Chapter Summaries

Konoha and Iwagakure prepared for an unavoidable decisive battle after Yuu captured Roshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, alive. Imprisoned at Konoha’s camp, Roshi finally got a response from the Four-Tails and discovered that lava had sealed its prison shut.

• Ōnoki recovered from his coma and rallied Iwagakure by accusing Konoha and Saiki Yuu of crimes and promising to kill Yuu.
• Ninja squads from both sides launched unauthorized surprise attacks, and clashes spread across the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain.
• Roshi tried to provoke the Four-Tails into responding and threatened to kill himself.
• The Four-Tails finally answered Roshi, who entered their shared inner space and saw lava sealing the beast’s prison.

Roshi learned that Saiki Yuu had inflicted a devastating wound on the Four-Tails, which now feared being hurt again and had sealed Roshi inside its own space. Yuu arrived drunk and ordered Roshi and the Four-Tails to work.

• The Four-Tails told Roshi it had chosen to keep him sealed inside its body, despite Roshi's protests.
• Roshi asked what had happened after he lost consciousness, and the Four-Tails revealed the nearly fatal wound Saiki Yuu had inflicted on it.
• The Four-Tails recalled how Yuu had repeatedly punched its wound and said it feared suffering that pain again.
• Yuu kicked open Roshi's cell door while drunk and summoned Roshi and the Four-Tails to work.
• Roshi asked what Yuu wanted, and Yuu told him he had not brought him back to feed him for free.

Yuu beat Roshi into submission and ordered him to set off fireworks before the coming war with Iwagakure. Roshi realized Yuu did not expect him to fight his own village, but was still outraged by the humiliating task.

• Yuu struck Roshi repeatedly with Shusui's sword sheath, which was coated in Armament Haki, until Roshi begged him to stop.
• Yuu told Roshi that he would be put to work because war with Iwagakure was approaching.
• Roshi refused to fight his own people and resolved to endure Yuu's torture rather than yield.
• Yuu clarified that Roshi only had to set off fireworks to warm up the crowd before the battle.
• Roshi protested that the task humiliated him, and Yuu struck him again.

Yuu forced Roshi, Iwagakure’s Four-Tails Jinchuriki, to leave his cell and prepare a Lava Release fireworks display for Konoha’s troops. Roshi stood on a hill outside Konoha’s frontline camp, facing the task as Yuu explained how spectacular the display had to be.

• Yuu beat Roshi with Shusui’s sheath until Roshi stopped resisting.
• Yuu took Roshi out of his cell, while Tsunade and the Konoha group watched and sympathized with him.
• Yuu told Tsunade and the others that Roshi would use Lava Release to set off fireworks before the battle.
• Yuu brought Roshi to a hill outside Konoha’s frontline camp and gave him instructions for the display.

Yuu forced Roshi to demonstrate what he called Fireworks Chakra Mode, but Roshi could not access the Four-Tails’ chakra because the beast had sealed itself away. The Four-Tails began flickering inside Roshi as Yuu threatened him.

• Yuu struck Roshi with Shusui when Roshi stopped paying attention and warned him to focus.
• Yuu ordered Roshi to switch to Fireworks Chakra Mode, and Roshi reluctantly tried to draw on the Four-Tails’ chakra.
• Roshi realized he could not access the chakra because the Four-Tails had locked itself away.
• Yuu beat Roshi with Shusui for failing to perform the technique until Roshi explained what had happened.
• Yuu called the Four-Tails a red-haired monkey, and red light began flickering from Roshi’s abdomen.

Yuu made Roshi use his Lava Release as fireworks while he and Tsunade watched. Roshi reluctantly obeyed after the Four-Tails agreed to lend him chakra, and the chapter ended with Roshi launching lava into the sky.

• The Four-Tails pleaded with Roshi not to use Full Body Tailed Beast Transformation and offered him chakra in exchange.
• Roshi accepted the Four-Tails' offer and returned from the Tailed Beast Space.
• Yuu and Tsunade sat down with wine, sunflower seeds, and pastries to watch Roshi perform.
• Roshi called his technique Fireworks Chakra Mode and wrapped himself in glowing lava.
• Roshi launched streams of lava into the sky and looked proudly at Yuu.

Yuu ordered Roshi to turn the Four-Tails’ Lava Release into spectacular fireworks, threatening them if they failed. The Four-Tails took control and launched several lava blasts, but the result still looked terrible.

• Yuu scolded Roshi for scattering chakra instead of making fireworks and gave him three days to practice.
• Roshi and the Four-Tails argued on a mountain about how to use their destructive Lava Release decoratively.
• Roshi let the Four-Tails take control, confident it would not risk escaping its seal while Yuu threatened it.
• The Four-Tails transformed Roshi into its second form and fired several huge lava balls into the sky, clearing the clouds.
• Yuu mocked the Four-Tails’ attempt, saying the explosions did not count as fireworks.

Roshi and Four-Tails struggled to survive the monster’s relentless attacks, and Four-Tails ran low on chakra after firing Lava Explosion all morning. With only three days left, they agreed to combine their abilities to create shapes in the sky.

• Four-Tails exhausted much of its chakra by firing Lava Explosion for nearly the entire morning.
• Four-Tails threatened to eat everyone in Iwagakure if the monster killed Roshi, and Roshi froze at its words.
• Roshi proposed that they combine their strength, with Four-Tails controlling the power and Roshi controlling the shape.
• Four-Tails agreed, and they began preparing to act before the three-day deadline.

As Yuu ordered the Four-Tails and Roshi to practice together, the war between Iwagakure and Konoha escalated into a decisive battle. Ōnoki learned that Kumogakure would not attack Konoha and angrily condemned the Third Raikage.

• The Four-Tails and Roshi practiced making coordinated lava explosions under Yuu's orders, improving their teamwork.
• The fighting between Iwagakure and Konoha intensified, devastating the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain.
• Konoha and Iwagakure gathered more than ten thousand troops at a valley, and their decisive battle began.
• Ōnoki asked whether Kumogakure had responded to his requests for support.
• An Iwagakure staff officer reported that the Third Raikage had offered to send elite ninja to teach physical training rather than attack Konoha.
• Ōnoki slammed the table and cursed the Third Raikage for refusing to intensify Kumogakure's offensive.

Ōnoki prepared Iwagakure’s larger force to overwhelm Saiki Yuu, while Yuu planned Konoha’s formation for the decisive battle and revealed he wanted a dramatic entrance. The chapter left Tsunade uneasy as Yuu, Minato, and Shikaku Nara remained to discuss the operation.

• Ōnoki concluded Kumogakure could not be counted on and ordered his troops to kill Saiki Yuu with Han’s help.
• Ōnoki relied on Iwagakure’s nearly thirteen thousand troops against Konoha’s roughly seven thousand on the front.
• Yuu told Konoha’s strategists to spread out the formation, then admitted he wanted the red-haired enemy to set off his fireworks before he made a flashy entrance.
• Yuu dismissed the strategists to prepare, leaving Tsunade, Minato, and Shikaku Nara in the War Room to discuss the decisive battle.
• Tsunade told Yuu that his joking made her uneasy, and he replied, “What do you know!”

Yuu’s plan to have Roshi use the Four-Tails’ power to make fireworks was understood by Tsunade, Shikaku, and Minato as a way to damage Iwagakure’s morale. As dawn approached, scouting squads from both sides clashed, leaving the battlefield strewn with more bodies.

• Shikaku explained that Roshi’s public celebration for Konoha would undermine Iwagakure’s morale because of his status as the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Tsunade and Minato praised Yuu, while Yuu remained puzzled by their reaction and warned Roshi not to disappoint him.
• Konoha and Iwagakure scouting squads searched for weaknesses in the darkness and encountered one another.
• The scouts fought until daybreak, and dozens of corpses were left across the battlefield.

At Konoha’s front-line camp, Tsunade, Minato, and Yuu appeared before seven thousand assembled ninja as battle approached. The troops’ overwhelming cheers for Yuu left Tsunade and Minato feeling overlooked, and Yuu prepared to address them.

• Seven thousand Konoha ninja gathered at the front-line camp, and Tsunade stood as commander alongside Minato and Yuu.
• The assembled ninja cheered most loudly for Yuu, while Tsunade and Minato noticed their own reputations had been overshadowed.
• Yuu raised his hand to quiet the troops, who watched eagerly because of his victories against Sunagakure and Iwagakure.
• Kakashi looked up at Yuu and reflected that even his father, Hatake Sakumo, had never achieved such feats.
• Yuu cleared his throat and said he would make a brief speech before the imminent battle.

Yuu gave Konoha’s ninja a long speech to rally them before the battle with Iwagakure, then promised to personally teach whoever captured the most fine wine. The Konoha forces grew eager to fight as Iwagakure finished arranging its formation.

• Yuu delivered an impassioned speech while Tsunade, Minato, and Shikaku Nara waited for him to finish.
• Tsunade reminded Yuu that Iwagakure had nearly completed its formation and Konoha had not yet left camp.
• Yuu urged the Konoha ninja to defeat enemies and take Iwagakure’s fine wine, and they roared in response.
• Yuu promised to personally teach whoever stole the most fine wine, further exciting the Konoha ninja.

Yuu rallied Konoha’s ninja by promising personal instruction to whoever claimed Iwagakure’s finest wine, then led them toward the decisive battlefield. Ōnoki’s forces waited as Konoha delayed its arrival for Yuu’s unusually long pre-battle speech.

• Minato resolved to seize Iwagakure’s finest wine so he could ask Yuu to teach him offensive techniques.
• Yuu ordered the fired-up Konoha ninja to move out, and they surged from camp toward the battlefield.
• Ōnoki and Iwagakure’s commanders waited on the open plains as Konoha failed to appear, and their troops grew restless.
• An Iwagakure reconnaissance ninja reported that Saiki Yuu was still giving Konoha a pre-battle speech.
• Ōnoki realized the delay was weakening Iwagakure’s morale and grew exasperated with Yuu.

Ōnoki waited for Konoha’s forces to arrive, then rallied Iwagakure for battle. Saiki Yuu’s promise of personal instruction to whoever claimed the most fine wine had made Konoha’s civilian shinobi eager to fight.

• Higashi asked Ōnoki what Iwagakure should do, and Ōnoki ordered the Stone Ninjas to stay alert.
• An Iwagakure intelligence officer reported that Konoha’s forces had arrived, and Ōnoki urged his troops to wipe them out.
• Konoha’s battle formation appeared before the Stone Ninjas.
• Konoha’s shinobi charged with renewed fervor, hoping to claim the most fine wine and earn Saiki Yuu’s personal instruction.

Konoha’s ninja advanced toward Iwagakure in a frenzy, hoping to earn Saiki Yuu’s guidance, while Ōnoki struggled to believe Yuu commanded such loyalty. Yuu stepped before the formation and silenced the battlefield as the stone ninja recognized him.

• Konoha’s sword-specialist clans and civilian ninja became eager to prove themselves in hopes of receiving Saiki Yuu’s guidance.
• Ōnoki watched nearly seven thousand Konoha ninja charge toward Iwagakure, unsettled by their fierce morale and cries in Yuu’s name.
• Saiki Yuu walked to the front of Konoha’s formation with a tachi and raised his left hand, instantly quieting the ninja.
• The stone ninja recognized Yuu and trembled as he stood before Konoha’s silent formation.

Saiki Yuu faced Iwagakure’s battle formation, where his record of killing Mazhī and Daishi and capturing Roshi had left the Stone Ninja afraid of him. After Yuu publicly insulted Ōnoki, the Third Tsuchikage rose to confront him, drawing grave attention from Konoha’s leaders.

• Iwagakure’s soldiers recalled that Saiki Yuu had killed Mazhī and Daishi and captured Roshi, and they feared him.
• Ōnoki studied Yuu and struggled to reconcile his refined appearance with his fearsome reputation.
• Yuu loudly insulted Ōnoki and challenged him to step forward.
• Ōnoki used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to float above Iwagakure’s formation.
• Tsunade, Minato, Mimura Hamaki, and the others recognized Ōnoki and watched him with grave expressions.

Yuu confronted Ōnoki on the Iwagakure–Konoha battlefield and relentlessly insulted him in front of both armies. Ōnoki became enraged and determined to win the war, while Yuu continued mocking his short stature.

• Minato watched Yuu face Ōnoki and resolved to fight his way into Iwagakure for more wine so he could ask Yuu to teach him how to attack.
• Ōnoki began addressing Yuu, but Yuu interrupted him with a barrage of insults.
• Both armies watched as Yuu publicly berated Ōnoki, leaving him unable to respond and humiliated before nearly twenty thousand shinobi.
• Ōnoki decided he had to win the war to protect his standing and shouted at Yuu for doing nothing but running his mouth.
• Yuu mocked Ōnoki’s height and insulted Iwagakure, provoking Ōnoki’s fury over a long-standing insecurity.

Saiki Yuu insulted Ōnoki and Iwagakure until Ōnoki struggled to control his anger, while both armies watched. Ōnoki then threatened Yuu as Iwagakure's shinobi demanded permission to attack.

• Saiki Yuu's insults enraged Ōnoki and reignited the Stone Ninja's fighting spirit.
• Konoha's shinobi watched in amazement as Yuu verbally cornered the Third Tsuchikage.
• Tsunade recognized Yuu's familiar sharp tongue and worried Ōnoki might become dangerously enraged.
• Ōnoki roared at Yuu and forced himself to stay in command instead of charging at him.
• Iwagakure's shinobi urged Ōnoki to order an attack, and Ōnoki threatened to make Yuu regret his words.

Yuu faced Ōnoki and the stone ninja as their warlike momentum rose, then brought Roshi onto the battlefield. Roshi’s unrestrained appearance left Ōnoki and the stone ninja shaken, and they began to suspect what Yuu had done.

• Ōnoki listened to the stone ninja rallying and took satisfaction in their renewed fighting spirit.
• Yuu welcomed the prospect of war and clapped twice to bring someone before Konoha’s formation.
• Roshi appeared before the armies without chains, restraints, or sealing marks.
• Ōnoki and the stone ninja recognized Roshi and lost their momentum as they remembered Yuu had captured him.
• Ōnoki demanded to know what trick Yuu was playing.