might Duy had defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and that Mu Yue had killed Hana Minazuki and several other Hidden Mist ninja while capturing five swords.
• Orochimaru recognized the battle’s impact on the eastern coast and called an emergency strategy meeting to change Konoha’s plan against the Hidden Mist Village.

Orochimaru convened a secret meeting after Mu Yue and his allies defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and other Hidden Mist jonin. Learning that Mu Yue’s disciples and Might Duy would need weeks to recover, Orochimaru abandoned his original plan and prepared to provoke the Hidden Mist into a major battle.

• Orochimaru told Mu Yue, Shikaku Nara, and the other jonin that Mu Yue had killed Hana Minazuki and several members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, while Mu Yue’s disciple had killed Suikazan Fuguki.
• Shikaku Nara and the other jonin reassessed Mu Yue’s strength and reacted with surprise to his battle record.
• Mu Yue reported that Shisui, Obito, and Nohara Rin needed about ten days to recover, Kakashi needed at least three weeks, and Might Guy needed at least a month and a half.
• Mu Yue explained that his disciples and Might Duy had driven back the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and that Duy could briefly hold off two opponents of their level at full power.
• Orochimaru ruled out using Mu Yue’s injured disciples as an elite squad and shifted his plan toward hunting Hidden Mist ninja and forcing a major battle.
• Orochimaru promised to report Mu Yue’s merits, considered recruiting him from Shimura Danzō’s influence, and then discussed battle plans with Shikaku Nara.

Karatachi Yagura learned that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had been devastated and Hana Minazuki had disappeared, forcing him to revise Hidden Mist Village’s plans and request reinforcements. In Konoha, the senior leaders discussed Hanyu Muyue’s battlefield achievements and whether to publicize them or keep him as a surprise force.

• Kushimaru Kuriarare reported the battle to Karatachi Yagura, naming Kakashi, Might Guy, and Obito Uchiha among the Konoha squad and describing Might Guy’s Golden Horizon Line.
• Karatachi Yagura’s investigators reported that Hana Minazuki and four other members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen had disappeared, while only Hidden Mist Village corpses remained at the battlefield.
• Karatachi Yagura concluded that Hana Minazuki and the missing swordsmen were likely dead, questioned Juzo Biwa and Kushimaru Kuriarare, and learned of a gifted young Uchiha whose portrait Kushimaru sketched.
• Karatachi Yagura changed Hidden Mist Village’s eastern battlefield plans and reported the losses to Kirigakure, requesting reinforcements.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu reviewed Hanyu Muyue’s report, argued over who deserved credit for his growth, and considered whether to publicize his achievements or keep him hidden.

Konoha's leaders decided to publicize Mu Yue's victory and debated promotions for the ninjas who fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. After treating his injured disciples, Mu Yue warned them that the front-line battles would intensify and planned to send Might Guy back to Konoha.

• Shimura Danzō argued for publicizing Mu Yue's battle achievements, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed after considering the effect on morale and Hokage candidates.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to promote Might Duy to jonin, assess Hatake Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Might Guy for jonin rank, and promote Nohara Rin to Special Jonin.
• Mu Yue visited his injured disciples, examined them while disguised as Tsunade, and treated them.
• Mu Yue told Obito, Shisui, and Nohara Rin they would recover in ten days, Kakashi in three weeks, and Might Guy in a month and a half.
• Mu Yue said the eastern front would grow more intense and planned to send Might Guy back to Konoha, then asked which disciples wanted to go with him.

After deciding which disciples would recuperate in Konoha and which would stay on the battlefield, Mu Yue helped Konoha exploit Hidden Mist Village’s exposed positions and earned promotion to deputy commander. Orochimaru told him that Kakashi, Obito, and Might Guy could be evaluated for Jonin, but Mu Yue expected only Kakashi to pass.

• Kakashi chose to return to Konoha to recover, and Obito planned to follow depending on Nohara Rin’s choice; Shisui decided to remain on the battlefield and seek missions after recuperating.
• Nohara Rin chose to return to Konoha, while Mu Yue planned to wait until the injured disciples could move before arranging their escort home.
• Mu Yue transformed into Hana Minazuki and used Ice Release to defeat the Hidden Mist Village ninjas at his assigned position, but found the next position empty after Karatachi Yagura withdrew his forces.
• Orochimaru announced that Mu Yue would become a deputy commander alongside Shikaku Nara after Konoha’s successful operation against Hidden Mist Village.
• Orochimaru said Kakashi, Obito, and Might Guy could become the youngest Jonin if they passed evaluation, but Mu Yue believed only Kakashi would pass.

Mu Yue announced the disciples’ rank rewards and set new training goals, including a future Lightning Release Kenjutsu for Kakashi. The chapter ended with Kakashi eager to train, while Obito and Nohara Rin considered their own progress.

• Mu Yue told the disciples that Kakashi, Obito, and Might Guy could become jonin, while Nohara Rin would be promoted directly to special jonin.
• Obito celebrated the promotion and insisted he would pass the jonin assessment, while Kakashi doubted his theory knowledge would be enough.
• Mu Yue instructed Kakashi to focus on Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation and kenjutsu so he could eventually learn a powerful technique.
• Mu Yue promised Kakashi a Lightning Release Kenjutsu no worse than Golden Horizon Line, prompting Kakashi to resolve to train harder.
• Obito asked whether Mu Yue had a Fire Release technique comparable to Golden Horizon Line, but Mu Yue said he did not.

Kakashi, Obito, Guy, and Rin returned to Konoha, where the hospital staff told them their battlefield deeds had appeared in the newspaper. After reading the report and going their separate ways, Obito returned home and learned the Uchiha clan head wanted to see him.

• Kakashi brought Guy and the others to Konoha Hospital, where the staff recognized them from the newspaper and called Kakashi Konoha's Little White Fang.
• Kakashi borrowed the newspaper, and the group read its coverage of Mu Yue, Orochimaru, and their battle against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Kakashi warned Obito not to speak disrespectfully about Orochimaru, then teased him about dreaming of becoming Hokage and appearing in the newspaper.
• Obito returned home, where Grandmother told him the clan head had praised him as an outstanding Uchiha and wanted him to visit.

Obito visited Uchiha Fugaku and received Fire Release training scrolls, while Fugaku offered to find high-level Fire Release Ninjutsu for him. News of Hanyu Muyue’s battlefield victories spread across the ninja world, prompting Ōnoki to consider turning Ninshu against Konoha as other villages assessed the threat.

• Obito waited at Uchiha Fugaku’s home, tried to teach Uchiha Itachi how to be a good person, and struggled to answer Itachi’s questions.
• Uchiha Fugaku gave Obito a scroll of Fire Release training techniques and agreed to look for suitable high-level Fire Release Ninjutsu for him.
• Ōnoki worried about Iwagakure’s lack of rising top-tier fighters and considered provoking conflict between Konoha and the Land of Rain to turn Ninshu against Konoha.
• Pakura learned of Hanyu Muyue’s victories and believed his rise would make the Hidden Mist Village less likely to threaten Sunagakure.
• The Third Raikage convened his advisers after hearing about Konoha’s success, while hostile villages sought information on Hanyu Muyue’s abilities and the Hidden Mist Village sold what it knew.

The Third Mizukage's council considered reinforcing the Hidden Mist forces against Konoha after their costly defeat. Meanwhile, Mu Yue received and tested Sunny Day, a powerful area-wide boost for Fire Release, and realized it could turn the battlefield against the Hidden Mist.

• The Third Mizukage reprimanded Karatachi Yagura over the failed attack, while Genji defended Yagura and helped end the criticism.
• The Third Mizukage asked the village's higher-ups whether to continue the war, and they supported sending reinforcements, possibly including a Jinchuriki.
• Mu Yue received Obito's Life Mission reward and noted that Obito remained ahead of his disciples while Shisui's progress was still low.
• Mu Yue used the Fire-Attribute Skill Extraction Scroll and obtained Sunny Day, then tested its effects on Fire Release and Water Release ninjutsu.
• Mu Yue concluded that Sunny Day could strengthen an entire unit of Fire Release ninjas and exploit the Hidden Mist forces' reliance on Water Release.

Shisui joined Takagi Shinji’s team and demonstrated overwhelming strength in practice fights against Uesugi Tetsu and Takagi Shinji. After he saved Kobayashi Kenji and Miyashita Yuki on a mission, he realized their initial distance came from prejudice against the Uchiha Clan and decided its reputation needed to change.

• Takagi Shinji introduced Shisui to his team, and Uesugi Tetsu volunteered to test him in a practice match.
• Shisui easily defeated Uesugi Tetsu in taijutsu and Fire Release, then outmatched Takagi Shinji in a second fight.
• Shisui joined Takagi Shinji’s team and noticed that his teammates kept their distance because he was an Uchiha.
• Shisui used his Sharingan to stop an enemy sneak attack and protect Kobayashi Kenji and Miyashita Yuki during a dangerous mission.
• Kobayashi Kenji thanked Shisui, and Shisui concluded that the Uchiha Clan’s reputation among Konoha’s people needed to change.

Obito and Kakashi took the Jonin examination, where Obito learned that it included a written test and watched several combat assessments. Kakashi entered Transparent World to fight Hyuga Hiashi, and the chapter ended with Kakashi’s Konoha Hurricane sending Hiashi stumbling backward.

• Obito resumed intense training after recovering, then learned that he and Kakashi would take the Jonin examination before Might Guy recovered.
• Hyuga Hiashi explained the examination’s combat and written sections, and Obito worried about the theory test before deciding he could copy with his Sharingan.
• Hyuga Aoba fought Hiashi using Gentle Fist, and Sakata Genji faced a rotating Jonin examiner during the combat assessments.
• Obito discussed the examiners with Kakashi, who praised Obito’s powerful Fire Release before mocking his intelligence.
• Kakashi entered Transparent World and fought Hiashi, landing a Konoha Hurricane that sent the Hyuga Clan Head stumbling back and stunned the onlookers.