Chapter Summaries

Rasa learned that Jiraiya had taken command of Konoha’s front line and suspected Konoha was searching for a hidden wartime trump card. He ordered Sunagakure to discover and seize it first, determined to keep the war from ending in a crushing defeat.

• Rasa assessed Jiraiya as a dangerous opponent and reflected that he had started the war partly to strengthen his position as Kazekage.
• Rasa speculated that Konoha was searching the Land of Rain or the Land of Rivers for a trump card left over from the Second Great Ninja War.
• Rasa ordered his forces to capture Konoha ninja for intelligence and find the unknown object before Konoha did.
• Ebizo recalled why Sunagakure had agreed to war and resolved to help secure victory now that the conflict had begun.
• Ebizo issued a series of orders.

Sunagakure began searching the Land of Rain and the Land of Rivers for something it believed could help Konoha, while Jiraiya's search parties sought Yuu. Sunagakure's blockade narrowed Konoha's search area, and Jiraiya still had not found Yuu.

• Rasa deployed more Sunagakure shinobi to conduct a carpet search and ordered them to report anything unusual.
• Jiraiya learned that Sunagakure had stopped engaging Konoha's squads and had begun its own search.
• Sunagakure's search parties established a blockade across parts of the Land of Rain and the Land of Rivers.
• Jiraiya realized Konoha could not pass the blockade unnoticed without risking a full-scale war.
• Konoha's search area shrank, and Jiraiya remained unable to find Yuu.

Tsunade arrived at Konoha’s front-line camp and confronted Jiraiya over Yuu’s disappearance. With Sunagakure blockading the area while searching for the Third Kazekage, Tsunade ordered Minato to lead an elite squad through the blockade to find Yuu.

• Jiraiya blamed Kakashi for Yuu going missing, and Kakashi reluctantly accepted responsibility before Tsunade.
• Tsunade scolded Jiraiya for failing to keep his promise to watch over Yuu.
• Jiraiya explained that Sunagakure had blockaded the area while searching for something, preventing Konoha’s forces from passing through.
• Tsunade suspected Sunagakure was searching for the missing Third Kazekage, and Jiraiya agreed that this explained their actions.
• Tsunade ordered Jiraiya to bring Minato so he could lead an elite squad through the blockade and search for Yuu.

Yuu woke up lost after drinking and wandered into a group of Sunagakure shinobi searching the battlefield. The shinobi recognized his Konoha forehead protector and confronted him.

• Tsunade threatened Jiraiya, who relayed intelligence to Minato Namikaze and urgently sent him to the Sand Battlefield.
• Konoha and Sunagakure shinobi searched for Yuu, avoiding fights when they encountered each other.
• Rasa sent more Sunagakure shinobi to blockade Konoha while gloating about their reinforcements.
• Yuu woke up in unfamiliar terrain, realized he had gotten lost after drinking, and failed to determine which direction led to Konoha's camp.
• A group of Sunagakure shinobi spotted Yuu, and their captain recognized the Konoha forehead protector tied to his arm.

Yuu confronted a Sunagakure squad near the Land of Wind’s border and unleashed his Asura Sword Intent. The squad was overwhelmed, and Yuu left its captain alive for questioning.

• The Sand shinobi mocked Yuu when he asked where he was, but their captain grew suspicious of how he had crossed the blockades.
• Yuu praised the captain’s instincts and said he would keep him alive for questioning while killing the rest of the squad.
• Yuu released his Asura Sword Intent, terrifying the Sand shinobi and causing many of them to suffer mental breakdowns.
• Yuu struck with a dazzling blade, and blood and severed limbs flew as the captain watched in terror.

Yuu interrogated a Sunagakure captain and learned that he was near a camp storing Sunagakure supplies, so he disguised himself and headed there to steal its liquor. At the camp, Watanabe Yuuya returned for a banquet, unaware of Yuu’s approach.

• Yuu interrogated the sand shinobi captain and learned the camp was near Sunagakure’s rear supply base.
• Yuu decided to infiltrate the camp for its liquor and put on a Sunagakure forehead protector.
• Yuu activated Observation Haki and raced toward the camp, leaving the dead sand shinobi behind.
• Watanabe Yuuya returned to the camp, where shinobi greeted him as their commander.
• Watanabe Yuuya asked about the banquet and complained that Sunagakure’s search orders did not explain what they were looking for.

Watanabe Yuuya celebrated the end of a search with a drinking feast, where he noticed Yuu downing Sunagakure liquor with ease. Yuu joined him and took his bottle, while Watanabe Yuuya asked where he had come from.

• Watanabe Yuuya led search teams on the Kazekage’s orders until the day’s search ended.
• Watanabe Yuuya arrived at a drinking feast and invited the sand shinobi to eat and drink.
• Watanabe Yuuya noticed Yuu emptying a jug of potent liquor in one go.
• Yuu, having found the Sunagakure camp, entered it using Observation Haki and blended into the feast.
• Yuu took a bottle from Watanabe Yuuya, and Watanabe Yuuya waved off a sand shinobi’s protest before asking where Yuu had come from.

Yuu drank Sunagakure’s strong liquor with Watanabe Yuuya and explained that he had been sent to the battlefield because there was no other choice. Watanabe Yuuya became eager to hear the story behind it.

• Watanabe Yuuya realized Yuu had arrived with a recent supply shipment and that they had missed each other while he was searching.
• Yuu uncorked a bottle and drank, gaining Armament Haki, Swordsmanship Comprehension, and Constitution as notifications appeared.
• Yuu finished another bottle and said the liquor would be better if it were stronger, surprising Watanabe Yuuya.
• Watanabe Yuuya asked why someone as young as Yuu had been sent to the battlefield.
• Yuu said there had been no other choice, and Watanabe Yuuya eagerly asked him to tell the story.

Yuu told Watanabe Yuuya that he had traveled to the battlefield just to drink Sunagakure's liquor, leaving Watanabe stunned by the absurd explanation. As Yuu praised the drink and mentioned Konoha, Watanabe realized the boy might be a Konoha ninja.

• Watanabe Yuuya offered Yuu liquor and eagerly waited to hear why he had gone to the battlefield.
• Yuu said he had traveled from Konoha to the Sand Battlefield mainly to taste Sunagakure's liquor and earn attribute points by fighting its people.
• Watanabe Yuuya was stunned that Yuu had gone to war for alcohol, while Yuu praised Sunagakure's liquor.
• Yuu compared Sunagakure's liquor with Konoha's, prompting Watanabe Yuuya to suspect that Yuu belonged to Konoha.

Yuu revealed that he was a Konoha spy after drinking at the Sunagakure camp’s feast, provoking the sand shinobi. He demanded that Watanabe Yuuya pack him more liquor, and the chapter ended with Yuu angered when Watanabe smashed the bottles.

• Watanabe Yuuya realized Yuu was from Konoha and shouted, alerting the sand shinobi.
• The sand shinobi drew their weapons and angrily confronted Yuu for infiltrating their camp and joining their feast.
• Yuu brushed off their anger and ordered Watanabe Yuuya to pack several bundles of liquor for him.
• Watanabe Yuuya flipped the table, smashing the liquor bottles.
• Yuu glared at Watanabe Yuuya for destroying the liquor he had claimed as his own.

Watanabe Yuuya’s anger turned to fear when Yuuya unleashed overwhelming sword intent in Sunagakure’s camp. Watanabe ordered the sand shinobi to attack, and they combined Wind Release techniques to propel explosive-tagged shuriken at Yuuya.

• Watanabe Yuuya grew furious when Yuuya threatened his sake.
• Yuuya released powerful sword intent that cracked the ground and threw Sunagakure’s camp into chaos.
• Watanabe Yuuya realized he was trembling under Yuuya’s pressure and grew enraged at his fear.
• Watanabe Yuuya ordered the sand shinobi to attack Yuuya with explosive-tagged kunai and shuriken.
• The sand shinobi combined Wind Release techniques to create a huge tornado that drove their shuriken toward Yuuya as Watanabe Yuuya escaped the blast radius.

Yuu survived the sand shinobi’s attack and killed Watanabe Yuuya with a single slash. He then unleashed a massive black-violet strike against the remaining defenders at Sunagakure’s Supply Camp.

• Watanabe Yuuya believed Yuu had died in the flames, but Yuu appeared behind him and cut him in half.
• Watanabe Yuuya died after recognizing the speed of Yuu’s blade.
• The sand shinobi attacked Yuu with shuriken, Explosive Tags, and Wind Release techniques instead of fleeing.
• Yuu charged Shusui with black lightning and unleashed his One-Sword Style technique, Asura, in a towering slash.

A massive black-purple slash ravaged the Sunagakure camp, killing sand shinobi and destroying tents and earth. It struck the Explosive Tag storage depot, triggering a huge explosion whose shockwave combined with the sword pressure and tore through the ground.

• The slash shattered the sand shinobi’s attacks and swept through the camp, crushing those in its path.
• Falling chunks of earth killed and trapped more sand shinobi as the slash carved deep gashes through the camp.
• A sand shinobi realized the slash was heading toward the Explosive Tag storage depot.
• The Explosive Tags detonated, sending a towering column of fire into the sky and a shockwave across the camp.
• The explosion’s shockwave merged with the slash’s sword pressure, collapsing the earth and spreading deep fissures.

Yuu destroyed Sunagakure's supply Transfer Camp with a single slash, terrifying the surviving Sand shinobi. After killing a Jonin who tried to report him to Lord Kazekage, Yuu hunted down the thirty-five survivors.

• Yuu's slash split the Sunagakure Camp apart, sending Sand shinobi into the fissure and leaving the camp in ruins.
• A Sunagakure Jonin mistook Yuu for a second Konoha White Fang and decided to report him to Lord Kazekage.
• Yuu appeared behind the Jonin and killed him before he could write down the intelligence.
• Yuu used Observation Haki to locate thirty-five surviving Sand shinobi and charged after them.

After destroying a Sunagakure camp, Yuu reached proficient Armament Haki but accidentally headed away from Konoha’s Great Camp. Minato Namikaze and his team saw the devastation and recognized Yuu’s sword slash, realizing their mission target was nearby.

• Yuu received an Armament Haki reward for destroying the Sunagakure camp and killing its shinobi, raising his Haki to the proficient level.
• Yuu surveyed the ruined camp, realized the alcohol stores were gone, and set off to return to Konoha.
• Yuu unknowingly traveled in the opposite direction from Konoha Great Camp.
• Minato Namikaze and his team halted after hearing a thunderous boom and climbed into the trees to inspect the distant blaze.
• Minato recognized the black-purple slash as Yuu’s, and Shikaku Nara concluded their mission target was nearby.

Minato Namikaze led the new Ino-Shika-Cho trio deep into the Sand Battlefield to find Yuu. They reached Sunagakure’s devastated Transfer Camp and began searching for clues to Yuu’s whereabouts.

• Shikaku Nara warned Inoichi Yamanaka to stay alert as the team traveled through enemy territory.
• Choza Akimichi complained that Soldier Pills could not replace proper meals, and Minato promised to treat him once they found Yuu.
• Minato led the team toward the distant firelight and black-purple glow, thinking of his regard for Yuu.
• The four arrived at Sunagakure’s Transfer Camp and found a terrifying fissure torn through it.
• Minato and the others began searching the ruined camp, growing more alarmed as they looked for traces of Yuu.

Minato and his team arrived at a Sunagakure camp after Saiki Yuu had destroyed it, but found he had already left. At the frontline, Rasa and Ebizo learned that the camp housing Watanabe Yuuya had been wiped out and struggled to understand how it happened.

• Minato and his team searched the ruined camp but could not find Saiki Yuu.
• Minato heard approaching Sand shinobi and led his group away before they arrived.
• The Sand shinobi found the camp in ruins and ordered a report sent to Lord Kazekage.
• Rasa angrily showed Ebizo the report that the supply camp where Watanabe Yuuya was stationed had been wiped out.
• Ebizo questioned how anyone could have breached the sealed battlefield and killed Watanabe Yuuya and the other jonin so quickly.

Rasa decided to inspect the destroyed Sunagakure Camp himself, and Chiyo accompanied him. They followed a Sunagakure Jonin through the forest toward the site, where the Jonin said Rasa would understand what had happened when they arrived.

• Rasa questioned the report that one attacker had destroyed the Camp and killed everyone there.
• Rasa handed temporary command of the front lines to Ebizo and announced he would inspect the scene.
• Chiyo offered to accompany Rasa because her grandson Sasori had also disappeared.
• Rasa, Chiyo, several Kazekage guards, and a Sunagakure Jonin traveled through the forest toward the Camp.
• The Sunagakure Jonin said the sight at the Camp was too horrifying to describe and told Rasa he would understand upon arrival.

Rasa and Chiyo discovered the destruction Yuu had wrought at a Sunagakure camp and identified the enormous chasm as a blade mark. Chiyo blamed Konoha for producing another terrifying blade master, and Rasa agreed that they needed to find and kill the intruder.

• Rasa and his group arrived at the devastated camp Yuu had destroyed.
• Chiyo rushed to the edge of the enormous chasm and recognized it as a blade mark.
• Chiyo recalled that the Konoha White Fang had killed her son and daughter-in-law, and concluded that another master of blade techniques had emerged in Konoha.
• Chiyo urged Rasa to find and kill the blade master, and Rasa agreed.

Rasa ordered Sunagakure to hunt down the person who destroyed its camp, while Konoha learned that Yuu had vanished deep in enemy territory. Tsunade and Jiraiya resolved to attack Sunagakure’s front lines to divert its forces, and Hiruzen regretted trusting Yuu not to cause trouble.

• Rasa vowed to kill the powerful enemy and issued orders that shook Sunagakure.
• Jiraiya told Tsunade that Yuu had destroyed a Sunagakure camp and disappeared before Minato’s team could catch up.
• Tsunade decided Konoha should attack Sunagakure’s front lines to distract its forces and protect Yuu and Minato’s team.
• Jiraiya agreed to send intelligence to Konoha and urge Hiruzen to order the attack.
• Hiruzen read the report and lamented that Yuu had wandered into Sunagakure territory and destroyed a camp.