Chapter Summaries

Saiki Yuu finished drinking during his fight with the Third Raikage, causing Orochimaru and Jiraiya to flee in fear of his drunken strength. As the Third Raikage charged, Yuu entered an angry state and gained temporary boosts to his swordsmanship, constitution, and Armament Haki.

• Orochimaru and Jiraiya recalled Yuu’s earlier drunken attack and ran from the battlefield.
• The Third Raikage, enraged that Yuu drank during their fight, activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode: Full Power Mode and charged at him.
• A noticed Orochimaru and Jiraiya fleeing and warned his father, while the Eight-Tails cautioned Killer B that Yuu was dangerous.
• Yuu smashed his empty wine bottle, his eyes reddened, and his anger triggered temporary fivefold boosts to his swordsmanship, constitution, and Armament Haki.

Yuu’s temporary Haki and swordsmanship power pushed him beyond Kage level, and he confronted the Third Raikage. The chapter ended with Yuu cutting off the Raikage’s arm in a direct clash, leaving A and Killer B stunned.

• Yuu received notifications that his temporary abilities had reached Great Swordsman level, exceptional peak Armament Haki, and five-second future prediction, raising his strength beyond Kage level.
• Yuu taunted the Third Raikage and readied Shusui, empowered by Armament Haki.
• The Third Raikage attacked Yuu at full power with Lightning Release—Raikiri.
• Yuu slashed through the Raikage’s lightning and severed his left arm.
• A and Killer B stared in shock as the Third Raikage’s supposedly indestructible body was wounded.

Saiki Yuu severed the Third Raikage’s left arm, provoking the wounded warrior to embrace a fight to the death. The Third Raikage reclaimed the name A and prepared to begin a second round, while his son watched in anguish.

• Killer B and the Eight-Tails reacted in shock to Saiki Yuu’s strength, and the Eight-Tails feared the power he had not yet revealed.
• The Third Raikage retreated after losing his left arm to Saiki Yuu’s strike.
• The Third Raikage cauterized his wound with lightning and declared that the second round had begun.
• The Third Raikage called himself A again and resolved to fight Saiki Yuu to the death.
• A watched from a distance, anguished as he realized his father had chosen to risk his life.

Yuu and the Third Raikage prepared to settle their battle with their strongest attacks. As the Raikage unleashed One-Finger Nukite, Killer B and the Eight-Tails watched, uncertain whether even this attack could overcome Yuu.

• A wept as he watched Yuu, who had severed the Third Raikage’s left arm, face his father.
• Killer B patted A’s shoulder to comfort him.
• Yuu praised the Third Raikage and raised Shusui, while the Raikage accepted his challenge.
• The Third Raikage gathered his lightning chakra into his right index finger and unleashed Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite.
• The Eight-Tails recalled that the Raikage had used One-Finger Nukite to sever its eight tails, yet still sensed that Yuu was more dangerous.

Saiki Yuu gathered his sword intent into a slash that made the ground vanish, while the Third Raikage prepared to meet it with his Hell Stab. The chapter ended as the Raikage charged with One-Finger Nukite, before their attacks collided.

• The Eight-Tails sensed a terrifying aura coming from Saiki Yuu as he faced the Third Raikage’s One-Finger Nukite.
• Saiki Yuu released sword intent that stilled the storm and made A, Killer B, and the Third Raikage feel as though it resembled Dust Release.
• The Third Raikage accepted Saiki Yuu’s challenge and readied his Lightning Spear against the gathering sword intent.
• Saiki Yuu concentrated the strange power on Shusui, causing the earth around him to disappear.
• The Third Raikage roared and launched Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite, filling his body with lightning.

The Third Raikage pushed his body to the brink to unleash a single Beyond Kage attack against Yuu, who gathered a mysterious power into Shusui. The Eight-Tails recognized the power on Yuu’s blade and panicked, leaving Killer B demanding to know what was wrong.

• The Third Raikage stimulated his cells with lightning until his body began cracking, preparing a desperate strike that could end his life.
• The Eight-Tails sensed the Third Raikage’s power and realized it had surpassed the Kage level.
• Yuu gathered a mysterious energy onto Shusui as the Third Raikage prepared to attack.
• The Eight-Tails recognized the power on Shusui and reacted with shock and panic.
• Killer B asked the Eight-Tails what was wrong.

The Eight-Tails recognized a mysterious power in Saiki Yuu and warned Killer B to retreat, while the Third Raikage launched his strongest attack. Yuu countered with a sword technique that stopped the Raikage’s lightning in midair.

• The Eight-Tails recognized the power surrounding Saiki Yuu as belonging to the old man and warned Killer B that they could not defeat him.
• The Eight-Tails urged Killer B to retreat so they could learn more about Saiki Yuu and his connection to the old man.
• The Third Raikage decided he could not wait any longer and unleashed Hell Stab—One-Finger Nukite.
• Yuu used Observation Haki to read the Third Raikage’s movements and swung Shusui with One-Sword Style—All Creation—Mingmie.
• Yuu’s sword technique halted the Third Raikage’s lightning attack in midair.

Saiki Yuu killed the Third Raikage with his strongest sword slash and gained enormous rewards, including reaching the Great Swordsman level. He stood at the Konoha supply point, drinking as he surveyed the vast slash-shaped wasteland.

• The Third Raikage praised Saiki Yuu’s strength, revealed his name was A, and vanished in Yuu’s sword light.
• Yuu sheathed Shusui and drank wine beside the enormous slash-shaped clearing at the Konoha supply point.
• The system rewarded Yuu for killing the Third Raikage with chakra, constitution, Armament Haki, and Swordsmanship Comprehension.
• Yuu’s Swordsmanship Comprehension reached the Great Swordsman level.

After defeating the Third Raikage and becoming a Great Swordsman, Yuu celebrated with sake and reflected on how Shusui could keep growing stronger alongside him. Orochimaru and Jiraiya arrived to see the devastation, and the chapter left Jiraiya screaming as Yuu proposed daily swordsmanship practice.

• Yuu celebrated his victory over the Third Raikage and recognized that he could pursue a realm beyond Great Swordsman.
• Yuu said Shusui would grow stronger as his swordsmanship and Armament Haki improved.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya arrived and asked Yuu whether he had killed the Third Raikage.
• Yuu scolded Jiraiya and beat him with Shusui’s sheath.
• Jiraiya tried to show resolve, but screamed when Yuu suggested they practice swordsmanship every day.

Yuu beat Jiraiya after Jiraiya’s exaggerated screams ruined the mood, then dismissed Orochimaru’s suggestion that he might spar too. When Orochimaru asked about the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Third Raikage’s son, Yuu said he had forgotten them, leaving Jiraiya and Orochimaru stunned by his contempt for the powerful shinobi.

• Yuu struck Jiraiya twice with his scabbard, then stopped because Jiraiya’s screams annoyed him.
• Orochimaru smiled at Jiraiya’s misfortune, but Yuu warned him not to follow the Third Raikage’s footsteps.
• Orochimaru said he preferred to be known as a Snake user, and Yuu called him and Jiraiya hopeless fools.
• Orochimaru asked where the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Third Raikage’s son were, and Yuu said he had cut down A.
• Yuu called the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Third Raikage’s son ants, leaving Jiraiya and Orochimaru shocked.

Yuu left for the Konoha Great Camp after threatening Orochimaru and Jiraiya with a week of swordsmanship practice if they arrived later than him. The two raced after him, only to discover that his speed had become far greater than theirs, and they desperately pushed themselves to catch up.

• Yuu insulted Orochimaru and Jiraiya, then sped toward the Konoha Great Camp and threatened to make them practice swordsmanship if they arrived late.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya relaxed at Yuu's insults and assumed they could keep up with his speed.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru realized they could not see Yuu and that the distance between them was growing.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya unleashed their chakra and raced toward camp, treating the chase as a desperate contest to avoid swordsmanship practice.

Killer B and A fled the battlefield after the Third Raikage’s death, while the Eight-Tails warned that Saiki Yuu wielded Six Paths Power and was too dangerous to confront. It left the Eight-Tails worrying that Kumogakure lacked the strength to defeat him without the Nine-Tails.

• Killer B and A raced toward the Cloud Hidden Camp as A demanded revenge on Saiki Yuu for killing his father.
• Killer B insisted that the Eight-Tails had forced them to retreat to avoid being killed by Saiki Yuu.
• The Eight-Tails concluded that Saiki Yuu possessed Six Paths Power after witnessing the Third Raikage vanish.
• The Eight-Tails judged Saiki Yuu’s brutal nature and power a grave danger to Kumogakure.
• The Eight-Tails worried that it and the Two-Tails could not defeat Saiki Yuu, and that the sealed Nine-Tails was unavailable to help.

The Eight-Tails warned A that Saiki Yuu’s Six Paths Power made revenge impossible, even with the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails fighting together. A considered joining forces with Sunagakure and using the One-Tail, while the Eight-Tails recalled its old companion.

• The Eight-Tails told A that Saiki Yuu was far too powerful to challenge and urged him not to involve Killer B in seeking revenge.
• A realized the Eight-Tails was genuinely afraid of Saiki Yuu and worried about Kumogakure’s remaining strength after the Third Raikage’s death.
• Killer B suggested accepting Sunagakure’s offer to ally against Konoha and enlist the One-Tail.
• A asked the Eight-Tails whether the One-Tail’s power could change their chances, and the Eight-Tails reacted nostalgically to the raccoon dog.

The Eight-Tails agreed to help A fight Saiki Yuu after Killer B asked him, and Yuu returned safely to the Konoha camp. Tsunade greeted him with relief and affection.

• The Eight-Tails considered helping A avenge the Third Raikage and resented the Raikage for once piercing all eight of his tails.
• Killer B sincerely asked the Eight-Tails to help his big brother, and the Eight-Tails agreed for Killer B's sake.
• A thanked the Eight-Tails, who insisted he was only helping Killer B, while Killer B teased them both.
• Yuu suddenly appeared in the Konoha camp, and Tsunade recognized his chakra and rushed to greet him.
• Tsunade embraced Yuu, and he asked whether she had gotten bigger again.

Yuu waited for Jiraiya and Orochimaru to return, then confronted them after they arrived exhausted. Back at the Konoha camp, Yuu feasted while the two ninjas sat drained beneath him, with Tsunade commanding the battlefield.

• Yuu decided he would gather more attribute points before challenging Tsunade again, then set her down as Jiraiya and Orochimaru approached.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru arrived at camp exhausted, and Minato and the others came out to see what had happened.
• Uzuki Yugao greeted Yuu happily, and Yuu messed up her hair before ominously addressing Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
• At the command tent, Tsunade sat as frontline commander while Yuu ate and drank from his imposing chair, and Jiraiya and Orochimaru watched in exhaustion.

Yuu returned to the Konoha camp after killing A, the Third Raikage’s son, leaving the shinobi stunned by how casually he described the battle. Jiraiya and Orochimaru dreaded their promised week of sparring with Yuu.

• Jiraiya and Orochimaru remembered Yuu killing the Third Raikage with one strike and regretted betting that they could reach the Konoha Great Camp before him.
• Minato and the Konoha elites noticed Jiraiya and Orochimaru’s despair and sympathized with them as they feared sparring against Yuu and his Black Blade Shusui.
• Tsunade asked Yuu how his battle had gone while he ate, and Yuu said he had cut down A.
• The Konoha shinobi reacted with shock and celebrated A’s death as a major loss for Kumogakure.

After Yuu clarified that he had killed the Third Raikage, news of the powerful shinobi’s death shook the Shinobi World. The Fourth Raikage vowed revenge and allied with Sunagakure, while Ōnoki recognized the force behind Yuu’s attack.

• Yuu corrected Tsunade, explaining that he had meant the Third Raikage, not his son A.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru confirmed Yuu’s claim, leaving the Konoha crowd stunned that the Third Raikage had died.
• A succeeded his father as the Fourth Raikage and swore to kill Saiki Yuu.
• Kumogakure accepted Sunagakure’s request for an alliance and formed an allied force to subjugate Saiki Yuu.
• Ōnoki discussed the Third Raikage’s death with Iwagakure’s leaders and recalled that Yuu’s final slash had nearly killed him.

Ōnoki decided that Iwagakure would withdraw from the Third Shinobi World War after the Third Raikage and the “AB” duo failed to defeat Saiki Yuu. In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi celebrated Yuu’s report of the Raikage’s death, though he still faced trouble from the Elder Council.

• Ōnoki reflected on Saiki Yuu’s overwhelming strength and concluded that Kumogakure and Sunagakure’s alliance could not defeat him.
• Kitsuchi asked Ōnoki what Iwagakure should do, and Ōnoki announced that the village would withdraw from the war.
• Ōnoki planned to send Saiki Yuu specially supplied Nectar to secure Iwagakure’s safety.
• Kitsuchi, Hikari, and the other Iwagakure jonin felt relieved that they would not have to face Saiki Yuu again.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi read a report that Yuu had killed the Third Raikage and laughed, pleased with the achievement despite the Elder Council’s complaints.

Hiruzen Sarutobi celebrated Yuu’s latest success and went to visit Danzo at Root. Danzo, convinced he could use Roshi and Han to kill Yuu and claim the Hokage position, went to meet Hiruzen with suspicion.

• Hiruzen dismissed the elders’ protests and trusted Yuu to handle the allied forces and capture the tailed beasts.
• Hiruzen worried about where Konoha would keep the One-Tail, Two-Tails, and Eight-Tails, then hurried out to visit someone.
• Aburame Ryoma told Danzo that the Third Hokage had arrived at Root.
• Danzo suspected Hiruzen had come for no good reason and went to meet him, keeping Root’s secrets out of sight.

Hiruzen Sarutobi visited Danzo at Root headquarters and deliberately irritated him over tea before claiming he had come to discuss military affairs. The chapter ended with Danzo forcing himself to calm down and asking Hiruzen to continue.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi waited in Root headquarters with tea and pastries as Danzo emerged from the underground passage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi teased Danzo and invited him to sit for tea, leaving Danzo furious.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi said he had come to show off, then corrected himself and claimed he wanted to discuss military affairs.
• Danzo took several deep breaths and told Hiruzen Sarutobi to go on.