Chapter Summaries

Gaara unleashed Shukaku against the Konoha forces as Pakura and Sunagakure troops emerged from hidden positions to attack both flanks. Sunagakure surrounded the Konoha army on three sides, and the battle began with the outcome still undecided.

• Gaara used the False Sleep Technique, allowing Shukaku to emerge and attack the Konoha squads with a massive wave of sand.
• Shukaku charged toward the arriving Konoha Ninja Army as its leaders issued orders to scatter, hold him back, and prepare the sealing team.
• Pakura led Sunagakure ninja out of concealed pits and launched an assault on one flank of the Konoha forces.
• Zi Luo, Temari, Kankuro, Ebizo, and other Sunagakure ninja attacked from the opposite flank, bringing their total force to more than three thousand.
• Nara Tabito was stunned by the sudden encirclement, and the opposing forces closed in and began the full battle.

Pakura and the Sunagakure forces fought Konoha’s defenders, with each side’s strongest combatants occupied in separate battles. The chapter left the armies facing off, with Konoha’s ninjas beginning to suffer.

• Asuma summoned Rashomon to block Shukaku’s Drill Air Bullet.
• Pakura used her third-stage Heavenly Cursed Seal and Scorch Release against Asuma, who defended with Wind Release.
• A giant Konoha warrior engaged Shukaku, while Maruboshi Kosuke confronted Chiyo and Zi Luo fought Nara Tabito’s Ino-Shika-Cho formation.
• Zi Luo denied having any connection to Tenshukaku and focused on fighting Nara Tabito’s team.
• With the powerful fighters occupied, the ninja armies clashed, and Konoha’s forces began to suffer.

Sunagakure gained the upper hand against Konoha until Root Blade reinforcements turned the fight around. Shukaku then unleashed a Tailed Beast Ball that destroyed the Root Blade and left the battle’s outcome hanging in the aftermath.

• Ebizo directed Sunagakure’s well-equipped forces as they pressed Konoha’s defensive line.
• Asuma’s forces deployed hundreds of Root Blade, who repelled Sunagakure’s advance and began pushing them back.
• The Sealing Team failed to force Shukaku back into Gaara, and Shukaku struck down the team and blasted Torifu Akimichi away.
• Shukaku launched a Tailed Beast Ball toward the battlefield while Pakura kicked Asuma away from the attack’s path.
• The Tailed Beast Ball exploded across the battlefield, leaving a lake-sized crater and annihilating the Root Blade.

Pakura’s forces defeated the retreating Konoha Ninja Army and killed the fighters who stayed behind to cover its escape. With the counteroffensive over and her position as Fifth Kazekage strengthened, news of the victory spread.

• Asuma ordered a retreat, while Nara Tabito and his Ino-Shika-Cho teammates held Pakura back so the commander and the army could escape.
• Pakura let the main Konoha force withdraw, then ordered her troops to keep Torifu Akimichi and Maruboshi Kosuke from escaping.
• Pakura killed Nara Tabito and his two teammates with Scorch Release after their Chakra ran dry.
• Chiyo poisoned and defeated Maruboshi Kosuke while Shukaku fought Torifu Akimichi.
• Shukaku blasted Torifu Akimichi apart with a Drill Air Bullet, ending the counteroffensive as news of Sunagakure’s victory spread.

As the Fourth Ninja World War began to gather momentum, Pakura celebrated Sunagakure’s victory and took steps to strengthen her position as the Fifth Kazekage. Outside the village, Tang Ping and his allies used Impure World Reincarnation and a powerful Reanimation Jutsu to bring Chiyo’s son and daughter-in-law back to life.

• A ordered the Cloud Ninja Army to advance, while Ōnoki and Iwagakure also prepared to move toward Konoha and hoped the other side would draw Konoha’s forces first.
• Konoha’s growing dissatisfaction with Hiruzen Sarutobi spread as the Hokage Election approached.
• Pakura celebrated Sunagakure’s victory, accepted the nobles’ offers without promising to abandon the Tenshukaku, and planned to transform the village with its support.
• Tang Ping gathered Hinata Cang Yue, Izumi, Chiyo, Ebizo, and a hooded figure outside Sunagakure and performed Impure World Reincarnation on Chiyo’s son and daughter-in-law.
• Izumi’s two White Zetsu began a powerful Reanimation Jutsu, using their Life Force to transform the reanimated bodies as Chiyo watched in shock.

Tang Ping oversaw tests on Saya and Keiko after their resurrection, secured Chiyo’s support for Tenshukaku’s growing control over Sunagakure, and asked Konan to arrange an Akatsuki contract against the Land of Wind nobles. He then prepared to leave for Konoha to take part in the Hokage election.

• Saya and Keiko learned they had been revived, underwent Chakra tests, and agreed to take new identities in the Anbu.
• Ebizo promised to conceal the couple’s resurrection, while Chiyo agreed to support Tenshukaku’s influence in Sunagakure in exchange for treatment like Kirigakure.
• Chiyo and Ebizo accepted responsibility for purging noble-backed elders and disloyal ninjas as Tenshukaku moved to control Sunagakure’s education, internal affairs, and logistics.
• Konan confirmed Akatsuki’s development and agreed to keep gathering intelligence after Tang Ping offered to resurrect Yahiko once the Shinobi World was at peace.
• Tang Ping asked Konan to offer Akatsuki one billion ryo as a starting reward for assassinating the Land of Wind nobles, with the payment falsely attributed to Konoha.
• Tang Ping prepared to go to Konoha for the Hokage election.

Tang Ping arrived in Konoha for the Hokage Election, where Team 10 recognized him as the exchange student Cang Ping and he warned Nara Shikaku that the Nara Clan might regret staying loyal to Konoha. Konoha was tense amid enemy invasions, and the chapter left Tang Ping’s group encountering Naruto and Sakura in the street.

• Nara Shikaku welcomed Tang Ping and his companions at the airship dock alongside Team 10.
• Yamanaka Ino, Nara Shikamaru, and Akimichi Choji recognized Tang Ping as the exchange student Cang Ping and realized his identity was significant.
• Tang Ping warned Nara Shikaku that the Nara Clan might regret remaining tied to Konoha, but Shikaku reaffirmed the clan’s loyalty to the village.
• Tang Ping’s group entered Konoha, where the Hokage Election was being promoted to steady morale amid invasions by Iwagakure and the Cloud Ninja.
• Naruto called out to Tang Ping after he and Sakura noticed the arriving group.

Tang Ping arrived in Konoha as a Hokage candidate and planned to take the Hyuga clan’s Byakugan users with him. Hinata Cang Yue met Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi, demonstrated her strength, and began drawing Hanabi toward her.

• Tang Ping reached the former Senju Clan Grounds with his group and settled into Konoha-arranged accommodations.
• Hinata Cang Yue returned to the Hyuga Clan Grounds and found Hanabi training while Hinata Hyuga watched.
• Hinata Cang Yue introduced herself as Tang Ping’s teammate and a member of the Tenshukaku’s upper echelon.
• Hanabi asked how she could become stronger, and Hinata Cang Yue smashed a wooden stake with a palm strike.
• Hinata Cang Yue walked to another stake to demonstrate an even more astonishing technique.

Hinata Cang Yue demonstrated her advanced Gentle Fist techniques to Hinata and Hanabi, then offered Hanabi an experimental procedure to neutralize her Caged Bird seal. Hinata agreed to the risk, and Tang Ping arrived at Cang Yue’s hidden basement as they prepared for the operation.

• Hinata Cang Yue showed Hinata and Hanabi her Razor's Edge technique, an application of Heavenly Spin and her own Gentle Fist.
• Hinata Cang Yue revealed that she could make the Caged Bird ineffective and offered Hanabi a chance to undergo an experimental procedure.
• Hinata opposed putting Hanabi at risk, but Hanabi insisted, and Hinata chose to let her participate rather than wait for the technique to mature.
• Hinata Cang Yue revealed that Hinata's teacher was Uchiha Mei and explained that she and Mei had chosen their pupils as part of their rivalry.
• Hinata Cang Yue reassured Hinata that the procedure had a good chance of success, then prepared to conceal Hanabi's recovery and the seal's failure.
• Tang Ping arrived at Hinata Cang Yue's basement beneath the Hyuga Clan Grounds late at night.

Tang Ping covered Hanabi’s Caged Bird seal with a Blazing Sun Crest, blocking the main family from activating it while preserving its passive eye-destruction effect. After the test succeeded, he began planning to overturn the Hyuga Clan with Hinata and Hinata Cang Yue.

• Tang Ping sealed Hanabi’s Caged Bird beneath a Blazing Sun Crest and studied the original seal during the procedure.
• Uchiha Izumi brought in the controlled Hinata Sōji, and Tang Ping had him attempt to activate Hanabi’s Caged Bird.
• Hanabi showed no reaction to the activation, and repeated attempts confirmed Tang Ping’s seal blocked the main family’s control.
• Tang Ping sent Izumi to return Hinata Sōji to his position as clan head and said the prepared plan would target him too.
• Tang Ping asked Hinata to help with his plan, then entrusted Hinata Cang Yue with explaining it as they prepared to overthrow the Hyuga Clan.

Tang Ping attended Konoha’s Hokage Election and realized the Hokage Faction might make him a temporary leader and scapegoat to seize Tenshukaku. He entered the Jonin Hall prepared to disrupt the plan, while Danzo and Asuma appeared poised to stir up trouble.

• Tang Ping recalled that the elders had nominated him and considered how the Hokage Faction could manipulate the jonin vote and the Daimyo’s approval to put him in power.
• Tang Ping reassured Uzumaki Kasumi and decided he would make trouble if Konoha tried to use him as a scapegoat or take over Tenshukaku.
• Tang Ping’s group arrived at the Hokage Building, where villagers questioned who they were and why they were attending the election.
• Sasuke left after noticing Tang Ping’s group, and Sakura followed him as Naruto and Ino decided to interfere with their outing.
• Tang Ping and his companions entered the Jonin Hall, where Jiraiya and Tsunade had supporters gathered and Asuma stood with Danzo; the Hokage Election began.

Jiraiya challenged Tang Ping over Mount Myōboku, but Tang Ping countered that he had contributed more to Konoha. As the Hokage election began, Tsunade withdrew in favor of Jiraiya, Danzo unexpectedly ran and won overwhelming support, and Tang Ping awaited his own vote.

• Jiraiya accused Tang Ping of attacking an ally, and Tang Ping argued that Mount Myōboku had no formal alliance with Konoha and contrasted its aid with his own military contributions.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped Jiraiya from continuing the dispute, and Nara Shikaku announced Jiraiya, Tsunade, Danzo, and Uchiha Tang Ping as candidates.
• Danzo declared himself a candidate, and Hiruzen accepted that he was qualified to run.
• Tsunade withdrew and urged the jonin to vote for Jiraiya, who passed the confidence vote with more than seventy percent support.
• Danzo received more than ninety percent of the votes, and the election proceeded to Tang Ping’s confidence vote.

At the confidence vote, Tang Ping recognized the unanimous support as a setup and openly confronted Konoha’s leaders, accusing Hiruzen Sarutobi and the Konoha F4 of past failures and betrayals. He turned Utatane Koharu’s defense of the White Fang Incident back on the leaders, leaving the hall waiting for his next accusation.

• A Nara jonin cast the first vote for Tang Ping, and the other jonin, including Root and Anbu members, followed with a unanimous vote.
• Tang Ping used his Flame Finger to cut apart all ten targets and called the Konoha F4 eyesores.
• Danzo rebuked Tang Ping for insulting Hiruzen Sarutobi, but Tang Ping pointed out that Hiruzen was only the Acting Hokage.
• Tang Ping condemned Hiruzen’s record, citing Orochimaru’s escape, the Hyuga affair, the Uchiha orphan, and Konoha’s military defeats.
• Tang Ping accused Hiruzen of selling out the Land of Whirlpools and allowing Root to slander White Fang, while Utatane Koharu tried to defend him.
• Utatane Koharu denied that Hiruzen caused White Fang’s death, and Tang Ping asked whether the leaders should atone for their own failures.

Tang Ping publicly accused Konoha’s leaders of hypocrisy, profiting from their positions, and covering up experiments on Hashirama Senju’s corpse. His revelations enraged Tsunade and exposed Yamato’s Wood Release before Hiruzen tried to contain the damage, while Tang Ping hinted that he had more accusations to reveal.

• Tang Ping challenged Danzo and the former Hokage advisers over the Second Hokage’s death, contrasting their survival and political success with White Fang’s punishment.
• Tang Ping accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of benefiting his clan through his Hokage position, then called the leaders incompetent, greedy, and evil.
• Tang Ping revealed that Nawaki Senju had been exterminated, his inheritance divided, and Hashirama Senju’s corpse repeatedly used for experiments.
• Tsunade erupted in anger and attacked the floor, while Jiraiya tried to calm her; Tang Ping pointed to Yamato as evidence of the experiments.
• Yamato used Wood Release to block the impact of Tsunade’s attack, revealing his ability to the assembled ninja.
• Hiruzen blamed Danzo and claimed the experiments had stopped, but Tang Ping mocked the punishment and hinted that Danzo had committed even worse acts.

Tang Ping forced Danzo’s hidden modifications into the open during a confrontation with Hiruzen Sarutobi, while offering to have the Tenshukaku fight for Konoha if Danzo had nothing to hide. The chapter ended with the assembled leaders discovering Danzo’s Sharingan eye and sealed, modified right arm and leg.

• Danzo sent Root jonin to attack Tang Ping’s group, but Yamaa Koji, Kasumi, Karin, Naruko, and the others intercepted them until Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped the clash.
• Tang Ping hinted that Danzo had hidden technology beneath his bandages, and Hiruzen demanded that Danzo reveal what was underneath.
• Danzo refused to remove the bandages, so Tang Ping secretly used the Ten-Series Lamp Array to immobilize him.
• Tang Ping offered to lead the Tenshukaku into battle for Konoha if Danzo had nothing to hide, and Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura accepted the wager.
• Tsunade tore away Danzo’s bandages and revealed a Three-Tomoe Sharingan in his right eye, along with a right arm and right leg sealed inside metal.

Tang Ping exposed Danzo’s Hashirama Cells and Sharingan, forcing Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi toward imprisonment and leaving Konoha to choose a new Hokage. Jiraiya emerged as the candidate, while Tang Ping withdrew from the election and left to spread the revelations.

• Tang Ping revealed Danzo’s Hashirama Cells and dozens of Sharingan, prompting Tsunade to strike him and accuse him of desecrating her granduncle’s corpse.
• Shikaku proposed imprisoning Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi until a new Hokage could decide their punishment, and Tsunade agreed.
• The election settled on Jiraiya as Hokage after Danzo was disgraced, Tsunade abstained, and Tang Ping became an unacceptable candidate.
• Utatane Koharu suggested that Jiraiya act as Hokage, but Tang Ping challenged him to a fight or demanded the acting role himself.
• When Utatane Koharu rejected him, Tang Ping withdrew from the election and left to spread the revelations throughout the Shinobi World.

Tang Ping spread rumors that Konoha's leaders had betrayed the Second Hokage and enabled the Uchiha massacre, prompting Sasuke to seek the truth from him. Tang Ping recounted the events that led to Itachi killing the clan, leaving Sasuke with a new account to consider.

• Tang Ping used clones and disguises to spread accusations against Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and the other village leaders, and rumors swept through Konoha.
• Sasuke heard villagers discuss Danzo's Sharingan and the leaders' role in the Uchiha massacre, then rushed out to investigate.
• Sasuke decided he could not trust Kakashi and went to the Guild Hall to ask Tang Ping about the Uchiha.
• Tang Ping introduced Sasuke to Izumi, who revealed that she had survived the massacre and was now Tang Ping's disciple.
• Tang Ping arranged for Izumi to erase the memories of the watchers, then explained how the Nine-Tails' attack led to the Uchiha's suppression and Itachi's decision to kill the clan.

Tang Ping told Sasuke that Konoha’s leaders and clans had profited from the Uchiha massacre, urging him to investigate and consult his teacher, Hinata Cang Yue. Sasuke learned Tang Ping had once promised Sasuke’s father to train him, and an unseen figure entered the Guild Hall.

• Sasuke asked whether Tang Ping’s account of Itachi and the Uchiha massacre was true, then decided to investigate for himself.
• Tang Ping warned Sasuke that revenge would likely get him killed and pointed out how the Sarutobi Clan and other Konoha factions had benefited from the Uchiha’s downfall.
• Sasuke asked Tang Ping what he should do, and Tang Ping directed him to seek guidance from his teacher, Hinata Cang Yue.
• Tang Ping revealed that he had agreed with Sasuke’s father to take Sasuke as a disciple before entrusting him to Hinata Cang Yue.
• Karin told Sasuke that Tang Ping was the famed Purification Flame who had killed the Third Mizukage, and a figure silently entered the Guild Hall.

Hinata Cang Yue met Sasuke and refused to accept him as her disciple until he passed a test. After Izumi confirmed Cang Yue's strength, Sasuke agreed to the test, while Tang Ping arranged to keep his visit secret and bring him into their plans.

• Hinata Cang Yue arrived and told Sasuke he was not her disciple until he passed her test.
• Tang Ping claimed Cang Yue could defeat Konoha's strongest fighters, and Izumi confirmed that she was right.
• Cang Yue told Sasuke to call her Cang Yue-jie, and he did so immediately.
• Cang Yue said Izumi would fetch Sasuke that night for his test, and Sasuke agreed.
• Tang Ping warned Sasuke to keep his visit secret and avoid their group afterward.

Tang Ping prepared for the Hyuga branch family’s uprising and arranged for Sasuke to be kept at a distance while potentially serving as a future weapon against the Six Paths. As the Hyuga Clan’s Night of the Clan Massacre began, Izumi escorted Sasuke toward the clan grounds to pursue revenge.

• Tang Ping told Hinata Cang Yue to make Sasuke appear to be their enemy, hoping he might later help turn against the Six Paths.
• Hinata Cang Yue reported that more than half of the Hyuga branch family had agreed to act, encouraged by Hanabi and the Secret Pill.
• Tang Ping stayed at the Guild Hall while Hinata Cang Yue prepared to lead the operation against the Hyuga main family.
• Konoha’s leaders struggled to contain rumors and blamed Uchiha Tang Ping for the damaging revelations.
• Sasuke left his home armed, and Izumi warned him about the suffering his pursuit of revenge would bring.
• Sasuke insisted on going, and Izumi led him toward the Hyuga Clan as the massacre began.