Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Chen and Sakumo left Konoha with a thousand ninja to take command of the Land of Water front. In the Hidden Mist Village, Fugaku learned that Chen was approaching and planned a gift for him.

• Chen gave Kakashi the Infinity Blade before departing, and Kakashi asked Kushina whether she and Chen were lovers.
• The Third Hokage ordered Chen and Sakumo to deploy to the Land of Water front with a thousand ninja.
• Sakumo addressed the assembled force, and Chen led the ninja from Konoha toward the front lines.
• White Zetsu reported the war's progress to Fugaku and said Orochimaru possessed Fugaku's father's Mangekyo Sharingan.
• White Zetsu told Fugaku that Sakumo and Chen were approaching with a thousand ninja, and Fugaku decided to give Chen a grand gift.

Fugaku ordered Kirigakure's forces in the Land of Waves to attack Konoha, using the war to weaken the Leaf while he abandoned his bid to become Uchiha clan head. Terumi Sora received Yagura's order and prepared to attack Konoha's base at dawn, unnerved by the Mizukage's intelligence network and the changes in him.

• Fugaku rejected a long-distance ambush as too risky and ordered the Mist Ninja in the Land of Waves to attack Konoha instead.
• Fugaku accepted that he could not presently become Uchiha clan head and chose to lie low while pursuing his plans for the Nine-Tails.
• A sea eagle delivered Yagura's urgent order to Terumi Sora, directing Kirigakure's forces to launch a large-scale attack on Konoha's base at dawn.
• Terumi Sora saw Yagura's detailed map of Konoha's coastal scouts and suspected the Mizukage had an extensive intelligence network.
• Terumi Sora ordered his forces to prepare for an attack at five the following morning.

Nawaki and Nonō nearly shared a kiss before an explosion signaled a Kirigakure surprise attack on the Konoha camp. Shikakumo dispatched forces to respond and suspected that a high-ranking spy had leaked Konoha’s deployment.

• Nawaki and Nonō walked patrol together, and Nawaki confessed his feelings just before an explosion interrupted their near-kiss.
• Nonō went to take charge at the hospital while Nawaki led the Konoha Ninja out of camp toward the attack.
• Shikakumo and Uchiha Hikari concluded that Kirigakure had launched a surprise attack and considered the risk of an assault from behind.
• After a red Signal Flare confirmed trouble in the rear, Shikakumo ordered the First Platoon to assemble and the Second Echelon to support Hizashi.
• Shikakumo suspected that a high-ranking spy in the frontline command headquarters had revealed Konoha’s deployment.

Nawaki summoned Slugs to heal Konoha's forces as they clashed with Kirigakure and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Meanwhile, Himeji summoned a powerful ally to aid Hizashi and the scouts, leaving Hizashi stunned by the young man's appearance.

• Nawaki summoned a giant Slug that split into smaller Slugs and attached themselves to Konoha's ninja to provide healing.
• Nawaki attacked the advancing Kirigakure troops with Water Release, but Jinpachi Munashi and Juzo Biwa countered while Hiashi fought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Konoha's forces arrived to intercept the swordsmen, allowing Hiashi to recover and rejoin the battle.
• Hizashi and Himeji's scouting party was surrounded by Mist Ninja, and Hizashi proposed staying behind with the other captain to cover the retreat.
• Himeji revealed she had called for reinforcements and used a bloodied Blue Bottle to summon a young man with a little White Snake around his neck, stunning Hizashi.

Chen was summoned to the front lines after Kirigakure attacked, where he shielded Himeji and the Konoha shinobi with a devastating composite Ninjutsu. He led them toward the Konoha base and ordered them to join the Second Echelon and destroy the Kirigakure force.

• Big White told Chen that Kirigakure had attacked the front lines and Himeji was in danger, so Chen used a summoning to reach her.
• Chen arrived beside Himeji and Hizashi as Kirigakure's forces approached, then ordered the Konoha shinobi to fall back while he held the enemy off.
• Chen used Earth Style: Earth Flow River to swallow Mist Ninja, then formed Shadow Clones to prepare a combination attack.
• Suikazan Fuguki tried to counter with Exploding Water Colliding Wave, but Chen completed his seals first and unleashed Five Releases: Great Fireball Technique, killing over a hundred Kirigakure shinobi.
• Chen led Himeji and the others toward the Konoha base, learned that the Second Echelon was nearing, and ordered the forces to join them and wipe out Kirigakure.

Suikazan Fuguki abandoned his troops and fled toward the Land of Fire, but Chen pursued him and demanded Samehada. Fuguki refused to surrender the sword, leaving the two poised to fight.

• Suikazan Fuguki used the Hidden Mist Technique to create a Water Clone and secretly fled while his troops fought Konoha's Second Echelon.
• Chen pursued Suikazan Fuguki after Himeji spotted his escape and confronted him about abandoning his subordinates.
• Suikazan Fuguki revealed he planned to become a Rogue Ninja and offered to leave without harming Konoha's ninja if Chen let him go.
• Chen rejected Fuguki's offer and demanded that he leave Samehada behind.
• Suikazan Fuguki refused, insisting Chen was already too greedy after taking the Lightning Blade.

Chen defeated Suikazan Fuguki by opening the Fifth Gate and using Kirin, then claimed Samehada. The sword began restoring Chen’s chakra and easing his exhaustion as he left the battle.

• Suikazan Fuguki attacked Chen with Samehada, and Chen dodged before opening the Fifth Gate of the Eight Gates Formation.
• Chen moved faster than Suikazan Fuguki could respond and kicked him flying.
• Chen used Kirin to shatter Suikazan Fuguki’s defense and defeat him.
• Chen stored Suikazan Fuguki’s corpse in a Scroll and took Samehada after it nudged his ankle.
• Samehada fed chakra back to Chen and dispelled some of his fatigue.

As Kirigakure retreated from Konoha’s coastline, Chen stopped Konoha’s exhausted forces from pursuing too far. Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched the battle and decided Chen’s growing strength threatened their plans, identifying Himeji as one of his weaknesses.

• Terumi Sora ordered Kirigakure to retreat, and the remaining Seven Ninja Swordsmen withdrew toward the sea.
• Chen blocked Terumi Sora’s escape with Water Dragon Bullets, but Terumi Sora used Lava Release to cover his flight.
• Nawaki, Hiashi, and the Konoha forces pursued the retreating Kirigakure until Chen signaled them to stop at the coastline.
• Rokuun approved of Chen’s leadership and considered his growing influence within Konoha significant.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu watched Chen, discussed killing him, and identified Himeji as one of his weaknesses before leaving to report to Fugaku.

After Konoha repelled Kirigakure’s surprise attack, Chen took command of the exhausted front line and assessed the heavy casualties, while warning Nawaki that the war was far from over. As Chen investigated a suspected spy and handled reports from the battle, Nawaki helped copy the dead’s names and chose a grand title for himself.

• Nawaki asked Chen whether Kirigakure’s defeat would end the war, and Chen explained that the conflict had only reached its middle stage.
• Chen reviewed the casualty report, then took over command from Rokuun and spent the day completing the handover.
• Chen and Himeji worked late on the battle report and the list of Konoha’s dead, which Chen had assigned to Himeji.
• Nawaki told Chen that he and Nonō suspected a spy had helped Kirigakure bypass the scouts, and Chen said he already had a solution.
• Chen made Nawaki help copy two hundred names and told him his merits report praised his defeat of Jinin Akebino.
• Nawaki considered titles for himself, and Chen suggested that he call himself the Sea King.

After Konoha secured the Land of Waves, Chen established sensory barriers while Sakumo and Rokuun assessed the shifting fronts. Sakumo ordered an offensive against the Land of Water to disrupt Kirigakure’s support for Cloud, and Chen named the operation the Hundred Ninja War.

• Chen established more than ten sensory barriers across the Land of Waves to detect nearby ninjas and sabotage attempts.
• Rokuun explained that Kirigakure had abandoned the Land of Waves and the Land of Bears, then joined Cloud’s forces in the Land of Hot Water to pressure Danzo.
• Sakumo decided to attack the Land of Water rather than send his forces to reinforce Danzo.
• Sakumo ordered teams to mine and plant Explosive Tags along Kirigakure’s sea routes within three days, while also targeting coastal supply strongholds.
• Chen announced the codename for the operation as the Hundred Ninja War.

Konoha completed a maritime defense line to intercept Kirigakure’s supply ships, and Chen inspected the waters guarded by the Hyuga Shinobi. Hyuga Yamashiro eventually spotted ships approaching, leaving the planned blockade on the verge of action.

• Fujiwara explained to his Genin that underwater mines could destroy enemy ships and supplies even if they failed to kill ninja.
• Konoha Ninja spent three days laying traps and defensive lines along the coast.
• Chen arrived at the waters guarded by the Hyuga Shinobi and told Yamashiro that Kirigakure would have to risk the route to deliver supplies.
• Yamashiro spotted ships approaching several days later.

Chen led Konoha shinobi to sabotage Kirigakure’s supply route while Sakumo attacked strongholds in the Land of Waves. After escaping the explosions, Chen’s team encountered the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, Hosokawa, and Chen stayed behind to face him.

• Chen gathered the Konoha Jonin in the mist and ambushed Onihozu Lengyue, defeating him with a Genjutsu that left him sinking underwater.
• Chen sent Big White to tell Sakumo to begin the second stage of the operation, then withdrew with his team as the Explosive Tags and Water Mines destroyed Kirigakure’s ships.
• Hyuga Yamashiro spotted an enemy with immense Chakra and identified him as the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, Hosokawa.
• Chen ordered his team to continue ahead while he prepared to hold off Hosokawa.

Chen fought the Three-Tails after Hosokawa’s Seal was undone, using Sage Mode to wound and seemingly destroy Isobu. After exhausting his stored Sage Chakra, Chen received an urgent message from Big White that changed his plans.

• White Zetsu watched the battle and revealed that releasing the Three-Tails was part of a plan to drain Chen’s Sage Chakra.
• Chen entered Sage Mode as Hosokawa underwent a complete Tailed Beast Transformation, and Isobu attacked him.
• Chen dodged Isobu’s strikes, but its armored body shattered his Chidori Sharp Spear and its tail sent him flying.
• Chen used Sage Art: Severing Wave to cut off one of Isobu’s tails, then interrupted its Tailed Beast Bomb with Earth, Fire, and Wind combination techniques.
• Isobu vanished after Chen’s attacks, and Chen sealed one of its tails before sensing Big White’s summons.
• Big White delivered an urgent message, and Chen’s expression changed as Chakra erupted around him.

Himeji was betrayed by a White Zetsu impersonating Kitada, who stole her Byakugan, while Chen fought through Kirigakure forces to reach her. He arrived at the valley where the controlled Fourth Mizukage Yagura blocked his way, with Himeji injured inside a spatial barrier.

• Himeji and Kitada fled Kirigakure pursuers, but White Zetsu impersonating Kitada ambushed her and stole one of her Byakugan eyes.
• Himeji escaped after using Rotation, while White Zetsu left with the stolen eye and Kirigakure ninja pursued her.
• Chen rushed toward Himeji despite recognizing the trap and killed the Kirigakure ninja who blocked his way.
• Chen reached the valley and found Fourth Mizukage Yagura waiting; Yagura said Himeji was alive but trapped inside a spatial barrier.
• Fugaku watched from concealment as Chen, exhausted and injured, faced Yagura and said he would let Yagura die.

Chen battled Yagura, whose Coral Staff and Water Mirror Jutsu created a shadow that copied Chen’s abilities. Realizing he needed to end the fight quickly before his remaining strength ran out, Chen opened the Sixth Gate and prepared his final strike.

• Chen blocked Yagura’s Coral Staff attacks and exchanged Fire Release and weapon strikes with him.
• Yagura used Water Mirror Jutsu to create a shadow that copied Chen’s appearance and some of his abilities.
• Chen fought the shadow while defending against Yagura’s attacks, then was struck by their pincer attack and engulfed by Yagura’s Whirlpool Water Blade.
• Chen emerged from the water mist and decided he had to defeat Yagura quickly to return to Himeji in the valley.
• Chen opened the Sixth Gate, the Gate of View, and declared that his next move would be his final strike.

Chen fought through Yagura and Fugaku’s ambush, countering their attacks and reaching Himeji in the Valley. As the buried Explosive Tags detonated around them, Chen awakened and used Magatsu-Kami to carry Himeji through the flames unharmed.

• Chen defeated Yagura’s Water Clone and struck him with Morning Peacock, leaving him fallen in a crater.
• Fugaku attacked Chen with Amaterasu, but Chen’s Sealing Fire Technique Scroll absorbed the Black Flames.
• Chen threw a Mutual Exploding Tag toward Fugaku’s hiding place and walked into the Valley to find Himeji.
• Chen found Himeji with blood streaming from her eye sockets, embraced her, and told her he had come to take her home.
• White Zetsu’s buried Explosive Tags covered the Valley, and Chen awakened Magatsu-Kami, carrying Himeji through the explosions unharmed.

After Chen survived Fugaku’s ambush, Fugaku abandoned plans to attack him again until he understood Chen’s Mangekyo Sharingan. Fugaku left with the injured Yagura, while planning to use Himeji’s Byakugan to undermine future relations between Konoha and Kirigakure.

• White Zetsu reported that the Explosive Tags had been triggered, but the destruction Fugaku’s clone witnessed was an illusion and Chen had escaped unharmed.
• Fugaku refused to pursue Chen, learned that Yagura was alive but badly injured and that the Three-Tails had fled, and ordered White Zetsu’s clones to locate it.
• Fugaku ordered the Three-Tails sealed inside Yagura and decided that Kirigakure should receive Himeji’s Byakugan, hoping the stolen eyes would prevent an alliance with Konoha.
• Fugaku told White Zetsu to pressure Nagato into mastering the Rinnegan and to monitor Chen’s Mangekyo Sharingan from a safe distance.
• Fugaku carried Yagura away as Konoha’s ninja approached, leaving before they arrived.

After Himeji lost her Byakugan to Kirigakure, the Third Hokage and his advisors weighed recovering the eyes against Konoha’s urgent military needs. Hiruzen ordered Sakumo to make an attempt but said the Byakugan should be abandoned if recovery failed, leaving him to appease the Hyuga Clan and inform Chen.

• News that Himeji had lost her Byakugan plunged the Hyuga Clan into chaos, while Konoha faced pressure on several fronts.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the village’s remaining two thousand shinobi sent to the Land of Wind to reinforce Orochimaru.
• Homura Mitokado questioned Chen’s account of the ambush and escape, while Hiruzen concealed Chen’s Mangekyo Sharingan and Yagura’s manipulation.
• Homura Mitokado urged Hiruzen to focus on attacking the Land of Water’s supply depots and postpone recovering the Byakugan.
• Hiruzen ordered Sakumo to send shinobi to recover the eyes, but to abandon them if necessary, and said he would appease the Hyuga Clan.
• Utatane Koharu refused to write Chen a letter explaining the village’s decision and left the meeting.

While recovering from his injuries, Chen reflected on Himeji’s ambush and deduced that a hidden Mangekyo Sharingan user was manipulating Kirigakure, likely through a White Zetsu posing as Fugaku. After Sakumo apologized and urged caution, Chen confirmed he would infiltrate the Hidden Mist Village to recover Himeji’s eyes and destroy the village, leaving Sakumo to accept his choice.

• Chen recovered under Nonō’s care and spent the calm between battles watching the sea beside Himeji.
• Chen reasoned that an unknown Mangekyo user had arranged the attack and suspected the Fugaku at the base was a White Zetsu clone.
• Sakumo apologized for misjudging Kirigakure’s forces, and Chen told him the ambush was not his fault.
• Sakumo asked whether Chen had read the Third Hokage’s letter, which urged him to consider the broader war effort.
• Chen recalled Sakumo’s belief that comrades mattered more than missions and declared his intention to infiltrate the Hidden Mist Village, reclaim Himeji’s eyes, and destroy the village.
• Sakumo accepted that he would not stop Chen, but warned him not to die.

Chen prepared sealed Forbidden Jutsu Scrolls for his dangerous mission to the Hidden Mist Village, while considering how miniature Scrolls could lead to Scientific Ninja Tools. After reading Minato’s letter, Chen predicted that Minato would soon master the Flying Thunder God Technique, as Mikoto quietly watched him.

• Sakumo assigned Chen to retrieve the Byakugan, taking responsibility for a mission that contradicted the Third Hokage’s orders.
• Chen drew Curse Marks on Scrolls and prepared more than ten Scrolls containing Forbidden Jutsu for his operation against the Hidden Mist Village.
• Chen planned to hide the Scrolls inside snakes and deploy them with Snake Shadow Hidden Hand.
• Mikoto brought Chen a letter from Minato, who asked about Himeji’s injuries, the Land of Hot Water battlefield, and the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Chen burned Minato’s letter and said Minato would soon master the technique, while Mikoto watched him in silence.