Chapter Summaries

Kumogakure launched a coordinated assault with Yugito and Killer Bee to overwhelm Konoha and seize control of the battlefront. Shikaku divided Konoha’s defenders, sending Shisui and Gai to hold off Yugito while Jiraiya, Yei, and Kakashi raced to protect the supply camp from Killer Bee’s squad.

• Shikaku realized Kumogakure had gambled on a two-pronged attack to capture strategically important territory near the Land of Iron.
• Killer Bee led nine Kumogakure ninja in an assault on Konoha’s supply depot, using Tailed Beast Chakra to devastate its defenders.
• Kumogakure’s main force attacked at the same time, with Yugito joining the assault and a Tailed Beast Ball causing heavy casualties.
• After receiving reports of both attacks, Shikaku assigned Killer Bee’s squad to Jiraiya and asked him to deal with the crisis.
• Jiraiya sent Shisui and Gai to hold off Yugito, then led Yei and Kakashi toward the supply camp.

Killer B overwhelmed Konoha’s defenders at the supply camp and prepared a Tailed Beast Ball, but Yei interrupted him before it could be fired. The explosion left both sides facing off as Jiraiya and Kakashi arrived, while Kakashi realized his peers were catching up to him.

• Killer B drew on Gyūki’s Chakra, entered partial Tailed Beast Transformation, and tore through Konoha’s defenders.
• Killer B formed a Tailed Beast Ball aimed at the supplies, and Yei arrived in Flash Cry and kicked him away before he could fire it.
• The unstable Tailed Beast Ball exploded, and Yei watched the blast from a safe distance.
• Killer B recovered and warned his fellow Kumogakure ninja that formidable Konoha fighters had arrived.
• Jiraiya and Kakashi reached the battlefield, and Kakashi felt urgency as he saw how much Yei and their other peers had improved.

Jiraiya arrived at the Konoha supply camp and fought Killer B alongside Gamabunta and the Konoha ninja. Jiraiya and Gamabunta unleashed a massive Toad Oil Flame Bullet at Killer B, leaving the outcome of the attack unknown.

• Jiraiya joined the battle, sent Yei and Kakashi to help the other Konoha ninja, and confronted Killer B.
• Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta, who attacked Killer B with his short blade, but Killer B emerged in a partial Tailed Beast transformation and countered.
• Killer B struck Jiraiya with Lightning Plow Hot Blade and threw Gamabunta into him, while his Tailed Beast chakra killed many Konoha ninja.
• Jiraiya and Gamabunta recovered, and Jiraiya directed the Konoha ninja to pin Killer B in place.
• Gamabunta spat oil as Jiraiya used Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet, engulfing the area ahead in flames.

Jiraiya struggled against Killer B and summoned Fukasaku and Shima to help him enter Sage Mode. While they gathered Natural Energy, Yei killed a Kumogakure Jonin and rushed back toward the battlefield.

• Killer B deflected the Konoha ninja’s attacks, fought Jiraiya, and knocked him back while overpowering Gamabunta.
• Jiraiya decided to use Sage Mode and summoned Fukasaku and Shima to gather Natural Energy as Gamabunta held Killer B off.
• Yei noticed Jiraiya preparing Sage Mode and deliberately drew a Kumogakure Jonin away from the others.
• Yei activated Flash Cry and killed the Kumogakure Jonin with Moon Fiber.
• Yei left the Jonin’s corpse and charged toward the other side of the battlefield.

Yei headed toward Killer Bee’s battlefield while Jiraiya tried to complete Sage Mode under pressure from the Eight-Tails jinchuriki. The chapter left Killer Bee handing control of the fight to Gyūki as Jiraiya neared his final step.

• Yei saw Kakashi holding his own against a Kumogakure elite Jonin and continued toward Killer Bee’s battlefield.
• Killer Bee used Gyūki’s chakra to repel Gamabunta and hurled Gamabunta’s blade toward Jiraiya, but Konoha ninja knocked it away with ninjutsu.
• Gamabunta attacked Killer Bee with water projectiles, but Killer Bee struck him down, forcing him to return to Mount Myōboku.
• Jiraiya calmed himself and focused on balancing physical, spiritual, and Natural Energy to complete Sage Mode with help from Sage Fukasaku and Sage Shima.
• Gyūki recognized Jiraiya’s attempt to enter Sage Mode, explained it to Killer Bee, and accepted Killer Bee’s offer to take over the battle.

Killer B and Gyūki transformed and attacked the Konoha forces, targeting Jiraiya as he gathered senjutsu Chakra. Yei deflected the Eight-Tails’ Tailed Beast Ball and agreed to hold Killer B back while Jiraiya needed a few more minutes.

• Killer B and Gyūki completed their consciousness switch, and the Eight-Tails unleashed its power and charged toward Jiraiya.
• The Konoha ninja tried to stop the Eight-Tails, but it repelled their attacks and fired a Tailed Beast Ball through their Earth Release walls.
• Yei used Lightning Release: Rotation to deflect the Tailed Beast Ball away from the Konoha ninja.
• Yei asked Jiraiya how much longer he needed to gather senjutsu Chakra, and Jiraiya requested a few more minutes.
• Yei promised to use a secret technique to hold Killer B back while Jiraiya continued gathering senjutsu Chakra.

Yei fought the Eight-Tails, using his speed and sensory abilities to evade its attacks and keep it occupied. The Konoha ninja watched from a distance and realized Yei was barely holding on, but could not find a way to help.

• The Eight-Tails recognized Yei’s Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged him, while Yei asked the Konoha ninja to cover him and met the attack with Moon Fiber.
• Yei used Lightning Release and Fire Release attacks, dodged the Eight-Tails’ chakra arms, and slashed it across the battlefield without seriously injuring it.
• Yei rushed in with Chidori Two-Finger Thrust, but the Eight-Tails countered with Killer B’s Lariat, and their collision shattered everything within a hundred-meter radius.
• Yei and the Eight-Tails continued colliding at high speed as the Konoha ninja watched from afar.
• Some Konoha ninja realized Yei was relying on speed to barely hold the Eight-Tails off, but they could not follow the fight well enough to assist.

Yei stalled the Eight-Tails until Jiraiya entered Sage Mode and joined the fight. After Jiraiya’s summoned toad failed to hold the transformed beast, Yei withdrew and left the battle to him.

• Yei used his speed to keep the Eight-Tails occupied while waiting for Jiraiya to complete Sage Mode.
• The Eight-Tails transformed into its full Tailed Beast form and attacked Yei with its tails and an enormous strike.
• Jiraiya arrived in Sage Mode and summoned a giant toad to pin the Eight-Tails beneath it.
• The Eight-Tails broke free and sent Gamaken flying, while Jiraiya and Yei remained on the toad’s head.
• Yei claimed he needed to recover Chakra and withdrew, leaving Jiraiya to fight the Eight-Tails.

Shisui arrived on the battlefield where Yugito Nii was overwhelming Konoha’s forces and used Susanoo to break apart her Tailed Beast Ball. The revelation of his power stunned both sides, while Matatabi warned Yugito that Shisui wielded the Mangekyo Sharingan.

• Yugito Nii led Kumogakure’s assault in her complete Two-Tails form, breaking through Konoha’s formation with a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Choza tried to stop Yugito with Human Boulder, but she dodged and injured him with a claw strike.
• Yugito fired another Tailed Beast Ball, and Konoha’s ninja panicked as it tore toward them.
• Shisui used Susanoo to pierce the Tailed Beast Ball, causing it to explode before it could devastate Konoha’s forces.
• Shisui revealed himself within Susanoo, stunning both armies, and Matatabi warned Yugito that he had the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Yugito Nii fought Shisui while transformed into the Two-Tails, but Shisui’s Susanoo overpowered her strength and flames. As Shisui sought an opening to use genjutsu, Gai joined the battle and struck the Two-Tails, while Shikaku began reorganizing Konoha’s battle line.

• Matatabi warned Yugito that even she could not resist Mangekyo-level genjutsu, and Yugito resolved to defeat Konoha despite the warning.
• Yugito attacked Shisui with her claws and Two-Tails Flame, but his Susanoo protected him from the flames and matched her in close combat.
• Shisui recalled that genjutsu and sealing techniques were effective against Tailed Beasts and looked for an opening to use his Mangekyo Sharingan.
• Gai and Shikaku arrived; Shikaku recognized Shisui’s Susanoo and went to reorganize the battle line.
• Gai opened the fifth gate and attacked Yugito, then punched the Two-Tails’ head into the ground.

Gai and Shisui fought Yugito Nii in her Two-Tails form, struggling to overcome her speed and strength. Gai created an opening with the Seventh Gate, allowing Shisui to pin her down and control her with a Sharingan illusion.

• Gai opened the Sixth Gate and used Morning Peacock to block Yugito Nii's claw, but Shisui protected him from her follow-up attacks with Susanoo.
• Gai and Shisui teamed up against Yugito Nii as the battle dragged on, while Shisui struggled to match her speed with Susanoo active.
• Gai opened the Seventh Gate and struck Yugito Nii with Daytime Tiger, launching her into the air before collapsing from his injuries.
• Shisui used Susanoo to pierce and pin Yugito Nii to the ground, then met her gaze and controlled her with Illusion Technique: Sharingan.
• Yugito Nii returned to her original form as Shisui deactivated his Mangekyo and covered his bleeding right eye.

Jiraiya fought the Eight-Tails in Sage Mode while Yei watched for a way to use the storm against it. After Yei severed one of the Eight-Tails’ tails and Jiraiya struck it with a Rasengan, Yei called for Jiraiya to step back.

• Jiraiya and the two Elder Sages used Sage Art: Goemon to engulf the Eight-Tails in flames.
• The Eight-Tails spun its tentacles to blow away the flames, creating a storm that swept Konoha ninja across the battlefield.
• Jiraiya continued battling the Eight-Tails in Sage Mode, while Yei judged that Jiraiya could not outlast the tailed beast.
• Yei noticed that the storm offered ideal conditions for Lightning Release: Kirin and rushed back into the fight.
• Yei severed one of the Eight-Tails’ tails, and Jiraiya followed with a powerful Rasengan that knocked the beast back.
• As Jiraiya’s Sage Mode began to wane, Yei told him to step back.

Yei used Lightning Release: Kirin against the Eight-Tails while the Eight-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Ball beam at him. Their attacks collided, and Jiraiya moved in through the dust to see what had happened.

• Yei sent lightning into the clouds to form Kirin, prompting Jiraiya and the sages to retreat as the storm gathered.
• Kakashi, Killer B, and the Eight-Tails sensed the powerful Lightning Release, and the Eight-Tails began forming a Tailed Beast Ball.
• Yei brought Kirin down on the Eight-Tails as it fired a Chakra beam at him, and Yei blocked the beam with Severing Void.
• The attacks exploded almost simultaneously, shaking the battlefield and engulfing it in a storm of dust and debris.
• Jiraiya ordered Gamaken to approach and used Wind Release to clear the smoke, while Sage Fukasaku struggled to sense what had happened.

Yei and Jiraiya stopped Killer B’s attack on Konoha’s supply camp, forcing the Kumogakure raiding party to retreat. Jiraiya’s Sage Mode expired, and Yei treated his injuries as Konoha began counting its losses.

• Yei survived the battlefield blast, and Jiraiya arrived to check on him.
• Killer B emerged from the crater injured after Gyūki exhausted its Chakra to shield him, then signaled the remaining Kumogakure ninja to retreat.
• Jiraiya’s Sage Mode ended, and Fukasaku and Shima warned him that he could not safely maintain it or enter it again soon.
• Jiraiya declined to pursue Killer B and ordered a Konoha Jonin to count the losses.
• Yei treated Jiraiya with Medical Ninjutsu, and Jiraiya praised his abilities and remarked that he differed from other Hyuga Clan members.

Shisui trapped Yugito in genjutsu, but Matatabi helped her break free before Konoha's sealing squad could capture her. Shisui prepared to use Kotoamatsukami as the battle resumed.

• Shisui wondered whether repeated Mangekyo Sharingan use was damaging his eyesight and planned to ask Yei about it.
• Matatabi quietly sent Tailed Beast Chakra to help Yugito break Shisui's genjutsu while Kumogakure's ninja charged to rescue her.
• Shikaku ordered Konoha's forces to stop Kumogakure and sent the barrier squad to seal Yugito.
• Yugito broke free and attacked the sealing squad, but Shisui used his skeletal Susanoo arm to repel her.
• Shisui decided to rely on speed and use Kotoamatsukami to control Yugito.

Yugito Nii withdrew the Kumogakure forces after learning Killer B’s attack had failed, and Konoha secured the front line. After the battle, Yei examined the wounded Shisui and Gai and warned Shisui that using his Mangekyo Sharingan again too soon could make him go blind.

• Yugito Nii ordered Kumogakure to retreat after hearing the signal that Killer B had failed, then used Tailed Beast Balls to cover the withdrawal.
• Jiraiya’s support group reached the front and learned that Kumogakure was retreating, while Konoha began treating the wounded and counting casualties.
• Jiraiya asked Shikaku about Shisui and Gai, and Shikaku confirmed that neither was in mortal danger.
• Yei examined Gai and Shisui, said Gai would recover with rest, and warned Shisui to avoid using the Mangekyo Sharingan because he risked going blind.

Yei warned Shisui that using his Mangekyo Sharingan could leave him blind, while Kakashi asked to learn Yei’s Lightning Release: Kirin. The war continued to trouble both men, and Kakashi left owing Yei a favor.

• Yei told Shisui he knew of no way to prevent his Mangekyo Sharingan from losing its sight and urged him to avoid using it.
• Shisui accepted the warning and considered searching the Uchiha clan records for a solution.
• After Yei left with Kakashi, Kakashi asked how long the war might last, and Yei admitted he did not know.
• Kakashi asked to learn Yei’s Lightning Release: Kirin, and Yei explained its demanding requirements.
• Kakashi promised to repay Yei with a favor because he had nothing suitable to trade for the technique.

Yei traded instructions for Lightning Release: Kirin to Kakashi for the Summoning Technique formulas, then considered how to end the war by exposing the hidden force behind it. He suspected Mist’s abnormal actions and Sand’s attack on Rock were being manipulated, but had not decided how to draw the Five Great Ninja Villages’ attention to the mastermind.

• Yei offered to teach Kakashi Lightning Release: Kirin in exchange for Kakashi’s Summoning Technique formulas, and Kakashi agreed.
• Yei gave Kakashi the instructions and prerequisites for Lightning Release: Kirin, and Kakashi praised his ingenuity.
• Kakashi gave Yei the Summoning Technique formulas and contract instructions, which Yei studied in the temporary camp.
• Yei reviewed Mist’s revolt and declaration of war, Kumogakure’s rebellion, and Sand’s attack on Rock as signs that a hidden force might be driving the conflict.
• Yei concluded that exposing the mastermind could help end the war, then wondered how to make that hidden force reveal itself.

Yei planned to expose the forces prolonging the war and began taking steps to gather intelligence and leave his battlefield post without being detected. At Kumogakure’s headquarters, the Fourth Raikage demanded to know why two perfect Jinchuriki had failed to seize the Konoha front.

• Yei considered exposing Obito or forcing Akatsuki into the open to make the five great ninja villages reconsider the war.
• Yei reasoned that unrest in the Land of Rain and a possible clash between Hanzo and Nagato could reveal Akatsuki ahead of schedule.
• Yei decided to place informants in the major villages and build diplomatic ties for Grass Country after the war.
• Yei left a clone on the battlefield and put on the Hollow Mask to return to Konoha and form a summoning contract with Samehada.
• The Fourth Raikage arrived at Kumogakure’s headquarters and questioned his commanders about the failed ambush on Konoha by two perfect Jinchuriki.

The Fourth Raikage learned that Jiraiya, Shisui, and other Konoha fighters had stopped Kumogakure’s attack, and decided to wait while Mist shifted forces toward Konoha. Meanwhile, Yei returned to a hidden laboratory in the Death Forest, formed a contract with Samehada, and prepared to head to the Land of Rain.

• Yugito Nii told the Fourth Raikage that Shisui Uchiha used the Mangekyo Sharingan, Susanoo, and powerful genjutsu, while Killer B and Gyūki described a Hyuga fighter’s Lightning Release and Jiraiya’s Sage Mode.
• The Fourth Raikage recognized Konoha’s formidable strength and, after discussing Mist’s movements with his elder advisor, ordered Kumogakure to prepare and wait for an opportunity.
• Yei raced back to Konoha’s Death Forest, evaded patrols, and entered a newly built laboratory concealed with sealing techniques.
• Yei formed a Summoning Contract with Samehada and had his clone summon it to the laboratory.
• Yei began preparing to travel to the Land of Rain.