Chapter Summaries

Yura showed Uchiha Chen, Mikoto, and Nawaki the captured Iwa-nin and explained how psychological torture could break a prisoner. Chen and Mikoto passed Yura’s test because they had awakened the Sharingan, while Nawaki was ordered to stay behind for his own interrogation test.

• Yura led Uchiha Chen, Mikoto, and Nawaki into the interrogation room and showed them the tortured Iwa-nin prisoners.
• Yura explained that the prisoners’ screams were meant to frighten the surviving captive into revealing information.
• Yura sent Nawaki to fetch the Iwa-nin who had been held alone, and the frightened prisoner agreed to disclose what he knew in exchange for a quick death.
• Yura asked Uchiha Chen to interrogate a prisoner, but passed him after seeing his Two Tomoe Sharingan and learning he was ten years old.
• Yura also passed Mikoto after seeing her Sharingan, then stopped Nawaki at the door and ordered him to stay behind.

Uchiha Chen and his companions went to interrogate a captured Iwa-nin, only to discover he was bait for a deadly explosion. In the distance, Gari learned the trap had worked and led his squad toward the blast to kill the Konoha ninjas.

• Yura took Uchiha Chen, Mikoto, and Nawaki to question a captured Iwa-nin using Chen’s Sharingan.
• Chen sensed danger and pulled Yura back while throwing Shuriken at the captive.
• The Iwa-nin revealed that his capture had been a trap and detonated an explosive hidden in his abdomen.
• Gari waited with his Iwa-nin squad and learned that Yamamoto’s bait had triggered the explosion.
• Gari led his squad toward the blast, declaring that they would kill the Konoha ninjas.

Uchiha Chen woke after the explosion and learned that he and Mikoto, Yura, and Nawaki had escaped the ruined town but were surrounded by Iwa-nin. With the group badly injured and outnumbered, Yura volunteered to act as bait so the others could flee.

• Uchiha Chen woke while Yura carried him through a forest, and the group stopped so he could rest.
• Uchiha Chen explained that the captured Iwa-nin had been a trap, carrying an explosive inside his body that had detonated and collapsed the outpost.
• Yura told Uchiha Chen that ten Iwa-nin were pursuing them, led by the Iwagakure genius ninja Explosion Release Hunter.
• Mikoto suggested setting an ambush and breaking through, but Yura said someone had to hold off the enemy as bait.
• Yura volunteered to stay behind, and Nawaki tearfully begged her not to go.

Uchiha Chen’s Sharingan advanced to Three Tomoe in one eye as he and Nawaki reflected on their disastrous missions and worried about Yura. After evading Iwa-nin scouts for weeks, Chen, Nawaki, and Mikoto were approached in their cave by a girl asking for food.

• Uchiha Chen was overwhelmed by a sudden surge of hatred, then discovered that his left Sharingan had become a Three Tomoe.
• Nawaki joked that his presence brought bad luck, and he and Chen feared Yura would have killed herself rather than be captured.
• Iwa-nin scouts searched the area around the cave but found only traps and eventually gave up.
• Nawaki reported that a huge pit remained where the group had last separated from Yura, while most battle traces had disappeared.
• A nervous girl in tattered clothes entered the cave and asked Chen and the others to spare her some food.

Uchiha Chen welcomed Konan, Yahiko, Nagato, and Little One to share a meal rather than risk provoking them. After realizing they had sought his group out to learn Ninjutsu, Chen worried that Madara was watching him, and the chapter ended with a request for training.

• Uchiha Chen stopped Nawaki from harming Konan and invited her group to eat with them.
• Konan called over Yahiko, Nagato, and Little One, and the children introduced themselves to Chen, Mikoto, and Nawaki.
• Yahiko explained that they had tracked the group after seeing Nawaki steal food in town a week earlier.
• The children eagerly ate the meal while Chen grew uneasy at the thought that Madara might be watching him.
• Yahiko followed Chen out of the cave and asked him to teach them Ninjutsu.

Yahiko asked Uchiha Chen to teach him and his friends Ninjutsu, but Chen refused while sheltering them in their cave. When Chen, Mikoto, and Nawaki departed for a mission, they left the Rain orphans behind with the cave as their secret base.

• Yahiko told Uchiha Chen that he dreamed of becoming powerful enough to protect people and asked him to teach Ninjutsu, but Chen coldly refused.
• Chen and Nawaki discussed Orochimaru’s report that Explosion Release Hunter’s squad was stationed in Rain Tree Forest and considered launching a surprise attack.
• Chen told Nawaki that Nagato’s red hair marked him as a member of the Uzumaki Clan and explained why the Rain orphans could not be brought to Konoha.
• After dinner, Chen told Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato that he and his companions had to leave for a mission, gave the children the cave as a secret base and three Kunai, and departed with Mikoto and Nawaki.

Uchiha Chen ambushed Gari’s Iwa-nin reconnaissance squad in the Rain Tree Forest, using Genjutsu, Taijutsu, and speed to kill several Chunin. He faced the remaining enemy as Mikoto and Nawaki fought the others.

• Uchiha Chen, Mikoto, and Nawaki waited in the Rain Tree Forest until the snakes reported that Gari’s squad had five Chunin besides Gari.
• Uchiha Chen told Mikoto and Nawaki to keep the remaining Chunin occupied while he killed a few enemies and then dealt with Gari.
• Uchiha Chen charged the squad, used Sharingan Genjutsu, and killed one Iwa-nin with a Kunai as Mikoto and Nawaki joined the fight.
• Nawaki fought an approaching Iwa-nin while Uchiha Chen battled two Chunin, evading their attacks and suppressing them with Genjutsu and Taijutsu.
• Uchiha Chen threw a Kunai into one Chunin’s head, then turned his Sharingan on the last enemy and warned, “You’re next.”

Uchiha Chen fought Iwa-nin Gari, whose Explosion Release made close combat dangerous. Chen used marsh gas ignited by Fire Release to amplify his attack and left Gari badly injured in a crater, with his fate uncertain.

• Uchiha Chen evaded Gari’s surprise Explosion Release attack and accused him of sacrificing his teammate to set up the ambush.
• Gari attacked Chen with Explosion Release, shattering his Kunai and forcing him to keep his distance.
• Chen used Genjutsu and Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu, but Gari blocked the projectiles with an explosion.
• Chen briefly trapped Gari with Yellow Springs Swamp, then cast Great Fireball Jutsu as Gari raised an Earth-Style Wall.
• Chen ignited marsh gas in the swamp, causing a powerful explosion that left Gari bloodied in a crater and possibly dead.

Uchiha Chen was confronted by Roshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, after defeating Gari, and struggled against Roshi while exhausted. Roshi cornered Chen with a Lava Release attack, leaving Chen in immediate danger.

• Uchiha Chen tried to kill unconscious Gari, but Roshi arrived and caught the kunai before it struck.
• Roshi recognized the dead Iwa-nin around them, sent Gari to safety, and attacked Uchiha Chen with Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique.
• Uchiha Chen evaded the earth spheres and charged Roshi with Chidori, but Roshi redirected the attack and threw him back.
• Uchiha Chen used Genjutsu and Substitution Jutsu to evade Roshi, but his depleted Chakra left him struggling to keep up.
• Roshi launched Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique and trapped Uchiha Chen's retreat with four lava balls.

Uchiha Chen was rescued from Roshi’s lava attacks by Hatake Sakumo and the Eight Ninja Hounds, but Sakumo then recruited him to help fight the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. The chapter ended with Sakumo preparing to engage Roshi while Chen agreed to support him with Genjutsu.

• Four Lightning Release attacks cut apart Roshi’s lava balls just as they were about to engulf Uchiha Chen.
• The Eight Ninja Hounds appeared and provoked Roshi before Hatake Sakumo arrived and checked on Uchiha Chen.
• Uchiha Chen assumed Sakumo had come to capture Roshi, and his boastful remarks enraged the Jinchuriki.
• The yellow dog dispelled the Summoning Jutsu, while Uchiha Chen tried to leave and Sakumo asked how much Chakra he had left.
• Hatake Sakumo cited Orochimaru’s praise of Uchiha Chen’s abilities and asked him to provide support against Roshi.
• Uchiha Chen agreed to use Genjutsu and maneuver around Roshi while Hatake Sakumo attacked from the front.

Roshi fought Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Chen, unleashing powerful Lava Release attacks against Sakumo. When Chen’s Genjutsu briefly halted Roshi and Sakumo launched a killing strike, Roshi’s Tailed Beast Chakra surfaced and let him block the blade before knocking Sakumo away.

• Roshi ignored his orders to reinforce the main battlefield and challenged Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Chen to fight him.
• Hatake Sakumo charged Roshi at high speed, cutting through his Kunai and slicing apart his lava attacks.
• Roshi unleashed a torrent of Lava Release techniques, but Sakumo evaded them and pressed forward.
• Uchiha Chen caught Roshi in Genjutsu for an instant, giving Sakumo an opening to attack.
• Roshi’s red Tailed Beast Chakra erupted, allowing him to block Sakumo’s lightning-coated blade with his arm and punch Sakumo flying.

Roshi used the Four-Tails’ Chakra to cloak himself and attack Hatake Sakumo, but Sakumo’s secret technique and lightning-infused swordsmanship broke through his defenses. Roshi charged out bloodied after Sakumo’s final attack, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Roshi activated a Tailed Beast Cloak and attacked Sakumo with greatly increased speed and strength.
• Sakumo retreated while Uchiha Chen used his Sharingan Genjutsu to halt Roshi’s charge.
• Sakumo activated his Hatake Secret Technique as Roshi broke free and unleashed Lava Release: Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Sakumo cleaved through Roshi’s magma and struck him repeatedly, piercing his cloak and wounding his left arm.
• Sakumo used Lightning Release: Chilling Blade Wind, engulfing Roshi in lightning until his Tailed Beast Cloak was torn apart.
• Roshi emerged from the lightning covered in blood, while Uchiha Chen eagerly watched Sakumo’s technique.

Roshi gave in to the Four-Tails’ offer of power and lost control of his body. The Four-Tails took over, healed Roshi’s wounds, and attacked Uchiha Chen and Hatake Sakumo with magma.

• Roshi encountered the Four-Tails in a vision and sank into the pool after accepting its offer of power.
• Hatake Sakumo retreated to Uchiha Chen as Roshi’s wounds healed and his eyes turned blood-red.
• The Four-Tails took control of Roshi, transformed him with four tails, and celebrated its freedom.
• The Four-Tails attacked Uchiha Chen and Hatake Sakumo with scorching magma, but Uchiha Chen escaped beyond its range.
• The Four-Tails formed a massive magma fireball and hurled it toward Uchiha Chen and the others.

Uchiha Chen and his companions witnessed the Four-Tails destroy the battlefield, and Hatake Sakumo stayed behind to monitor the rampaging Jinchuriki. Sakumo summoned a Ninja Dog to carry Chen, Mikoto, and Nawaki to Konoha Camp to request reinforcements.

• The Four-Tails killed the two Chunin with a blast of lava as Nawaki, Mikoto, Uchiha Chen, and Hatake Sakumo watched.
• Hatake Sakumo refused to leave the Four-Tails unattended and assigned Uchiha Chen's team a B-rank Mission to request reinforcements from Konoha Camp.
• Uchiha Chen questioned whether Sakumo could survive until help arrived, but Sakumo explained that Roshi was near collapse under the Four-Tails' control.
• Hatake Sakumo tried several times to summon a Ninja Dog, and a large black dog finally appeared in the lava-covered area.
• The black dog agreed to carry Uchiha Chen, Mikoto, and Nawaki to Konoha Camp in exchange for two hundred bones.

Uchiha Chen returned to Konoha's Base, reported the mission, and was promoted to Chunin while his teammates stayed Genin. He reunited with Minato, who asked him to spend the night and help with Wind Release.

• Uchiha Chen's team returned to the Base, where Chen reported their intelligence to Orochimaru about the strained war in the Land of Rain and the danger posed by the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Orochimaru promoted Uchiha Chen to Chunin and put him in charge of the team, while Mikoto and Nawaki remained Genin so the team would not have to split up.
• Orochimaru told Chen to stay in the main camp and avoid missions while he discussed the Four-Tails and the enemy's next moves with Tsunade.
• Chen met Minato, who explained that Genin with minor injuries had to wait for treatment because Medical Ninjas were focused on severely wounded patients.
• Chen told Minato about the team's mission and the deaths at the intelligence outpost, then speculated that Jiraiya had left to gather material.
• Minato asked Chen for help with Wind Release and invited him to sleep at his place that night.

Tsunade and Orochimaru discussed the war in the Land of Rain and the possibility that the Land of Fire had secretly supplied Sunagakure with provisions. Orochimaru said they would investigate after the war, while Tsunade considered taking a journey abroad.

• Tsunade worried that Sakumo might need more reinforcements, but Orochimaru trusted his strength and the new elite troops supporting him.
• Orochimaru criticized the clans and village leaders for letting the war stagnate, and Tsunade said the reinforcements could help wear down their enemies.
• Orochimaru warned that Iwagakure, the Hidden Sand Village, and Hanzō could keep the conflict going, despite Tsunade believing the Sand Shinobi were withdrawing.
• Orochimaru told Tsunade that Jiraiya had reported the Hidden Sand Village received a massive supply of provisions, which he suspected had come from the Land of Fire.
• Orochimaru speculated that the Land of Fire's Daimyo might have arranged the supplies for profit, but admitted he had no evidence and said they would settle the matter after the war.
• Tsunade sighed and considered traveling to another country after the war ended.

Uchiha Chen's squad joined Kato Dan's reconnaissance patrol and settled into the forest to watch for threats. As Uchiha Chen sensed that a major battle was near, Iwagakure ninja appeared, leaving the patrol on the verge of combat.

• Uchiha Chen and Nawaki went to the mission assembly point, where they met Kato Dan and reunited with Shikaku, Choza, and Inoichi.
• Uchiha Chen told the others about encountering the Iwa-nin Explosion Release Hunter during an earlier mission.
• Kato Dan assigned Uchiha Chen's squad to patrol with Shikaku's group and learn the area.
• Uchiha Chen, Nawaki, and the others hid separately in trees throughout the rain-soaked forest.
• Big White alerted Uchiha Chen to approaching Iwagakure ninja, and Uchiha Chen realized a major battle was about to begin.

Uchiha Chen led Mikoto, Nawaki, Shikaku, and the others through the rain as multiple forces attacked the Konoha camp. He broke through an Iwa-nin blockade and emerged from an explosion after confronting their Jonin.

• Uchiha Chen spotted signal flares of several kinds and realized the attackers included more than Iwa-nin.
• Uchiha Chen ambushed six Iwa-nin, using Genjutsu to make two Chunin attack each other while Choza deflected the Genin’s Shuriken.
• Mikoto, Nawaki, Shikaku, and the others joined Uchiha Chen, who urged them to fight the remaining Iwa-nin.
• Uchiha Chen charged the Iwa-nin Jonin, broke through his Earth Release spikes, and trapped him with Genjutsu.
• The Jonin detonated Explosive Tags as Uchiha Chen attacked, and Chen emerged from the smoke after the blast.

Uchiha Chen killed the remaining Iwa-nin and warned his companions that a joint assault had turned the Land of Rain battlefield into a decisive battle. After weighing the danger, the group chose to head for the battlefield and help Konoha.

• Uchiha Chen emerged from the smoke and killed four Iwa-nin with Kunai while Shikaku, Choza, and Inoichi watched in shock.
• Uchiha Chen explained that Iwagakure had joined forces with other villages, and Shikaku concluded Konoha was fighting against three enemies on the Land of Rain battlefield.
• Uchiha Chen warned the group that entering the battlefield could mean death and prepared to leave when no one answered.
• Nawaki called Uchiha Chen back and declared that he wanted to fight for the village despite the danger.
• Shikaku, Choza, Inoichi, and Mikoto chose to go with Uchiha Chen, who led them toward Konoha's camp.

Uchiha Chen led his squad through the forest and diverted to answer a Konoha distress signal, where he attacked a Sunagakure squad. He and Shikaku stopped a sand shinobi, while the other battle remained underway.

• Choza joked about Uchiha Chen and Nawaki dating, easing the squad’s fear as they traveled through the forest.
• Big White detected enemy ninja, and Uchiha Chen spotted a Konoha distress signal nearby and rushed to help.
• Uchiha Chen found Sunagakure Jonin attacking a Konoha Jonin and three Genin, then hurled a Kunai that destroyed a Puppet.
• Uchiha Chen attacked the sand shinobi again, but the enemy blocked his strike with another Puppet and began forming Hand Seals.
• Shikaku immobilized the sand shinobi with his shadow, and Uchiha Chen drove a Kunai into the man’s head.