Chapter Summaries

Ōnoki woke in a hidden Iwagakure shelter after surviving Saiki Yuu’s devastating slash, and Kitsuchi and the others rushed to see him. After hearing a brief account of events, Ōnoki was left to learn about the current situation, though Kitsuchi had withheld important details.

• Hayama told Kitsuchi that Ōnoki had awakened, and Kitsuchi and the others hurried to the shelter.
• Kitsuchi and the others entered Ōnoki’s room and struggled not to laugh at his bandaged appearance and swollen nose.
• Ōnoki recalled how Saiki Yuu’s slash had nearly killed him and the Five-Tails, and asked to hear about the current situation.
• Kitsuchi summarized what had happened but deliberately left out important details to avoid upsetting his injured father.

Ōnoki learned that Iwagakure had suffered a crushing defeat and was enraged by Saiki Yuu’s attack and Hiruzen Sarutobi’s demands. After his wounds reopened and he nearly bled to death, he was treated again and tried to calm himself by thinking that Iwagakure could recover.

• Kitsuchi gave Ōnoki a brief report but left out Saiki Yuu’s looting and the stone ninja’s forced workouts.
• Ōnoki flew into a rage, reopened his wounds, and began bleeding heavily.
• Iwagakure’s jonin panicked until Ōnoki ordered them to fetch a doctor.
• The captain of Iwagakure’s Medical Ninja team warned Ōnoki that Saiki Yuu’s mysterious energy remained in his wounds.
• Ōnoki received more bandages and tried to console himself by thinking about Iwagakure’s recovery and the fine wines Saiki Yuu had missed.

Ōnoki erupted in anger after Kitsuchi revealed that Saiki Yuu had taken his wine and Nectar and ordered the Stone Ninja to train. Meanwhile, Konoha celebrated its returning force after its victory over Iwagakure.

• Kitsuchi told Ōnoki that Saiki Yuu had taken all his hidden wine and the Nectar from the Earth Shadow Building.
• Kitsuchi said Saiki Yuu had ordered the Stone Ninja to build muscle and warned that he would inspect their training.
• Ōnoki struck Kitsuchi and shouted at him, causing the people around them to scramble as the Tsuchikage coughed up blood.
• Konoha's returning force was greeted with celebration while Iwagakure remained in turmoil over its defeat.

Konoha’s forces defeated Iwagakure with almost no casualties after Saiki Yuu devastated the enemy army and badly wounded Ōnoki and the Five-Tails. As the procession returned with Iwagakure’s stores of fine wine, Minato presented Yuu with game he had hunted for him.

• Konoha feared the coming battle against Iwagakure, which had over ten thousand ninja and two Jinchuriki.
• Saiki Yuu’s slash wiped out several thousand stone ninja.
• Saiki Yuu gravely wounded Ōnoki and the Five-Tails, causing Iwagakure to collapse in defeat.
• Konoha’s forces suffered only a few hundred casualties at the start of the battle and carried Iwagakure’s fine wine home.
• Minato presented Saiki Yuu with several rare game animals he had hunted for him.

Minato and Shikaku tried to ingratiate themselves with Yuu, then Minato explained that his Flying Thunder God Technique lacked a powerful offensive ninjutsu to pair with its speed. He left the problem unresolved, noting that any suitable technique would need to work without hand seals.

• Minato and Shikaku praised Yuu and offered to use their clans’ secret barbecue seasoning for him.
• Yuu struck Minato and Shikaku with his sheath and told them to stop smiling so disgustingly.
• Minato admitted that he struggled to finish enemies because the Flying Thunder God Technique had little offensive power of its own.
• Minato explained that the technique’s speed required any matching ninjutsu to be usable without hand seals.

Yuu agreed to teach Minato an offensive ninjutsu in exchange for a lifetime of game hunting. He then asked Shikaku what he wanted, and Shikaku requested guidance on Yuu's war strategies.

• Minato asked Yuu to design an offensive ninjutsu for him, hoping to gain an attack that could pierce defensive techniques.
• Yuu agreed to teach Minato the Rasengan because Minato had brought him so much game.
• Minato thanked Yuu, and Yuu struck him with his scabbard and demanded that he hunt game for him for the rest of his life.
• Yuu asked Shikaku what guidance he wanted, and Shikaku requested advice about the strategies Yuu had used in the war.

Yuu accepted Shikaku’s invitation to visit the Nara Clan and taste its medicinal wine as Konoha’s victorious forces returned home. The village elders awaited them at Konoha’s main gate, where the victory over Iwagakure had drawn a crowd.

• Shikaku invited Yuu to visit the Nara Clan and give his opinion on its medicinal wine.
• Yuu praised his own wine-tasting ability and accepted the invitation.
• Several days later, Konoha’s forces approached the village after their campaign against Iwagakure.
• The Elder Council waited at Konoha’s entrance as the victorious shinobi returned.

Konoha’s victorious forces returned with war reparations from Iwagakure, delighting the greedy Elder Council. Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Saiki Yuu, while Danzo secretly planned to use the resources and seize the Five-Tails to bring him down.

• Konoha’s Elder Council gathered at the village gates to await the returning forces and the war reparations they had demanded.
• The returning troops appeared on the horizon with covered carts, and the elders eagerly anticipated the supplies.
• Utatane Koharu praised Saiki Yuu for securing the resources, while Danzo stayed silent because some of the supplies were his.
• Danzo privately planned to use the resources to train Root elites, seize the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, and eventually kill Saiki Yuu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said Saiki Yuu had rendered great service and deserved a proper reward.

Konoha's elders planned to keep Saiki Yuu from gaining a position of power despite his immense wartime achievements, intending to let his fame fade as they had done with the Konoha White Fang. Their welcome at the village gates turned hostile when Saiki Yuu shouted an insult at Utatane Koharu.

• Utatane Koharu and the other elders considered Saiki Yuu's extraordinary victories but planned to delay his promotion and exclude him from Konoha's inner circle.
• The elders intended to wait for Saiki Yuu's reputation to fade, recalling how the Konoha White Fang's heroic deeds had been forgotten.
• Utatane Koharu led the elders to greet the returning procession, their attention fixed on the covered carts.
• Saiki Yuu shouted, "Which bastard are you?" at Utatane Koharu, freezing her smile and enraging her.

Drunk Saiki Yuu returned to Konoha and insulted Utatane Koharu and the other elders when they confronted him at the gates. The elders were left furious, while Danzo, who had tried to stay out of Yuu’s reach, was caught in the insults too.

• Utatane Koharu swallowed her anger because Yuu was Konoha’s greatest contributor to defeating Iwagakure, but resolved to make him pay later.
• Yuu failed to recognize Koharu and cursed at her instead of apologizing.
• An elder from Koharu’s faction tried to defend her, but Yuu drew his blade to the elder’s throat.
• Yuu called the gathered elders old geezers and complained that they were blocking his way home.
• Danzo, who had deliberately stayed behind the others, twitched as Yuu’s insults reached him too.

Saiki Yuu attacked a Konoha Elder after the elders confronted him, and Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to defuse the situation. Tsunade healed the wounded Elder, leaving the elders staring at his flawless face.

• Saiki Yuu slashed an Elder across the face and prepared to attack the others, accusing them of being spies.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped Yuu from escalating and defended him to the outraged elders.
• Utatane Koharu challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi over Yuu's actions, while Hiruzen dismissed the attack as a joke.
• Tsunade appeared and healed Elder Inoue, making the elders question what they had seen.
• Tsunade pointed out Elder Inoue's smooth, uninjured face, leaving the elders speechless.

Tsunade healed Elder Inoue’s injuries and denied the elders’ accusation that Saiki Yuu had slashed him, while Konoha’s shinobi refused to testify. Hiruzen Sarutobi called Saiki Yuu a hero and urged the village to welcome him home, leaving the elders unable to challenge his role in Konoha’s victory.

• Tsunade revealed that Elder Inoue’s injuries had been healed and denied the elders’ accusations.
• Utatane Koharu tried to call on Konoha’s shinobi as witnesses, but they pretended not to have seen anything.
• Tsunade asked Utatane Koharu whether she had anything else to say, leaving her furious and speechless.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi called Saiki Yuu a hero and told everyone to welcome him back to Konoha.

Saiki Yuu struck Utatane Koharu with his scabbard as she tried to persuade Hiruzen Sarutobi to punish him for insulting the elders. The chapter ended with Koharu hit and Roshi and Han shaken by the familiar blow.

• The elders looked to Utatane Koharu to confront Hiruzen Sarutobi about Saiki Yuu's insults, but they hesitated to challenge Yuu themselves.
• Utatane Koharu decided to accuse Saiki Yuu of ten great crimes and have him imprisoned.
• As Utatane Koharu began speaking to Hiruzen Sarutobi, Saiki Yuu struck the back of her head with his Armament Haki-coated scabbard.
• Roshi and Han trembled as the blow reminded them of the pain Yuu had inflicted on them before.

Yuu beat Utatane Koharu after she tried to accuse him of crimes, and Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped in to stop him. Mitokado Homura called for medical help as Koharu lay badly injured.

• Yuu struck Utatane Koharu with his scabbard, knocking her face-first into the ground.
• Yuu continued beating Koharu as she screamed, and Hiruzen Sarutobi urged him to stop.
• Koharu pleaded with Hiruzen to save her, while Yuu told him he had not finished.
• Mitokado Homura helped Koharu up and angrily called for Medical Ninjas.

After Hiruzen stopped Saiki Yuu from beating Utatane Koharu, Konoha’s elders rushed to her aid while Danzo reconsidered whether Yuu would follow orders about the supplies taken from Iwagakure. The chapter ended with Koharu barely breathing as a Medical Ninja treated her, and the other elders too frightened to confront Yuu.

• Hiruzen stopped Saiki Yuu, and Konoha’s elders hurried to check on Utatane Koharu.
• Danzo feared Yuu would have beaten him even more severely and wondered whether Yuu would obey the Elder Council’s orders about the supplies.
• At Konoha’s gates, a Medical Ninja treated Koharu as the surrounding elders asked about her condition.
• Koharu lay badly injured and barely breathing, while the elders were too afraid to challenge Yuu.

Yuu’s beating left Utatane Koharu badly injured, with a risk of lasting impairment, while Hiruzen Sarutobi worried about the political consequences. Yuu dismissed concerns about his force and continued tormenting Roshi.

• The Medical Ninja told the Elders that Utatane Koharu might need three to six months to recover and could suffer lasting effects, possibly requiring a wheelchair.
• Utatane Koharu fainted after hearing the Medical Ninja’s warning, throwing the Elder Council into chaos.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that Yuu had beaten Utatane Koharu too severely and that her ties to the Land of Fire Daimyo’s Mansion could cause trouble.
• Yuu called Utatane Koharu fragile and pointed to Roshi as proof that his attacks were survivable.
• Yuu struck Roshi again and ordered him to smile.

Saiki Yuu intimidated Roshi and Han, then left Hiruzen Sarutobi to arrange transport and storage for the wine. Hiruzen remained shocked by Yuu’s influence over Roshi and his casual treatment of Utatane Koharu.

• Roshi smiled nervously because the Four-Tails feared Saiki Yuu, while Han shuddered at Yuu’s brutality.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized Roshi as the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and struggled to believe the renowned killing machine had been tamed.
• Tsunade teased Hiruzen for his shock and defended Saiki Yuu’s influence over Roshi.
• Saiki Yuu ordered Hiruzen to transport the wine and find a large warehouse for it.
• Hiruzen was stunned that Saiki Yuu showed no concern after knocking Utatane Koharu unconscious.

Yuu escorted carts of fine wine into Konoha after beating Utatane Koharu, while Hiruzen Sarutobi used Anbu genjutsu to hide the incident from civilians. The Elder Council watched the procession and demanded to know where their promised resources had gone.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi had Anbu use genjutsu to conceal Yuu's attack on Utatane Koharu from nearby civilians.
• Yuu ordered the Konoha people to guard his wine carefully as they pushed the loaded carts toward Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi's Anbu released the genjutsu, and civilians cheered for Yuu as he waved to them.
• The Elder Council saw the carts enter Konoha and realized their resources had been taken away.
• An elder angrily demanded that Mitokado Homura explain where the promised resources were.

Hiruzen Sarutobi faced the Elder Council after Saiki Yuu beat Utatane Koharu and took the war reparations. He claimed the carts were Yuu’s wine and revealed that Iwagakure had paid with the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, leaving the elders stunned.

• Mitokado Homura silenced the elders and told them to ask Saiki Yuu what had happened.
• The elders demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi explain Koharu’s beating and the loss of the resources.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi claimed the carts contained wine belonging to Saiki Yuu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said Iwagakure had paid war reparations with the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, shocking the elders.

The elders protested after Saiki Yuu’s actions cost them expected war reparations, but Hiruzen Sarutobi defended him and refused to punish him. Danzo saw the Four-Tails and Five-Tails as a chance to strengthen his bid to become Naruto.

• The elders realized Iwagakure had offered the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki to Konoha, making the lost resources seem less valuable by comparison.
• The elders complained that Saiki Yuu had insulted them and left Utatane Koharu disabled, demanding that the matter not be dropped.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi dismissed their complaints and insisted on protecting Yuu, prompting Mitokado Homura to threaten an appeal to the Daimyo's Mansion.
• Danzo focused on the Four-Tails and considered obtaining both it and the Five-Tails to increase his chances of becoming Naruto.