Chapter Summaries

Jiraiya celebrated after learning that Yuu had returned to Konoha to rest, believing he had escaped Yuu’s anger. Orochimaru then revealed that Hiruzen had dispatched Yuu and Tsunade to the Cloud Battlefield, leaving Jiraiya panicked as Yuu’s arrival drew near.

• Jiraiya worried that Yuu might come after him for their earlier clash and was relieved when Yuu returned to Konoha to recuperate.
• Jiraiya celebrated for days and hoped that rest with Yuu’s girlfriends would make him forget the matter.
• Orochimaru told Jiraiya that Yuu was coming to the Cloud Battlefield.
• Jiraiya seized and read Hiruzen Sarutobi’s report, which said Yuu and Tsunade had been sent to deal with Kumogakure while Konoha faced threats from Kirigakure and Sunagakure.
• Jiraiya learned that Hiruzen’s explanation was for appearances and that Yuu had wanted to come himself.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Yuu to the Cloud Battlefield, leaving Jiraiya panicked about being punished while Orochimaru refused to help him. The chapter ended with Orochimaru mocking Jiraiya and walking away.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent word that Yuu was coming to the Cloud Battlefield to teach Jiraiya and Orochimaru a lesson.
• Jiraiya learned the news and angrily blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for putting him in danger.
• Jiraiya asked Orochimaru for a plan to avoid Yuu, but Orochimaru darkened at being called someone with bad ideas and refused to help.
• Orochimaru stopped at the tent entrance, making Jiraiya hope he would help, then joked that he would choose Jiraiya a nice place in Ryūchi Cave after Yuu killed him.

Jiraiya panicked over Yuu’s threat until a message revealed that Orochimaru was also one of Yuu’s targets. Jiraiya burned the scroll and took comfort in the fact that Orochimaru would share his misfortune.

• Jiraiya feared Yuu would kill him and frantically tried to think of a way out.
• A Toad arrived with an intelligence scroll from Minato, and Jiraiya read it.
• Jiraiya learned that Yuu was bringing Tsunade to the Cloud Frontline and had forced Minato to serve as his Minister of Logistics.
• Jiraiya discovered that Yuu had marked Orochimaru as a target for failing to warn him about Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
• Jiraiya burned the scroll and gloated that Orochimaru would face Yuu’s anger too.

Yuu punished Minato for warning Jiraiya by ordering him to dive into a supposedly bottomless river, but Tsunade intervened and Minato was sent to hunt an even larger bear instead. The group continued toward the Kumogakure frontline camp, which they expected to reach around noon the next day.

• Minato admitted that he had sent Jiraiya an intelligence warning, and Yuu revealed he had caught him using Observation Haki.
• Yuu ordered Minato to dive into the river, but Tsunade argued that Minato was needed to hunt game.
• Yuu told Minato to find a bear bigger than the last one, and Minato vanished to hunt it with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Tsunade said they would reach the Kumogakure frontline camp around noon the next day.

Yuu trained Uzuki Yugao in swordsmanship, showing her how to hear The Sound of All Things Breathing and criticizing his earlier battlefield advice to Kakashi. He left Kakashi feeling misled about how to improve his sword skills.

• After Minato left, Yuu prepared to confront Jiraiya and Orochimaru, while Tsunade reassured herself they would survive.
• Uzuki Yugao asked Yuu whether fighting on the battlefield would help her master the power of hearing.
• Yuu demonstrated the technique by cutting apart a large boulder with a sword slash.
• Yuu told Yugao that building a foundation mattered more than fighting, then personally taught her the technique.
• Kakashi challenged Yuu over his earlier advice that swordsmanship could only be honed through life-or-death battles.
• Yuu denied giving that advice, leaving Kakashi upset as he remembered Yuu had told him to cut down more people to gain the strongest swordsmanship.

Yuu taught Uzuki Yugao swordsmanship while Kakashi realized that Yuu had misled him during their battles against Iwagakure. Yuu gave Kakashi another chance to learn by making him defend against Yugao, and Kakashi accepted the arrangement.

• Kakashi recalled how Yuu's brutal training in battle had improved his swordsmanship, then compared it with the patient instruction Yuu gave Uzuki Yugao.
• Yuu asked Kakashi if he wanted to learn, and Kakashi eagerly agreed.
• Yuu told Yugao to use Kakashi as a sparring partner and ordered Kakashi to focus on defending against her blade.
• Yuu explained that Kakashi had missed his earlier opportunity and could now learn by watching Yugao's attacks.
• Kakashi understood that Yuu was offering him another chance and stopped resenting the arrangement.

Yuu trained Yugao by having her spar against Kakashi, who could only defend with his sheathed sword. As Yuu's group continued toward the Cloud Frontline Battlefield, news of Konoha's decisive victory over Iwagakure shook the Shinobi World.

• Kakashi drew White Fang to prepare for training, but Yuu struck him with a sheathed blade and ordered him to defend without drawing his sword.
• Yuu sent Yugao to demonstrate her training, and she relentlessly slashed at Kakashi while he defended with his sheathed blade.
• Yuu guided Yugao through Kakashi's openings until Kakashi was left battered and sitting in despair.
• Minato returned to camp carrying enormous bear paws and was stunned by Kakashi's condition.
• News spread that Ōnoki had been severely injured and lost an arm, Iwagakure's Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchūriki had been captured by Konoha, and Iwagakure had suffered a complete defeat.

Sunagakure's leaders met after Saiki Yuu's devastating attack had forced the village to withdraw from the war and left Chiyo badly injured. Rasa faced a weakened position as Chiyo and Ebizo consolidated power over the village.

• Saiki Yuu's defeat of Ōnoki and the two Iwagakure Jinchuriki forced Iwagakure to accept an unprecedented loss.
• Sunagakure repaired the village after Saiki Yuu killed much of its Anbu, injured Chiyo, and split the village and One Line Sky with his slash.
• Rasa met with Sunagakure's remaining elites while Chiyo, still badly wounded, coughed through the meeting.
• Ebizo expressed concern for Chiyo, who took medicine and insisted she was fine.
• Rasa offered Chiyo the chance to leave and rest, while privately resenting that she had reclaimed power as his forces dwindled.

Chiyo warned Rasa that Saiki Yuu’s defeat of Iwagakure made him an existential threat to Sunagakure. She urged Sunagakure to join Kumogakure and Kirigakure in an alliance to kill him before he grew stronger.

• Rasa hoped Chiyo and Ebizo would retire so he could consolidate power after Sunagakure’s losses left his forces depleted.
• Chiyo dismissed Rasa’s judgment and reminded him that Saiki Yuu had crushed Iwagakure and taken its Jinchuriki while gravely wounding Ōnoki.
• Chiyo described Saiki Yuu as a danger greater than the Tailed Beasts and feared he could become as powerful as Uchiha Madara.
• Chiyo urged Sunagakure to join Kumogakure and Kirigakure against Konoha and eliminate Saiki Yuu.
• Chiyo recalled Saiki Yuu’s slaughter of thousands of shinobi and said the memories of his killings kept her awake at night.

Sunagakure's leaders agreed to declare war on Konoha again, while Kumogakure's leaders prepared to face Saiki Yuu at the front lines. The chapter ended with a stammering voice announcing an arrival near Konoha's Cloud Hidden Camp.

• Chiyo urged Rasa and Sunagakure's elites to renew the war against Konoha and kill Saiki Yuu.
• Rasa agreed to declare war and asked Chiyo to lead the effort.
• At Kumogakure's camp, the Third Raikage discussed Saiki Yuu and ordered A and Killer B to capture him alive if possible.
• A vowed to defeat Saiki Yuu using the training method he admired.
• Near Konoha's Cloud Hidden Camp, someone exclaimed that they had finally arrived.

Kakashi, Minato, Yuu, and Tsunade arrived near the Konoha front line camp, where Kakashi hoped his brutal sparring sessions with Uzuki Yugao would finally end. Jiraiya and Orochimaru prepared to welcome them, unaware that Yuu had come to settle accounts with both of them.

• Kakashi looked forward to reaching the camp after enduring days of harsh sparring with Uzuki Yugao.
• Minato admired Yuu for teaching him the hand-signless Rasengan and wondered how to repay him.
• Yuu and Tsunade joked about what to do to Jiraiya and Orochimaru when they reached the camp.
• Orochimaru told Jiraiya that Yuu and the others had arrived and urged him to come welcome them.
• Jiraiya agreed to meet Yuu, planning to apologize and offer a gift while keeping Orochimaru unaware that Yuu was after both of them.

Yuu arrived at Konoha’s Cloud Frontline camp with Uzuki Yugao, while Jiraiya brought apology gifts and Orochimaru remained unaware that Yuu was looking for trouble with them. Tsunade and Minato noticed the mismatch, and Minato realized Jiraiya had kept Orochimaru in the dark.

• Orochimaru assumed Jiraiya had given in to Yuu and planned to encourage Yuu to beat him more severely.
• Yuu arrived at the Cloud Frontline camp with Uzuki Yugao and ruffled her hair as she admired the camp.
• Tsunade saw Jiraiya carrying wine and game while Orochimaru arrived empty-handed, and she found the contrast suspicious.
• Minato realized that Jiraiya knew Yuu was seeking trouble with them but Orochimaru did not.

Yuu confronted Orochimaru at the Konoha front line camp after Jiraiya claimed Orochimaru had refused to apologize for hiding the Cloud Ninja’s true situation. The chapter left Orochimaru shaken by Yuu’s sword warning and aware that the next strike might hit him.

• Orochimaru welcomed Yuu and Tsunade to the camp and tried to provoke Yuu into confronting Jiraiya.
• Jiraiya blamed Orochimaru for refusing to admit his mistake and offered Yuu wine and game as an apology.
• Yuu drew Shusui and slashed at Orochimaru, cutting his clothes as Orochimaru narrowly dodged.
• Yuu ignored Orochimaru’s attempts to explain and unleashed three slashes that passed close to his body.
• Orochimaru recognized the near misses as a warning and feared Yuu would strike him directly if he resisted.

Yuu beat Orochimaru with an Armament Haki-coated scabbard after learning he had been kept in the dark, while Jiraiya gleefully watched. Minato warned Jiraiya that Yuu would not let him get away with his tricks, leaving Jiraiya sweating over the possibility of becoming the next target.

• Orochimaru realized Jiraiya had concealed that Yuu was looking for trouble with him and braced himself as Yuu swung his scabbard.
• Yuu struck Orochimaru repeatedly with his scabbard, but Orochimaru endured the pain without screaming.
• Yuu drank more liquor and struck Orochimaru with greater force, making him cry out in pain.
• Jiraiya celebrated Orochimaru's beating, and Minato warned him that Yuu would see through his attempts to deceive him.
• Jiraiya's smug expression froze as he began to fear Yuu might punish him next.

Yuu punished Jiraiya and Orochimaru after they plotted against him, then claimed their injuries came from an accidental fall. The pair blamed each other while being carried toward the Konoha camp.

• Yuu stopped Jiraiya from turning away and hurled him beside Orochimaru.
• Yuu struck Jiraiya and Orochimaru with black scabbards while Tsunade laughed at them.
• Konoha Jonin arrived with stretchers and asked Yuu what had happened to Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
• Yuu said Jiraiya and Orochimaru had gotten excited and fallen, while they silently blamed each other for their injuries.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru exchanged a hostile glance and vowed to get even with each other.

Yuu arrived at the Cloud front and left Orochimaru and Jiraiya injured and unable to move, while Tsunade said they needed five or six days to recover. The Konoha shinobi looked to Yuu to protect the front line from Kumogakure.

• Konoha Jonin carried Orochimaru and Jiraiya toward camp after Yuu injured them.
• Jiraiya asked Tsunade how long their injuries would take to heal, and she estimated five or six days.
• A Konoha Jonin worried that the front line would be vulnerable while Orochimaru and Jiraiya recovered.
• Another Jonin argued that Kumogakure would be afraid to attack now that Yuu had arrived.
• The Jonin recalled Yuu's victories against Sunagakure and Iwagakure and praised his reputation as a war hero.

Yuu’s arrival at the Cloud Battlefield lifted Konoha’s morale, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru fumed that his reputation eclipsed their own. A message from Hiruzen Sarutobi put Tsunade in command after their injuries, leaving the two unable to order Yuu around as they recovered.

• Konoha’s shinobi welcomed Yuu, believing he would help end the war quickly, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru struggled to name achievements that matched his record.
• An Intelligence Captain delivered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s order appointing Tsunade commander-in-chief if Jiraiya and Orochimaru were incapacitated.
• The Konoha shinobi realized Jiraiya and Orochimaru had been injured, and the two blamed Hiruzen for making them pay for his mistake.
• Tsunade told Jiraiya and Orochimaru to recover and stop scheming, warning that Yuu might hurt them again.

Yuu warned Jiraiya and Orochimaru not to scheme against him again, while Tsunade considered how to protect him from Konoha’s elders. Utatane Koharu woke with her legs paralyzed and made Yuu the Elder Council’s main target.

• Tsunade reassured herself that Yuu could handle Utatane Koharu and that she would protect him from anyone scheming against him.
• Yuu gave Jiraiya and Orochimaru a dangerous look, and they fell silent before deciding to recover and settle their score with the old man after the war.
• Utatane Koharu woke in the Utatane compound and learned from a Medical Ninja that she could not feel anything below her waist.
• Utatane Koharu vowed to kill Yuu, and the elders declared him the Elder Council’s number one target.

Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura tried to use the Land of Fire Daimyo’s Mansion to recall Saiki Yuu from the Cloud Battlefield, hoping to limit his growing influence. The Daimyo’s officials instead backed Yuu and approved a reward for him, leaving Koharu and Homura frustrated and unable to act against him.

• Utatane Koharu learned that Saiki Yuu had gone to the Cloud Battlefield and feared his victories would further increase his prestige.
• Utatane Koharu told Mitokado Homura to ask the Land of Fire Daimyo’s Mansion to have Hiruzen recall Yuu under the pretext of rewarding him.
• Mitokado Homura revealed that the Daimyo’s Mansion had dismissed his complaint and urged Konoha to let Yuu keep earning military merit.
• Mitokado Homura said Hiruzen had requested the Daimyo’s Special Nectar in Yuu’s name, and the Daimyo had approved it.

Utatane Koharu raged after the Land of Fire Daimyo's Mansion protected Saiki Yuu, while Mitokado Homura urged her to wait until the war ended. In Konoha's underground prison, Danzo approached the chained Roshi and Han, who realized Saiki Yuu was no longer in the village.

• The Land of Fire Daimyo's Mansion praised Saiki Yuu for forcing the Land of Earth Daimyo's Mansion to back down and declined to hold him accountable for beating Utatane Koharu.
• Utatane Koharu cursed the officials for telling her to value harmony, and Mitokado Homura urged her to recover and wait until the war ended before dealing with Saiki Yuu.
• Danzo entered Konoha's secret underground prison and introduced himself to the chained Roshi and Han as Konoha's Assistant Hokage.
• Roshi mocked Danzo and inferred that Saiki Yuu had left Konoha because he and Han had been moved to a prison and fitted with chains and Fuinjutsu suppressing their Tailed Beast chakra.