Chapter Summaries

Ōnoki struggled to respond as Saiki Yuu continued striking Iwagakure’s rear while Konoha advanced on the front. He concluded that Iwagakure had to send its two Jinchūriki after Yuu, despite realizing the rogue ninja could evade their search with powerful sensory abilities.

• The Iwagakure Think Tank stopped opposing Ōnoki’s order to kill Saiki Yuu after Yuu destroyed two camps and threatened the Land of Earth.
• A Think Tank member reported that Konoha had split its forces into three routes and was destroying Iwagakure’s forward strongholds.
• Ōnoki recognized that Konoha was using Yuu’s attacks to draw Iwagakure’s strongest fighters away from the front lines.
• Ōnoki determined that Roshi and Han were Iwagakure’s only fighters powerful enough to pursue Yuu, and that the village could not ignore the threat to its headquarters.
• Ōnoki inferred that Yuu had exceptional sensory abilities because Iwagakure’s Surprise Attack Unit had failed to find him.

Ōnoki feared Saiki Yuu would use his powerful sensory abilities to wreak havoc behind Iwagakure’s lines. When Iwagakure’s Intelligence Unit reported that Saiki Yuu had appeared at the Land of Earth’s border, Ōnoki realized he had deliberately revealed himself to taunt them.

• Ōnoki worried that Saiki Yuu’s swordsmanship, taijutsu, and sensory abilities made him a major threat to Iwagakure.
• An Intelligence Unit ninja reported that Saiki Yuu had appeared along the Land of Earth’s border and was being watched from afar.
• Ōnoki realized Saiki Yuu had intentionally shown himself rather than been found by Iwagakure’s Surprise Attack Force.
• Ōnoki grew furious, interpreting Saiki Yuu’s appearance as an arrogant challenge to Iwagakure.

Ōnoki sent Roshi and Han to kill Saiki Yuu, who was waiting at the Land of Earth border while the Stone Village surprise attack force could not be reached. Roshi rushed ahead, eager to claim the kill, while Han followed.

• Ōnoki ordered Roshi and Han to kill Saiki Yuu as quickly as possible.
• Han and Roshi hurried through the mountains, with Roshi eager to prove himself and Han hoping to fight Tsunade later.
• Roshi learned that the surprise attack force could not be contacted and worried that Saiki Yuu might have left the area.
• Han and Roshi sped toward their designated location.
• At the Land of Earth border, Yuu drank Iwagakure wine and cursed the missing force for not arriving.

Yuu slaughtered the Stone Village Surprise Attack Force and waited at the Land of Earth border for Iwagakure’s two Jinchuriki, intending to fight them. Minato questioned whether Yuu should stick to Konoha’s original plan of drawing the Jinchuriki away rather than confronting them directly.

• Yuu tracked down the Stone Village Surprise Attack Force and killed or wounded nearly all of its members, even those hiding deep underground.
• Yuu left one stone ninja alive and waited for Iwagakure’s two Jinchuriki to arrive so he could fight a Tailed Beast for the first time.
• Minato reminded Yuu that Tsunade and Konoha’s Strategy Department had planned for them to draw the Jinchuriki’s attention and disrupt Iwagakure’s rear, not face them head-on.
• Minato recalled how Yuu’s unexpected actions had repeatedly changed Konoha’s plans, prompting the Third Hokage to ask him to keep Yuu in check.
• Minato reflected that Yuu had already destroyed two Iwagakure camps and enraged the enemy by writing a message in the blood of their ninjas.

Minato realized Yuu had abandoned their plan to distract Iwagakure’s Jinchuriki and intended to hunt them instead. Yuu’s decision left Minato unable to stop him, and several figures emerged from the shadows.

• Minato and Yuu evaded the Stone Village Surprise Attack Force until Yuu stopped at the Land of Earth’s border and attacked them.
• Yuu left one member of the force alive to carry a message to the Iwa camp, revealing their location.
• Yuu told Minato he planned to hunt Iwagakure’s Jinchuriki to gain constitution points, disregarding their original plan.
• Minato tried to stop Yuu but concluded that opposing him while he was drunk was too dangerous.
• Several figures emerged from the shadows.

Saiki Yuu, drunk and armed with Shusui, confronted Roshi and Han after attacking the Stone Village Surprise Attack Force and stealing Iwagakure wine. The surviving ninja warned the two Jinchuriki that Yuu had deliberately let him deliver word so he could hunt them.

• Roshi recognized Saiki Yuu and confronted him, but Yuu insulted him and demanded to know which of them was Iwagakure's Jinchuriki.
• Yuu drank stolen Iwagakure wine and said he would cut down the Jinchuriki before having a few drinks.
• Roshi grew enraged and prepared to attack Yuu, while Han also bristled at the insult.
• A surviving Stone Village ninja warned Roshi and Han that Yuu had deliberately let him report back because he intended to hunt them.
• Roshi and Han realized that Yuu had targeted them as Jinchuriki, a taboo that both had feared since childhood.

Yuu killed a stone ninja and taunted Roshi into attacking, then met Roshi’s Lava Release with an Armament Haki sword strike. The chapter ended as Yuu’s blade flash cut through the incoming attack.

• Yuu killed a stone ninja with one slash and taunted Roshi about his tailed beast power.
• Roshi, enraged, attacked Yuu with the Lava Release: Scorching River Rock Technique.
• Minato used the Body Flicker Technique to move away, wary of drunken Yuu.
• Yuu coated his hand and Shusui in Armament Haki and unleashed Armament: Draw Sword against Roshi’s lava spheres.

Yuu taunted Roshi after slicing apart his lava spheres, and Roshi activated Lava Style Chakra Mode. Yuu kept mocking him, leaving Roshi furious and ready to attack.

• Yuu sliced apart Roshi's lava spheres and mocked his Lava Release as useful only for lighting birthday candles.
• Roshi erupted with chakra and covered himself in lava armor using Lava Style Chakra Mode.
• Roshi mistook Yuu's remark for fear and proudly asked if he was scared.
• Yuu asked whether Roshi could set off fireworks in his lava armor, enraging Roshi further.

Yuu blocked Roshi’s strongest Lava Release attack with Shusui and taunted him for being too weak. He challenged Roshi to release the tailed beast inside him.

• Roshi charged Yuu with Lava Release: Needle Under the Sea.
• Yuu stopped Roshi’s lava fist with Shusui, leaving Han shocked by the effortless defense.
• Roshi poured more chakra into his attack, but Yuu’s blade held firm as the ground cracked beneath them.
• Yuu called Roshi weak and urged him to let the thing inside him come out.

Yuu slashed Roshi through his lava armor and sent him crashing into the rocks. Roshi emerged in Form Two, but he still staggered from the wound as Han wondered what Yuu had done.

• Yuu used One-Sword Style—Heart Slash to shatter Roshi’s lava armor and cut him from chest to abdomen.
• Roshi flew into the rocks, leaving Han shocked that Yuu had defeated him with one slash.
• Roshi burst from the rubble in his four-tailed Form Two, using its unleashed Tailed Beast chakra to heal.
• Roshi staggered and growled in pain, while Han realized Form Two could not fully heal the wound.

Yuu injured Roshi with an Armament Haki-coated slash, preventing the Four-Tails’ chakra from healing the wound. Roshi began gathering chakra for a Tailed Beast Bomb as Han fled, while Yuu considered forcing Roshi into Full Tailed Beast Transformation.

• Yuu received system rewards after injuring Roshi, but felt disappointed by the limited Constitution increase.
• Yuu saw that Armament Haki remained on Roshi’s wound and continued to block the Tailed Beast chakra from healing it.
• Roshi, driven mad by pain and rage in Form Two, prepared to blast Yuu apart.
• Roshi gathered chakra in his mouth to form a Tailed Beast Bomb, and Han hurried away from the danger.

Yuu faced Roshi’s Tailed Beast Bomb while Minato tried to prepare a Flying Thunder God formula to divert it. As the bomb rushed toward him, Yuu coated Shusui in Armament Haki and unleashed a powerful sword intent.

• Minato saw Roshi form a Tailed Beast Bomb and began inscribing a Flying Thunder God formula to move it away from Yuu.
• Roshi fired the Tailed Beast Bomb at Yuu while Han watched, convinced the attack would kill him.
• Yuu faced the approaching bomb and called Roshi a mere Jinchuriki.
• Yuu covered Shusui with Armament Haki, and a powerful sword intent erupted from him.

Yuu unleashed his sword intent as a towering purple-black Shura and channeled its lightning into Shusui. His Asura slash tore through the clouds and struck Roshi’s Tailed Beast Bomb, leaving the clash’s outcome unresolved.

• Yuu’s sword intent formed a massive purple-black Shura amid storm clouds and lightning.
• Han trembled at the sight, while Roshi’s instincts sensed a deadly threat and the seal containing the Four-Tails fluctuated.
• Yuu gathered the Shura’s lightning into Shusui and unleashed his Asura slash.
• Yuu’s slash ripped through the clouds and collided with Roshi’s Tailed Beast Bomb in a thunderous explosion, making Minato cover his ears.

Yuu used Observation Haki to find the Tailed Beast Bomb’s weakness and split it apart with a black-purple slash. The slash continued toward Roshi as Han watched in horror.

• Han watched the shockwave from the clash fracture the ground and marveled that Yuu had stood against a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Yuu sensed that the Tailed Beast Bomb’s resistance had ended and concentrated his sword pressure around it.
• Yuu’s black-purple slash shattered the Tailed Beast Bomb before its explosion could unleash a destructive shockwave.
• Han realized the slash had not disappeared and saw it bearing down on Roshi.
• Roshi roared in Tailed Beast Transformation - Form Two as the slash crushed toward him.

Yuu’s slash clashed with Roshi’s Tailed Beast chakra, creating a devastating shockwave that tore through the earth and sky. As Roshi briefly gained the upper hand, Yuu added three more slashes, overwhelming him and shattering his chakra.

• Roshi gathered his Tailed Beast chakra and struck at Yuu’s towering black-purple slash.
• The collision created a massive crater and split the sky into red and black-purple radiance.
• Roshi’s chakra began overpowering the slash until Yuu revealed that he had only used one strike.
• Yuu swung Shusui three times, sending three more slashes into the clash.
• The added power strengthened Yuu’s slash and shattered Roshi’s red Tailed Beast chakra.

Yuu defeated Roshi with a devastating slash while Minato intercepted Han as he tried to reach the ruins. Han could not get past Minato, leaving Roshi’s fate unknown.

• Yuu struck Roshi with a blackish-purple slash that hurled him into a mountain and shattered it.
• Han rushed toward the ruins to find Roshi, but Minato appeared and stabbed him in the shoulder.
• Han recognized Minato as Konoha’s Yellow Flash and tried to force his way past him to reach Roshi.
• Minato repeatedly evaded Han and inflicted several wounds, but found his attacks could not fatally injure the Jinchuriki.

Yuu rescued the badly wounded Roshi from the rubble after his devastating attack. Roshi suspected Yuu wanted the Four-Tails’ power, but Yuu denied it and left him questioning why he had been spared.

• Minato admired Yuu’s strength and considered asking him for help improving his offense after the mission.
• Yuu used Observation Haki to locate Roshi beneath the rubble and blasted open a path with his Armament Haki-coated fist.
• Yuu pulled the burned and nearly severed Roshi from the ruins while Tailed Beast chakra continued healing him.
• Roshi asked whether Yuu wanted the Tailed Beast’s power, and Yuu dismissed the idea.
• Roshi questioned why Yuu had not killed him if he did not covet the Four-Tails’ power.

Saiki Yuu decided to keep Roshi alive so he could use Lava Style Chakra Mode to set off fireworks. He ordered Roshi to heal and release the Four-Tails, intending to cut it down.

• Roshi reminded Yuu that his mode was called Lava Style Chakra Mode, but Yuu renamed it Fireworks Chakra Mode.
• Yuu said he would take Roshi back to Konoha and have him set off fireworks for Kurenai's upcoming birthday.
• When Roshi resisted, Yuu threatened to kill him, and Roshi reluctantly stayed silent rather than die for refusing.
• Yuu tossed Roshi to the ground and ordered him to heal and release the Four-Tails so he could cut it down.
• Yuu slapped Roshi with Armament Haki when Roshi questioned why he wanted to see the Four-Tails.

Yuu repeatedly slapped Roshi to disrupt his chakra while demanding that he heal and release the Four-Tails. Han watched in confusion as Minato kept him away, leaving Roshi to recover and prepare to unleash the beast.

• Roshi decided to heal his injuries so he could release the Four-Tails and fight Yuu.
• Yuu slapped Roshi several times, disrupting his chakra and ordering him to recover faster.
• Roshi agreed to heal after Yuu threatened to kill him if he did not release the Four-Tails.
• Han remained tangled up with Minato and watched Yuu spare Roshi, puzzled by his motives.
• Minato watched Yuu's treatment of Roshi and remarked that he was at it again.

Yuu waited as Roshi drew out the Four-Tails’ chakra, then grew impatient and attacked to speed up his transformation. Roshi’s body began changing as Yuu’s sword arcs flew toward him.

• Yuu drank Iwagakure's wine and urged Roshi to hurry while Minato stood by to cover him.
• Roshi spoke to the Four-Tails and asked it to lend him its power rather than let someone use it for fireworks.
• The Four-Tails, angered by the insult to its power, agreed to take on Yuu itself.
• The Four-Tails released immense Tailed Beast chakra through Roshi, and Roshi began transforming.
• Yuu complained that the transformation was too slow and swung Shusui, sending several blackish-purple sword arcs toward Roshi.