Chapter Summaries

Chen developed his own Flying Thunder God mark as Konoha prepared to exploit Iwagakure’s defensive posture and disrupt its supply lines. Shikaku proposed using Chen’s technique to transport a large force directly to a battlefield, and Chen confirmed it could work with the help of the Slugs.

• Chen studied the Flying Thunder God Technique and marked a kunai with the words “Great Sage Equal to Heaven Was Here!”
• By May of Konoha Year 39, Bunga had withdrawn Iwagakure’s forces from most of the Land of Earth while keeping four thousand shinobi stationed near Kannabi Bridge and the Grass supply route.
• Shikaku proposed infiltrating Iwagakure’s logistics network to force its troops in Grass Hidden Village to return and defend their supplies.
• Shikaku suggested that Chen use the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport a large force past Iwagakure’s aerial scouts and launch a surprise attack.
• Chen confirmed he could transport others through their Chakra connection, and Shikaku outlined using Nawaki, Nonō, and their summoned Slugs to connect the troops.

Iwa-nin commander Bunga escorted an important supply shipment when Konoha forces suddenly appeared and attacked. Believing Konoha Lightning had left the enemy force under Senju Nawaki’s command, Bunga chose to fight, unaware that Nawaki was using a threat against Hidden Stone Village to unsettle him.

• Bunga escorted two hundred Iwa-nin and their supplies through Rivas Mountain while worrying about Konoha Lightning and the captured Roshi.
• A subordinate reported that Konoha Lightning had attacked Nakai’s force, then suggested that Kitsuchi withdraw from the Land of Grass.
• A scout reported that several hundred Konoha Ninja were advancing, but another said Konoha Lightning had vanished and Senju Nawaki was leading them.
• Bunga ordered his two hundred Iwa-nin to fight the Konoha force, which numbered five or six hundred.
• Bunga fought Nawaki while Nawaki falsely claimed that Chen planned to unleash the Four-Tails on Hidden Stone Village.
• Nawaki formed a water dragon and charged Bunga, confident that Konoha’s larger force would win.

Iwagakure suffered repeated defeats against Konoha, prompting Ōnoki to order a retreat from the Land of Grass and prepare for a decisive battle in the Land of Earth. Kitsuchi and Mabiru discussed Konoha Lightning’s power and the village’s plan to turn the war around before the Iwa-nin army set out for its final confrontation.

• Iwagakure’s forces under Bunga were overwhelmed by Konoha, and Ōnoki ordered them to withdraw from Kannabi Bridge and cover the retreat of the Grass Hidden Village troops.
• Kitsuchi told Mabiru that Bunga’s defeat followed Roshi’s capture and warned that Konoha Lightning had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Mabiru questioned whether Iwagakure could defeat Konoha, and Kitsuchi said the village had a plan to turn the war around.
• Two days later, Kitsuchi led the Iwa-nin army out of the Land of Grass toward a decisive battle in the Land of Earth.

Chen brought Kushina to the Land of Earth as Konoha and Iwagakure assembled their forces for a decisive battle. The chapter ended with Han confirming that an unidentified ally would join the battlefield alongside Ōnoki.

• Chen used the Flying Thunder God Technique to transport Konoha's supplies and Kushina from the Land of Grass to the Land of Earth.
• Chen and Kushina discussed the coming battle and whether the Third Tsuchikage would join it, before a falcon delivered news that Han had arrived at Iwagakure's Base with five hundred ninja and Tsunade and Shinnosuke had reached Konoha's Base with four thousand.
• Chen and Kushina appeared at Konoha's Base, where Tsunade took Kushina to camp and Shinnosuke went with Chen to catch up.
• Han told Kitsuchi and Bunga that an unnamed ally had agreed to appear on the battlefield once the war began.

As Kirigakure recovered from Konoha Lightning’s attack, Fugaku weighed the village’s unrest and prepared for the Eye of the Moon plan. White Zetsu reported that the Third Kazekage was planning to renew the war by attacking Hidden Stone Village.

• Kirigakure’s ninja followed reports of Chen’s victories and hoped that a Hidden Mist ninja would eventually defeat him.
• Fugaku let Juzo Biwa leave for the Land of Iron, then ordered White Zetsu to announce his defection and place a bounty on him.
• Fugaku decided to keep Juzo in mind as a capable recruit for the Eye of the Moon plan.
• White Zetsu told Fugaku that Hidden Sand ninja were demanding the Third Kazekage step down after the war.
• The Third Kazekage proposed marching through the Land of Birds to attack Hidden Stone Village while it fought Konoha.

Fugaku learned that Sunagakure had delayed deciding whether to join the war and that Sasori was preparing to assassinate the Third Kazekage. He assessed the approaching battle between Konoha and Iwagakure, chose not to intervene, and ended by fantasizing about the Eye of the Moon Plan.

• The Third Kazekage and Sunagakure's leaders postponed entering the war because they were allied with Iwagakure and their shinobi were weary of fighting.
• White Zetsu told Fugaku that fourteen-year-old Sasori had secretly prepared puppets and poisons to assassinate the Third Kazekage, and Fugaku ordered it to keep watch on him.
• White Zetsu reported that Tsunade, Shinnosuke, Kitsuchi, and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki had reached the battlefield, with the Third Raikage also expected to fight for Iwagakure.
• Fugaku weighed the opposing forces and refused to pass Konoha intelligence or otherwise intervene, saying the war served his larger plans.
• Fugaku lamented that he had failed to kill Chen, then closed his eyes and imagined the Eye of the Moon Plan succeeding while White Zetsu recalled Black Zetsu calling him a fool.

Ōnoki traveled to the Iwagakure Base for the final battle against Konoha, relying on an alliance with the Hidden Cloud Village despite the Third Raikage’s absence. Tsunade rallied Konoha’s forces, and the two armies clashed.

• Ōnoki rode to the Iwagakure Base with Akanishi, planning to conserve his strength for the decisive battle.
• Ōnoki reflected that he had allied with the Hidden Cloud Village because he feared Konoha’s growing power and wanted to use the Third Raikage against it.
• Kitsuchi told Ōnoki that the Third Raikage had not arrived, but Ōnoki ordered the troops to proceed without him and urged them to defeat Konoha.
• Tsunade told Konoha’s troops that many might die in the battle and urged them to survive until they had watched their children grow into accomplished ninja.
• Konoha’s six thousand ninja and Iwagakure’s eight thousand ninja charged into battle and collided.

Chen used Shukaku to devastate Iwagakure’s army before Ōnoki countered with a Stone Golem and fought him. Chen destroyed the golem and attacked Ōnoki with its broken pieces, but a black-lightning figure arrived on the battlefield just in time.

• Konoha and Iwagakure began fighting, and Chen used Flying Thunder God and Summoning Jutsu to unleash Shukaku among Iwagakure’s ranks.
• Ōnoki countered Shukaku with a Stone Golem, whose Weighted Rock Fist drove the beast into the ground.
• Chen bound the Stone Golem with sand, shattered it with a Sage Art punch, and hurled its pieces at Ōnoki, crushing Iwa-nin along the way.
• A figure surrounded by black lightning arrived and looked toward Chen, while Ōnoki welcomed the newcomer.

The Third Raikage arrived to aid Ōnoki, but the two allied Kage disagreed over how to fight Konoha, and Ōnoki eventually withdrew. Chen then battled the Third Raikage, striking him down with a Sage-enhanced kick and leaving the fight unresolved.

• The Third Raikage arrived through the Heavenly Sending Technique and rescued Ōnoki, revealing an alliance between the Hidden Cloud Village and Iwagakure.
• Ōnoki and the Third Raikage disagreed over whether to target Chen first or let the battle continue, then Ōnoki left after promising to help the Hidden Cloud Village.
• The Third Raikage charged Chen in Lightning Release Armor, while Shukaku retreated to attack weaker Iwagakure ninja.
• Chen dodged the Third Raikage's Four-Finger Nukite with the Flying Thunder God Technique and attacked him with a Super Great Ball Rasengan.
• The Third Raikage split the Rasengan with his Three-Finger Nukite, but Chen teleported behind him and struck him into the ground with a Sage-enhanced Chidori Stream kick.

Chen fought the Third Raikage, who used Black Lightning to match Chen’s Sage Mode speed and withstand his attacks. Chen failed to pierce the Raikage’s Lightning Release Armor and realized the Raikage was too skilled to leave the opening that Naruto had exploited.

• The Third Raikage recovered from Chen’s opening kick and activated his Black Lightning to increase his speed and power.
• The Third Raikage attacked Chen with Lightning Release: Lariat, but Chen blocked his follow-up and escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• The Third Raikage used One-Finger Nukite, and Chen opened the Gate of Life and redirected the thrust toward the Raikage with a Sage Art: Rasengan.
• The Third Raikage blocked Chen’s Rasengan with Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop and trapped him in Lightning Release: Lightning Bomb, but Chen escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Chen realized that the Third Raikage had anticipated his attack and would not make the mistake Naruto’s opponent had made.

Chen fought the Third Raikage, countering his strongest Lightning Release attacks before striking him with a Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasengan Shuriken. The Third Raikage survived without injury and restored his Lightning Release Armor, leaving Chen to realize that the living Raikage was far tougher than his reanimated counterpart.

• The Third Raikage attacked Chen with Black Lightning, but Chen shattered one black lightning leopard with Snake Kata: Monstrous Strength and cleaved another apart with Sage Art: Lightning Cutter.
• The Third Raikage struck Chen with another Black Lightning attack, but Chen withstood it using his blue giant.
• The Third Raikage turned to leave after his close-range and ranged attacks failed, but Chen sent a Shadow Clone after him and used Flying Thunder God to attack from behind.
• Chen's Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasengan Shuriken swept the Third Raikage into a massive field of wind blades, but it left him without a wound.
• The Third Raikage restored his Lightning Release Armor, and Chen realized he had wrongly assumed the living Raikage would be as vulnerable as his reanimated counterpart.

Chen used a battlefield ambush to kill the Third Raikage, leaving Ōnoki facing Chen’s next attack.

• Chen created a Shadow Clone and pursued the Third Raikage, while the clone used the Flying Thunder God Technique to get ahead of them.
• Mabiru attacked Chen with a chakra-enhanced sword strike, but Chen dodged so it hit the Third Raikage, then pierced Mabiru with a Chidori Sharp Spear.
• Chen and the Third Raikage crashed into Ōnoki’s Stone Golem, shattering it as Ōnoki faced Orochimaru and Sakumo.
• Ōnoki fired Dust Release at Chen’s Shadow Clone, which used the Flying Thunder God: Mutual Instantaneous Rotation Technique to switch places with Chen’s original body.
• Chen’s original body hit the Third Raikage with Dust Release, erasing half his body and killing him.

Chen killed the Third Raikage with Dust Release, leaving Ōnoki terrified and unsure how to explain the death to Hidden Cloud Village. Chen then used Flying Thunder God to appear in the thick of the battlefield and cut down Iwagakure Elite Jonin.

• Ōnoki cursed Chen and panicked over the Third Raikage’s death, fearing Hidden Cloud Village would blame him for the Dust Release attack.
• Chen sealed the Third Raikage’s corpse in a Sealing Scroll and prepared to approach Ōnoki, who flew high into the air to avoid him.
• Chen used Flying Thunder God to appear among the fighting forces, and Konoha’s momentum surged as the Iwa-nin began to retreat.
• Three Iwagakure Elite Jonin attacked Chen together, but he dodged their weapons and killed them with a python, Kunai, and a katana.

Chen fought through Iwagakure's forces to reach Kushina, helping her defeat Han while Konoha's forces overwhelmed the enemy. Ōnoki accepted that Iwagakure had lost, and in Konoha Year 39 he announced the village's surrender.

• A Konoha Jonin reprimanded Takagi for nearly striking the commander, then praised his good fortune as Chen charged onward with a katana.
• Kushina bound Han with Adamantine Chains, but Han drew on the Five-Tails' Chakra and transformed to break free.
• Han attacked Kushina, but Chen blocked him with Susanoo as the Nine-Tails withdrew its Chakra from Kushina.
• Kushina's chains restrained Han while Chen's Susanoo severed his four tails with the Spiral Sword.
• Ōnoki watched Iwagakure's forces dwindle and realized that he had lost the war.
• In autumn of Konoha Year 39, Ōnoki announced Iwagakure's surrender after its defeat in the Land of Earth.

After the Third Raikage died in the Land of Earth, Hidden Cloud Village mourned and faced uncertainty as the Third Great Ninja War continued. A rejected his father’s advice to avoid retaliation, became the Fourth Raikage, and ordered Bee to remain in the village and train with the Tailed Beast Bomb.

• News spread that the Third Raikage had died, with Hidden Stone blaming Konoha Lightning and Konoha attributing his death to Dust Release.
• Dodai told A that the Raikage’s body was in Konoha’s hands and that Dust Release had destroyed half of it.
• A vowed to avenge his father against Ōnoki and Uchiha Chen, then burned the letter that had urged him to withdraw and avoid surrender or peace negotiations.
• Bee found A on the balcony and urged him to pull himself together as the new Fourth Raikage.
• A ordered Bee to train with the Tailed Beast Bomb and forbade him from leaving the village, then broke down over his father’s death.

After Hidden Cloud declared war on Hidden Stone, Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered Konoha’s forces to withdraw from the Land of Earth and reassigned its commanders. The chapter ended with Hiruzen warning Homura Mitokado against Danzo’s interference and resolving to help the younger generation take over the village.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen announced that Konoha would bring six thousand shinobi home from the Land of Earth and send another two thousand to the battlefield, while Chen, Orochimaru, and Sakumo returned to the village and Tsunade and Shinnosuke went to the Land of Hot Water.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen revealed that the Third Raikage’s Son had become the Fourth Mizukage and declared war on Hidden Stone, easing pressure on Konoha’s front lines.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen appointed En to lead a delegation to the Land of Earth to negotiate a surrender agreement and the redemption of the Tailed Beasts.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen confronted Homura Mitokado about Danzo’s letter urging him to keep Chen, Orochimaru, and Sakumo from earning further battlefield achievements.
• Homura Mitokado left after Sarutobi Hiruzen warned him not to let Danzo go too far, and Hiruzen resolved to give the younger generation one last helping hand.

Chen and Orochimaru studied the Third Raikage’s corpse while discussing the approaching negotiations between Konoha and Hidden Stone Village. Chen learned that Homura Mitokado was leading the talks, and suspected the elder’s motives because of his hostility toward the Uchiha Clan.

• Chen and Orochimaru failed to break the Seals in the Third Raikage’s mind, so they examined his body for clues about Hidden Cloud Village’s Lightning Release Armor.
• Chen asked Orochimaru about the masked Root Shinobi, but Orochimaru said he had only guesses and planned to test them later.
• Orochimaru assigned Chen to apply Lightning Release to the corpse, then asked how the cleanup outside was progressing.
• Chen told Orochimaru that the group expected to leave for Konoha the day after tomorrow.
• Orochimaru told Chen that Homura Mitokado was leading Konoha’s negotiations with Hidden Stone Village over the Tailed Beasts.
• Chen reflected that Homura was another elder hostile to the Uchiha Clan and wondered why they hated the clan so much.

Chen learned that Danzo and Homura Mitokado were maneuvering against him and Orochimaru, and he planned to take over the Uchiha Clan and reform the Konoha Police Force. Meanwhile, Kakashi prepared to apply for early graduation as the Land of Earth army returned, prompting Obito to declare that he would apply too.

• Orochimaru asked Chen about village rumors, and Chen explained the elders' schemes and his plan to take over the Uchiha Clan and begin reforming it through the Konoha Police Force.
• Chen and Mikoto discussed Nonō going to the Land of Hot Water with Tsunade, Nawaki following her, and Samehada temporarily going with Nawaki.
• Nishimura gave his class a difficult Chakra problem, challenged Obito to a bet, and reprimanded Obito and Might Guy for disrupting the lesson.
• Might Guy told Obito that Kakashi planned to apply for early graduation because the Land of Earth army was returning and Chen was among the returning ninja.
• Obito announced that he would apply for early graduation too, and Nishimura hit him and Might Guy with chalk and called them his worst class of students.

Obito failed to graduate early and spent time with his friends, who discussed their likely graduation and future Jonin teachers. Meanwhile, Hidden Sand revealed it had joined Hidden Cloud against Hidden Stone, leaving Bunga and Chiyo facing the collapse of their alliance.

• Obito's request to graduate early was denied, and Kakashi, Obito, Rin, Might Guy, Asuma, and Kurenai went out to eat after school.
• Asuma told the group that they would likely become Genin by next summer and offered to help Kurenai choose a Jonin teacher, but said Chen's roster was full.
• Obito hoped to join Chen's team, while Rin cheered the group by noting that Konoha's army would soon return.
• The Third Kazekage told Bunga that two thousand Hidden Sand ninja had marched toward the Land of Birds and said Sunagakure would invade the Land of Earth.
• Dodai arrived and greeted Bunga by his former Anbu codename, revealing Hidden Cloud's cooperation with Hidden Sand against Hidden Stone.
• Chiyo worried about the cost of war, while Sasori watched from the corner with a cold smile.

Chen discussed the Uchiha Clan’s Police Force with the Third Hokage and explained why he intended to give its management back to the village. He left the Third Hokage considering whether the clan could integrate into Konoha under Chen’s leadership.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen praised the young shinobi for their victories and apologized for sending them to the front lines, then left the meeting and confined Kushina for a month.
• Chen joined Sarutobi Hiruzen on the Hokage Building rooftop and listened as he asked why the Uchiha Clan had refused to reclaim the Police Force.
• Chen admitted that he had forbidden the clan from taking back the Police Force because he opposed special privileges for a single clan.
• Chen argued that the Police Force’s work encouraged arrogance, weakened the Uchiha Clan, and hindered its integration into Konoha, so he wanted Root to keep managing it.
• Chen asked whether Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted the Uchiha Clan to disappear into Konoha’s history, and Sarutobi Hiruzen fell silent.