Chapter Summaries

Yuu confronted the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, provoking them before striking the Eight-Tails with Armament Haki. The Eight-Tails was left screaming in agony, while Killer B watched in alarm from within its mind.

• The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails charged at Yuu after reacting furiously to his taunts.
• Yuu dodged their attacks, landed on the Eight-Tails' head, and challenged the Two-Tails while putting away Shusui.
• Yuu used an Armament Haki-coated fist to smash the Eight-Tails in the eye.
• The Eight-Tails screamed and clutched its eye, stunned by pain unlike anything it had felt before.
• Killer B asked what was wrong as the Eight-Tails convulsed and struggled to understand Yuu's attack.

Saiki Yuu struck the Eight-Tails with a second punch, leaving it writhing in pain, then confronted the terrified Two-Tails. The Two-Tails braced for the same punishment, but Yuu spared it, prompting it to question his idea of mercy.

• Saiki Yuu punched the Eight-Tails in its open eye, sending it into agonizing spasms.
• The Eight-Tails thrashed uncontrollably and accidentally swatted the Two-Tails into a hill.
• Saiki Yuu appeared atop the Two-Tails' head, and it tried to shake him off.
• The Two-Tails shut its eyes in fear, expecting Yuu to attack it like the Eight-Tails.
• Saiki Yuu called the Two-Tails a little female cat and claimed he was merciful, leaving it to ask whether this counted as mercy.

Saiki Yuu used an Armament Haki-coated sheath to lash the Two-Tails, leaving it writhing and screaming in pain. Inside their shared space, young Yugito watched in shock before approaching the Two-Tails and gently stroking its head.

• The Two-Tails feared Yuu would cut it when he drew Shusui, but Yuu said he would show mercy and covered the sheath with Armament Haki.
• Yuu struck the Two-Tails with the sheath, causing it intense pain and sending it curling into a trembling ball.
• Yugito watched the Two-Tails suffer and remembered how she had once viewed its power as perfect.
• Yugito approached the Two-Tails without Killer B and gently stroked its head, hoping to ease its pain.

Saiki Yuu brutally beat the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails while the Allied Forces watched in disbelief. Chiyo then ordered the One-Tail released, hoping it would turn the battle around, as its temporary Jinchuriki prepared for his own death.

• Yugito comforted the injured Two-Tails, but Saiki Yuu resumed whipping it with his scabbard.
• Saiki Yuu turned on the Eight-Tails and beat it until it screamed alongside the Two-Tails.
• The Allied Forces watched Saiki Yuu overpower the two Tailed Beasts, while Pakura told Chiyo that the test subject had arrived.
• Chiyo ordered the pale One-Tail test subject to release the One-Tail, and the man formed a hand seal with a look of relief.

Shukaku broke free from its seal and appeared before the Allied Forces, only to discover Yuu brutally beating the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails. Shukaku wanted to retreat into its seal, but learned its Jinchuriki test subject had died, leaving it with no way back.

• Shukaku emerged from its seal in a massive burst of chakra and announced its intention to kill everyone.
• Sunagakure's people saw Shukaku appear and hoped it could help defeat the monster.
• Yuu, unaware of Shukaku's arrival, continued striking the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails with Shusui's sword sheath.
• Shukaku realized the two Tailed Beasts were being beaten by a brat and decided it wanted to return to its seal.
• Shukaku discovered its Jinchuriki test subject had been crushed to death by its chakra tide.

Saiki Yuu confronted Shukaku after the One-Tail insulted him, while the Allied Forces mistook Shukaku’s threats for courage. Shukaku tried to back down, but Yuu drew his sword to teach it a lesson.

• Shukaku saw Two-Tails and Eight-Tails pleading for help and realized they wanted it to face Saiki Yuu.
• Shukaku called Yuu a damned human and threatened to swallow him, prompting the people of Sunagakure to cheer for their tailed beast.
• Shukaku panicked when it noticed Yuu’s narrowed gaze and tried to claim its threat was a misunderstanding.
• Yuu said he would teach Shukaku hospitality and used Armament - Draw Sword, filling the area with a brilliant blade flash.

Saiki Yuu cut down Shukaku with a single slash after the One-Tail challenged him, leaving Shukaku screaming on the ground. Yuu appeared beside Shukaku’s mouth to stop the noise.

• Shukaku watched Saiki Yuu’s slash descend and tried to block it with a Wind Release—Vacuum Sphere.
• Yuu’s slash cut through the wind sphere and severed Shukaku’s sand claw, making the One-Tail scream.
• Sunagakure’s shinobi and Chiyo watched Shukaku writhe, while Chiyo silently cursed him for disgracing the village.
• The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails mocked Shukaku for being defeated so quickly.
• Yuu appeared beside Shukaku’s mouth, annoyed by his screams.

Saiki Yuu knocked Shukaku unconscious with a brutal strike from Shusui, leaving the Allied Forces and the other Tailed Beasts stunned. As the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails retreated to keep their distance, Chiyo told Rasa they were going in.

• Saiki Yuu struck Shukaku's chin with Shusui's Haki-coated spine, breaking his jaw and knocking him unconscious.
• The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails recoiled from Saiki Yuu and decided to avoid close combat by keeping their distance.
• The sand shinobi watched Shukaku twitching unconscious and feared the monster had been defeated with shocking ease.
• Chiyo recovered from her shock and told the stunned Rasa that they were going in.

Rasa recognized Saiki Yuu as a monster and prepared to face him while the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails chose to attack from a distance. Their Tailed Beast Bombs raced toward Shukaku, where Saiki Yuu stood, as Shukaku lay helpless and in pain.

• Rasa noticed Chiyo's injury, accepted that Sunagakure's survival mattered more than power struggles, and began restoring his chakra for a fight with Saiki Yuu.
• The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails concluded that close combat against Saiki Yuu was futile because he could anticipate their movements.
• The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails formed Tailed Beast Bombs and fired them at Shukaku's head, with Saiki Yuu standing on it.
• Shukaku twitched in pain and lamented that a human had beaten him.

Shukaku pretended to remain unconscious while Saiki Yuu prodded his head, then saw Matatabi and Gyuki launch two Tailed Beast Bombs directly toward him. Unable to move, Shukaku braced to take the blasts head-on.

• Shukaku realized Saiki Yuu's attack had left him unable to speak and pretended to remain unconscious.
• Shukaku saw Saiki Yuu poking his head with a knife and silently cursed him.
• Matatabi and Gyuki launched two Tailed Beast Bombs toward Shukaku's forehead.
• Shukaku realized he could not dodge the incoming blasts because he had not recovered from Saiki Yuu's attack.

Shukaku tried to trick Saiki Yuu into taking two Tailed Beast Bombs, but Yuu escaped before they struck. As the blast engulfed the area, Two-Tails unleashed a barrage of more bombs, convinced Yuu might still be alive.

• Shukaku secretly manipulated sand to grab what he thought was Saiki Yuu, hoping the two Tailed Beast Bombs would hit them both.
• Saiki Yuu revealed he had seen through Shukaku’s act, escaped from his head, and left Shukaku in the bombs’ path.
• The Tailed Beast Bombs struck Shukaku and caused a massive explosion that devastated everything within ten kilometers.
• Eight-Tails warned Two-Tails that the blast might not have killed Saiki Yuu, comparing him to Uchiha Madara.
• Two-Tails panicked at the thought of Yuu surviving and fired dozens of Continuous Tailed Beast Bombs into the explosion, leaving Eight-Tails stunned.

Matatabi unleashed dozens of Tailed Beast Bombs at Shukaku, who was caught in the blasts after clearing away the smoke. The explosions devastated an area more than ten kilometers wide, leaving the Allied Forces and Sunagakure elites staring at the lingering mushroom cloud.

• Matatabi fired dozens of Tailed Beast Bombs, exhausting much of her chakra and making Gyuki fear for Shukaku.
• Shukaku recovered from the first explosions, blamed Gyuki and Matatabi, and cleared the smoke with Wind Release: Wind Blast.
• Shukaku saw dozens of Tailed Beast Bombs and was engulfed in a chain of explosions.
• The blasts devastated an area more than ten kilometers wide, while the distant Allied Forces struggled against the shockwaves.
• After the explosions subsided, Chiyo, Rasa, and the Sunagakure elites stared in shock at the enormous lingering mushroom cloud.

The Two-Tails unleashed dozens of Tailed Beast Bombs at Shukaku, leaving Sunagakure’s leaders and Kumogakure’s shinobi stunned by the blast. After exhausting her chakra, she asked whether Saiki Yuu had died and blamed the Eight-Tails for not using a continuous barrage.

• Chiyo angrily accused Kumogakure’s Elite Jonin of letting the Two-Tails endanger Sunagakure’s Shukaku.
• Kumogakure’s Elite Jonin could only watch the motionless Shukaku and wonder what had provoked the Two-Tails.
• The Two-Tails panted as her chakra ran out and her blue flames dimmed.
• The Two-Tails asked whether Saiki Yuu had died, but she could not form another Tailed Beast Bomb.
• The Two-Tails questioned why the Eight-Tails had not used Continuous Tailed Beast Bomb, and he rebuked her for forgetting Shukaku was there.

Shukaku was nearly destroyed after the Two-Tails fired dozens of Tailed Beast Bombs at him, while Saiki Yuu remained completely unharmed. The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails realized how badly the attack had gone as Saiki Yuu watched from a stool.

• The Eight-Tails warned the Two-Tails that her Tailed Beast Bombs might have killed Shukaku, and she realized she had forgotten about him.
• The dust cleared to reveal Shukaku nearly blasted apart, barely conscious and muttering Matatabi and Gyuki's names.
• The Eight-Tails and Two-Tails feared Shukaku would attack them if he could still move.
• Saiki Yuu laughed and appeared unharmed, sitting on a wooden stool and drinking wine.
• The Eight-Tails recognized that Matatabi had nearly exhausted her chakra and Shukaku could no longer fight.

Saiki Yuu used the Six Paths Power against the incapacitated Shukaku while Eight-Tails realized what he was doing. The strange power enveloped Shukaku as Yuu called out to Matatabi and Gyuki.

• Eight-Tails watched Yuu approach the defeated Shukaku and feared the red glow in Yuu’s eyes.
• Yuu revealed the Six Paths Power in his hand, and Eight-Tails recognized it as the power of the Six Paths Old Man.
• Two-Tails agreed the energy seemed familiar, then shuddered when Eight-Tails explained what it was.
• Yuu gathered the Six Paths Power and struck Shukaku’s battered body with it.
• A mysterious force enveloped Shukaku as Yuu called out to Matatabi and Gyuki.

Saiki Yuu used mysterious energy to restore Shukaku, who had been left unconscious and badly damaged by the Tailed Beast Bombs. Shukaku recovered and confronted Gyuki and Matatabi, while Chiyo and Rasa realized his return might bring another rampage.

• Saiki Yuu's mysterious energy resonated with the patterns on Shukaku's body, and sand gathered to repair him.
• Shukaku regained consciousness, leaving Chiyo and the Allied Forces stunned by the energy's healing power.
• Shukaku fully recovered and called out Gyuki and Matatabi in a menacing voice.
• Chiyo and Rasa remembered Shukaku's past rampages and understood why Saiki Yuu might have restored him.
• Gyuki nervously welcomed Shukaku back as Shukaku appeared ready to attack him and Matatabi.

Shukaku turned on the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails after they had bombarded him with Tailed Beast Bombs, while Saiki Yuu watched. Shukaku unleashed a vast sea of sand at them, and the Eight-Tails froze as the Two-Tails begged him for help.

• Shukaku confronted the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails, furious that their Tailed Beast Bombs had nearly killed him.
• The Eight-Tails called the bombardment a misunderstanding and urged Shukaku to focus on their enemy, while the Two-Tails nodded.
• Shukaku rejected the explanation and unleashed Desert Burial, sending a towering sea of sand toward the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails.
• The Two-Tails, drained of chakra, begged the Eight-Tails to save her as he froze, blaming her for their predicament.

The One-Tail, Eight-Tails, and Two-Tails fought each other fiercely, while the Allied Forces watched in shock. Their battle reignited the long-standing hostility between Sunagakure and Kumogakure, and their ninja began preparing to fight.

• The Eight-Tails tried to pull the Two-Tails away from Shukaku's Sand Sea but was slowed by the chakra flames burning on her body.
• Shukaku's sand caught the Eight-Tails, which blasted holes through the Sand Sea as sand kept filling them.
• The Eight-Tails accidentally struck the Two-Tails with its tentacles, and she glared at it in pain.
• The Allied Forces realized the One-Tail, Eight-Tails, and Two-Tails were fighting as if they intended to kill one another.
• Sunagakure and Kumogakure's ninja blamed each other for the Tailed Beasts' battle and prepared to fight.

Rasa and the Fourth Raikage stopped the shinobi from fighting and prepared to face Saiki Yuu after realizing the Tailed Beasts could no longer be relied upon. Meanwhile, Shukaku, the Two-Tails, and the Eight-Tails turned on one another, and the chapter ended with Shukaku and the Eight-Tails launching Tailed Beast Bombs.

• Rasa tried to stop the sand and Cloud shinobi from fighting before the Fourth Raikage arrived and calmed his troops.
• The Fourth Raikage told Rasa to prepare for their turn to face Saiki Yuu, and Rasa agreed.
• The Two-Tails accused the Eight-Tails of deliberately striking her, while he insisted he had been helping her against Shukaku.
• Shukaku suspected the Two-Tails had been behind the Continuous Tailed Beast Bombs and began gathering a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• The Eight-Tails gathered his own Tailed Beast Bomb, and he and Shukaku fired at each other.

The Eight-Tails and Shukaku’s Tailed Beast Bombs collided, and the explosion dragged the weakened Two-Tails toward its center. Shukaku mistook the Two-Tails’ plea for an insult and launched twenty more Tailed Beast Bombs at it.

• The Eight-Tails and Shukaku fired full-power Tailed Beast Bombs that collided and devastated the surrounding ground.
• The weakened Two-Tails lost its footing and was pulled into the explosion, while the Eight-Tails hesitated and failed to rescue it.
• Shukaku realized the Two-Tails had fired the earlier barrage of Tailed Beast Bombs and grew furious.
• The Two-Tails pleaded with Shukaku to stop, but he misheard it and assumed it was cursing at him.
• Shukaku fired twenty Tailed Beast Bombs toward the Two-Tails at the center of the explosion.