Chapter Summaries

Danzo resolved to capture the Four-Tails and Five-Tails so he could gain power, eliminate Saiki Yuu, and pursue the Hokage position. He feared confronting Yuu directly but believed the tailed beasts and his accumulated resources could let him defeat him.

• Danzo decided that obtaining the Four-Tails and Five-Tails mattered more than preserving his resources.
• Danzo recalled how Saiki Yuu had beaten and insulted him, and his hatred grew with the pain of his scar.
• Danzo feared that Yuu's strength and military achievements could make him a Hokage candidate and eventually a figure like Uchiha Madara.
• Danzo concluded that spreading rumors against Yuu could provoke him to attack, so Yuu would have to be killed in a single blow.
• Danzo resolved to use the Four-Tails, the Five-Tails, and his accumulated resources to eliminate Yuu and advance his bid to become Hokage.

Danzo hurried to Root to plan how to seize the Four-Tails and Five-Tails. At home, Yuu enjoyed attention from Kurenai, Rin, Shizune, and Tsunade, then woke the next morning pleased with the previous night.

• Danzo rushed to the Root base, determined to devise a plan to obtain the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
• Kurenai massaged Yuu while Rin fed him fruit and wine, and Shizune used Medical Ninjutsu to relax his legs.
• Yuu recounted his battlefield exploits and asked Tsunade to massage him, prompting the other girls to join in.
• The next morning, Yuu woke up satisfied with the previous night's attention and said he was not rushing to take the final step with the girls.

Yuu reflected on his relationships and prepared for the Cloud Battlefield, where he hoped Kumogakure shinobi would provide him with attribute points. After reviewing his gains from the Stone Battlefield, he saw that his strength had risen to peak Kage level.

• Yuu recalled that Kurenai and Rin had returned home, while Tsunade had taken Shizune away.
• Yuu decided to wait until he was stronger before settling his score with Tsunade over his past humiliation.
• Yuu looked forward to facing Kumogakure after hearing that its people had called him the cutest enemy.
• Yuu opened his Attribute Panel and saw that his physique had reached peak Quasi-Kage level, his chakra had reached Kage level, and his overall strength had reached peak Kage level.
• Yuu noted that his Armament Haki had improved to excellent and his Observation Haki had reached the ultimate level.

Yuu tested his Observation Haki and discovered that it let him see about two seconds into the future. He also assessed his progress toward becoming a Great Swordsman and gained the new swordsmanship technique Mingmie after defeating Ōnoki.

• Yuu used Observation Haki to predict which side of a tossed coin would land facing up about two seconds in advance.
• Yuu judged that his swordsmanship was nearing the Great Swordsman threshold, though weak opponents no longer gave him attribute points.
• Yuu noticed that defeating Ōnoki had unlocked Mingmie, a technique that could annihilate all things.
• Yuu suspected that using the Power of All Creation had triggered the reward.

Yuu considered the power he had gained from killing the Four-Tails and Five-Tails and looked forward to claiming the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails from Kumogakure. He set out to confront the person who had sent him to the Stone Battlefield, while Hiruzen Sarutobi reviewed reports of new threats facing Konoha.

• Yuu reflected on how Six Paths Power could enhance his swordsmanship and recalled how All Creation - Sword Storm had broadened the reach of his slashes.
• Yuu planned to target Kumogakure’s Two-Tails and Eight-Tails to gain more Six Paths Power and test his new Ultimate Technique Level sword technique.
• Yuu grabbed Shusui and left home to confront the culprit who had sent him to the Stone Battlefield.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi read reports that Kirigakure was making moves and Sunagakure was stirring again, then suddenly trembled as he sighed over the troubled times.

Yuu stormed into Hiruzen Sarutobi’s office with Shusui and confronted him, while Hiruzen tried to calm him down. The chapter left Hiruzen fearing that Yuu had come to settle a grievance and that he could not withstand the young ninja.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi sensed a powerful threat approaching his office.
• Yuu smashed open the Hokage’s office door and entered carrying Shusui.
• Hiruzen asked Yuu to put down his sword and talk through the misunderstanding.
• Yuu slammed Shusui onto Hiruzen’s desk and accused him of knowing what he had done.
• Hiruzen recalled Yuu’s past victories and worried that he was too old to resist him.

Yuu confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi for misleading him about Iwagakure’s strength and argued that a liquor warehouse could not repay his wartime accomplishments. Hiruzen could offer no defense as Yuu left him to face the scale of Konoha’s dependence on him.

• Yuu glared at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who grew awkward as he feared Yuu might slash him over the misunderstanding.
• Yuu berated Hiruzen for claiming the liquor warehouse would repay him after he killed thousands of stone ninja and captured the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
• Hiruzen stayed silent as Yuu cursed him for ten minutes and recounted his unmatched achievements in the war.
• Yuu’s victories had forced Sunagakure to withdraw and left Iwagakure devastated, with Ōnoki gravely injured.

Yuu confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over misleading him during the Iwagakure campaign and demanded compensation for his contribution. Hiruzen tried to negotiate, and Yuu left him scrambling to find dozens of bottles of rare liquor.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi offered Yuu water and tried to explain why he had lied about the dire situation on the Iwagakure battlefield.
• Yuu rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi's explanation and threatened to move into his home unless Hiruzen resolved the matter.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi asked Yuu to name his terms, hoping to keep him away from his house and liquor supply.
• Yuu demanded eighty or a hundred bottles of special liquor from the Land of Fire Daimyo's Mansion.
• Yuu told Hiruzen Sarutobi that he had looted dozens of bottles from Ōnoki's house.

Yuu pressured Hiruzen Sarutobi into giving him liquor by threatening to reveal private secrets. Hiruzen agreed to obtain liquor from the Land of Fire Daimyo's Mansion, while Yuu demanded at least thirty bottles.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi remembered that Yuu had gone to Iwagakure and worried that he had caused trouble for Ōnoki.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to assert his authority, but Yuu drew Shusui slightly and silently challenged him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi handed Yuu a bottle of fine liquor and pleaded with him not to wave the blade around.
• Yuu brought up Hiruzen Sarutobi's private conversation with Biwako, prompting Hiruzen to suspect Asuma had revealed it.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to get liquor from the Land of Fire Daimyo's Mansion, and Yuu demanded at least thirty bottles.

Yuu secured Hiruzen Sarutobi’s agreement to obtain thirty bottles of Nectar, but rejected the suggestion that he rest and set off to confront Jiraiya and the snake-playing commander over the Cloud Ninja’s toughness. The chapter left Yuu furious and heading for the Cloud Battlefield to settle the score.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to request thirty bottles of Nectar for Yuu and asked him to rest in the rear.
• Yuu sheathed Shusui and joked with Hiruzen Sarutobi, who reflected on how reliably Yuu helped him despite making demands.
• Yuu rejected Hiruzen Sarutobi’s offer of rest and blamed Jiraiya and the snake-playing commander for failing to warn him about the Cloud Ninja’s strong constitutions.
• Yuu declared that he was going to the Cloud Battlefield to chop the two men to pieces.

Yuu insisted on going to the Cloud Frontline to confront Jiraiya and Orochimaru, while Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to delay him by bringing up his promised lessons for Uzuki Yugao. Yuu decided to take Yugao to the battlefield and teach her there, leaving Hiruzen unable to keep him away.

• Yuu told Hiruzen Sarutobi he planned to cut down Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and the Cloud Ninja.
• Hiruzen offered Yuu paid duty in the rear and promised to teach Jiraiya and Orochimaru a lesson himself.
• Hiruzen reminded Yuu that he had agreed to teach Aozora Uzuki's daughter, Uzuki Yugao.
• Yuu clarified that he had only promised to teach Yugao a few moves, then said he would take her to the battlefield to learn.

Yuu agreed to take Tsunade with him to the Cloud Battlefield and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi where Uzuki Yugao lived. He left Konoha by smashing through Hiruzen Sarutobi’s favorite window, leaving the Hokage furious and worried for Orochimaru and Jiraiya.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi suggested that Tsunade accompany Yuu to help treat Jiraiya and Orochimaru if they survived.
• Yuu agreed and asked Hiruzen Sarutobi for Uzuki Yugao’s address so he could pick her up before heading to the Cloud Battlefield.
• Yuu memorized the address, then deliberately smashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi’s favorite floor-to-ceiling window to leave.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi yelled after Yuu and lamented the destruction, while accepting that Orochimaru and Jiraiya would have to fend for themselves.

Yuu drank wine he had taken from Hiruzen Sarutobi and headed to the Uzuki Clan after receiving an address. There, Uzuki Yugao eagerly awaited the chance to learn swordsmanship from him.

• Yuu celebrated taking Hiruzen Sarutobi's wine and planned to smash the old man's floor-to-ceiling window.
• Yuu followed Hiruzen Sarutobi's address and arrived at a house.
• Uzuki Yugao asked her father, Aozora Uzuki, if she could really learn swordsmanship from Lord Yuu.
• Aozora Uzuki reassured Yugao and recalled Yuu's fearsome reputation and the strength he had witnessed in the war against Iwagakure.

Aozora Uzuki recounted Yuu’s battlefield feats to his daughter, Uzuki Yugao, when Yuu arrived at their home. Yugao was starstruck, while her father nervously apologized for her excitement and Yuu wondered why they feared him.

• Aozora Uzuki described how Yuu had defeated thousands of Stone Ninja, killed Higashi, and overcome Ōnoki and the Five-Tails.
• Uzuki Yugao eagerly asked her father to tell her more about Yuu’s battlefield exploits.
• Yuu knocked at the Uzuki home, and Aozora Uzuki recognized his voice and hurried to answer the door.
• Uzuki Yugao froze when she saw Yuu, and Aozora Uzuki bowed deeply while apologizing for her reaction.
• Yuu scratched his cheek and asked why they were so afraid of him, since he considered himself kind.

Saiki Yuu offered to teach Uzuki Yugao swordsmanship and took her with him to the Cloud Battlefield, leaving Aozora Uzuki to pack her luggage. Yuu then remembered he had not prepared his own supplies and vanished, promising to bring Yugao back later.

• Aozora Uzuki agreed with Yuu while hiding his fear of the notorious killer.
• Yuu offered to teach Uzuki Yugao swordsmanship, and she eagerly accepted.
• Yuu carried Yugao off and told Aozora Uzuki he was taking her to the Cloud Battlefield.
• Yuu realized he still needed to pack wine and other supplies, then vanished to prepare while Aozora packed Yugao's luggage.

Yuu took Uzuki Yugao to the Hatake Clan compound to prepare for the Cloud Battlefield, joking to himself that he needed her as a pack mule. There, Minato told Kakashi he would take responsibility for him and train him as part of his team.

• Yuu carried Uzuki Yugao across the rooftops and told her they needed to find her a bodyguard before going to the Cloud Battlefield.
• Yuu and Uzuki Yugao arrived at the Hatake Clan compound, where Kakashi had been living in the neglected estate left behind by Hatake Sakumo.
• Minato told Kakashi he would be responsible for him from then on.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya had decided to assign Kakashi to Minato's Team for further instruction.

Kakashi accepted Minato Namikaze as his teacher so he could clear his late father's name. Yuu then crashed through Kakashi's gate and invited Minato to come with him, interrupting the team assignment.

• Kakashi agreed to train under Minato Namikaze and focused on clearing his late father's name.
• Yuu kicked down the gate to the Hatake family estate while carrying a purple-haired girl.
• Minato and Kakashi prepared for a possible attack before recognizing Yuu.
• Yuu learned that Minato had come to tell Kakashi about his team assignment and invited Minato to come with him.

Yuu assigned Kakashi to carry luggage and tried to make him Uzuki Yugao’s bodyguard, then appointed Minato as the Cloud Battlefield’s Logistics Chief to hunt game. Minato protested that he had only recently returned from months of fighting and was still exhausted.

• Yuu ordered Kakashi to protect Uzuki Yugao and threatened to cut him down if she was hurt.
• Uzuki Yugao insisted that she did not need protection, and Yuu accepted her decision.
• Yuu told Kakashi to carry his luggage, leaving him and Uzuki Yugao bewildered.
• Minato tried to slip away, but Yuu appointed him Logistics Chief of the Cloud Battlefield front line.
• Yuu explained that Minato’s duties meant hunting game, and Minato protested that he had only returned a few days earlier after months of fighting.

Yuu tricked Minato into accepting the Logistics Chief's mission, then recruited him and Kakashi to carry his luggage. Uzuki Yugao watched as Yuu ordered the two powerful shinobi around.

• Yuu pretended his ninjutsu would go to someone else, prompting Minato to promise he would complete the Logistics Chief's mission.
• Yuu told Minato and Kakashi to help move his luggage, while Kakashi protested that his front door still needed fixing.
• Yuu scolded Kakashi by claiming that refusing to help could doom Konoha, and Kakashi gave in.
• Minato and Kakashi carried Yuu's belongings as he directed their work, while Uzuki Yugao admired him.

Yuu prepared to leave with Tsunade and Uzuki Yugao, while Jiraiya celebrated Yuu's return to Konoha without realizing he was headed to the Cloud Frontline. Orochimaru arrived with intelligence that suggested Jiraiya's celebration would soon end.

• Yuu introduced Uzuki Yugao to Tsunade as his new student, and Tsunade encouraged her to study swordsmanship.
• Jiraiya hummed happily at the Cloud Frontline camp after hearing that Yuu, Minato, and the others had returned to Konoha to rest and regroup.
• Orochimaru visited Jiraiya with a message from Hiruzen and watched him with amusement.
• Jiraiya recalled that Yuu had threatened to make him and Hiruzen pay for sending him to the Stone Battlefield.
• Jiraiya realized Yuu was coming to the Cloud Battlefield to settle accounts with him.