Chapter Summaries

After eating grilled fish in Kumogakure, Uchiha Ci awakened new Chakra traits from the Two-Tails, Eight-Tails, and Nine-Tails, but his uncontrolled power nearly destroyed the restaurant. Kakashi Hatake recognized him and pulled him into a concealed hatch as a Fire Release orb threatened to explode.

• Uchiha Ci entered a Kumogakure restaurant and ordered ten plates of grilled fish because he was starving.
• As the meal restored his vitality, Uchiha Ci gained the Chakra traits of Matatabi, Gyuki, and Kurama, along with an increased Chakra limit.
• Uchiha Ci accidentally ignited his chopsticks with Blue Flame, created a dangerous fireball, and crushed through the restaurant floor with his strength.
• Kakashi Hatake recognized Uchiha Ci and used Water Style: Water Wall, but the water made the fireball more unstable.
• Kakashi grabbed Uchiha Ci and jumped with him through a concealed hatch to escape the imminent explosion.

After a blast destroyed Kakashi’s grilled fish restaurant, he escaped with Uchiha Ci and explained Konoha’s mission to protect the Land of Lightning’s Daimyo and ensure the Five Nations Summit proceeded. Their escape was interrupted by a massive explosion and the news that the Daimyo had been assassinated, plunging Yunming City into martial law.

• A blast destroyed the grilled fish restaurant, and Motoi ordered his Kumogakure squad to watch the nearby Crow’s Tea and summon reinforcements.
• Uchiha Ci recognized Kakashi, who revealed that Kumogakure had been watching the restaurant and led him through a hidden passage to escape.
• Kakashi told Uchiha Ci that he had come to Yunming City with Teacher Minato to determine the Daimyo’s stance and secretly protect him so the Five Nations Summit could proceed.
• A huge explosion struck near the restaurant, and Uchiha Ci and Kakashi saw Kumogakure ninjas pursue Sasori toward the outskirts of the city.
• A crimson flare erupted from the Daimyo’s Mansion, and announcements across Yunming City declared that the Daimyo had been assassinated and the city was under martial law.

Uchiha Ci tried to head toward the Land of Lightning Daimyo after explosions and an assassination shook Yunming City, but Kakashi warned that Konoha needed him to remain dead until the Five Nations Summit. Ci realized Konoha might be letting Kumogakure target it to set another war in motion, and resolved to go anyway to save his companions.

• Uchiha Ci assessed the explosions in Yunming City and suspected Sasori and hidden ninja forces were behind the destruction and attack on the Daimyo.
• Uchiha Ci told Kakashi to help the injured while he went to the Tenshukaku, but Kakashi stopped him and warned him not to reveal that he was alive.
• Kakashi explained that the ninja world wanted Uchiha Ci for information about Zero Tail and that Kumogakure could use his death to justify mobilizing for war.
• Kakashi drew his White Fang Short Sword and blocked Uchiha Ci, insisting that the mission came first.
• Uchiha Ci inferred that Konoha might be trying to direct Kumogakure toward itself and declared that he would stay alive and go save his companions.

Uchiha Ci prepared to attack the Land of Lightning’s Daimyo despite Kakashi’s objections, but Namikaze Minato arrived and chose to stand beside him. Minato agreed to accompany Ci into the city, leaving the two ready to confront what awaited them.

• Kakashi threatened to break Uchiha Ci’s legs if he continued toward the city, while Ci resolved to fight anyone who stood in his way.
• Namikaze Minato appeared and told Kakashi that those who abandoned their companions were worse than trash.
• Uchiha Ci knocked Kakashi unconscious, and Minato carried him away before returning to Ci.
• Minato welcomed Ci back, then agreed to accompany him to the city and help even if Ci killed the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.
• Uchiha Ci and Minato slapped their hands together and set off to make a mess of things.

Iwagakure envoys Kitsuchi and Roshi destroyed the Tenshukaku in Yunming City, hoping to force the Land of Lightning’s Daimyo into action and gain leverage. They planned to pose as heroes who stopped the assassins, while Roshi revealed that Uchiha Ci had agreed to their scheme involving the Third Raikage, Ai.

• Roshi destroyed the Tenshukaku with a Crimson Beam, but the Daimyo inside was only a stand-in.
• Kitsuchi explained that the attack was meant to provoke the real Daimyo and strengthen Iwagakure’s position at the Five Nations Summit.
• Kitsuchi said capturing Uchiha Ci and obtaining the Evil God Cult’s techniques was their most important objective.
• Roshi told Kitsuchi that Uchiha Ci had agreed to help kill the Third Raikage, Ai, and warned that exploiting hatred would backfire.
• Kitsuchi insisted that victory justified any means and prepared to pose with Roshi as heroes who defeated the assassins.

Uchiha Ci and Minato watched Iwagakure's Kitsuchi and Roshi claim credit for stopping an attack, while Ci pieced together the hidden schemes around the Land of Lightning. Minato said the upcoming Five Nations Summit offered an opportunity and revealed that Shimura Danzō had insisted Konoha could not remain passive.

• Uchiha Ci and Minato arrived in Yunming City and saw Kitsuchi and Roshi falsely tell Daimyo's Mansion officials that they had driven off the assassins.
• Uchiha Ci reasoned that Iwagakure and Kumogakure were plotting against each other, while Suna genuinely sought to kill the Land of Lightning's Daimyo and frame Konoha.
• Minato warned Uchiha Ci that the Daimyo, Hidan, and the Third Raikage were absent, and that attacking the Iwagakure pair would only alert the hidden enemies.
• Uchiha Ci grew frustrated that he could not find Hidan in the vast city, and Minato told him that the upcoming Five Nations Summit might present an opportunity.
• Minato revealed that Shimura Danzō had approached him and declared that Konoha absolutely could not do nothing.

Ryuzoji Nobu and Third Raikage A disputed whether the Land of Lightning should join an alliance against the Land of Fire or pursue a plan involving Iwagakure. Ryuzoji agreed to attend the Five Nations Summit and sign the pact, trusting the Raikage to preserve the bond between the Land of Lightning and Kumogakure.

• Ryuzoji Nobu urged Third Raikage A to unite four nations and attack the Land of Fire during the Third Shinobi World War.
• Third Raikage A argued that the Kumogakure Collapse Plan had blocked their route through the Land of Fields and proposed using a surprise attack on Iwagakure or a passage through the Land of Earth instead.
• Third Raikage A said the Five Nations Summit could let Ryuzoji establish a Joint Attack Pact and win Ōnoki's trust.
• A Guardian Ninja accused Third Raikage A of putting Ryuzoji in danger, while the Raikage explained that the real Daimyo's appearance was necessary because the fake Daimyo had been exposed.
• Ryuzoji recognized that signing the pact would risk the Land of Lightning's credibility, but agreed and reminded Third Raikage A to honor their foundational trust.

Uchiha Ci followed Namikaze Minato through Yunming City to a run-down building, where Minato revealed that he, Shimura Danzō, and Uchiha Fugaku planned to defy the Third Hokage. Minato said he would take responsibility for assassinating the Land of Lightning's Daimyo at the Five Nations Summit, six days later.

• Uchiha Ci and Namikaze Minato walked through Yunming City, where Ci noted the civilians' hardship and the city's stark inequality.
• Minato led Ci to an abandoned apartment building where he had been operating and showed him a marked map of the Land of Lightning.
• Minato explained that he and Shimura Danzō had agreed on an operation against the Third Hokage's wishes.
• Minato identified Uchiha Fugaku as their other accomplice and said the Land of Lightning's Daimyo and the Third Raikage would attend the Five Nations Summit in six days.
• Minato declared that he would take responsibility for assassinating the Daimyo, relying on his mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Minato explained that he planned to assassinate the Daimyo and use the resulting upheaval to expand Konoha’s territory, while Ci tried to stop him. The chapter left Ci confronting Minato’s vision of conquest as a path to lasting peace for future generations.

• Ci demanded to know whether Minato was serious about assassinating the Daimyo and warned that it would make him a rogue ninja and cost him his dream of becoming Hokage.
• Minato argued that Konoha would face war again and again unless someone made a sacrifice, and Ci accused Danzo of manipulating him to seize the Hokage position.
• Ci grabbed Minato and insisted that killing the Daimyo would not change the system, but Minato calmly called the Daimyo a malignant disease.
• Minato showed Ci that Yunming City had become a focus of conspiracies and that the intent to kill the Daimyo had already arisen.
• Minato proposed killing the Daimyo, backing Ryuzoji Suguya as his successor, and exploiting the conflict between Kumogakure and Iwagakure to cripple the Land of Lightning.
• Minato traced a proposed expansion across the map, envisioning Konoha taking the Land of Lightning and Fire and nearby territories so future generations could live in peace, while Ci fell silent at the opportunity.

Namikaze Minato revealed that he planned to kill the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and ally Kirigakure with Ryuzoji Suguya, then urged Uchiha Ci to become Hokage in the turmoil that would follow. Mei Terumi arrived with news that Hidan had vanished and that Ryuzoji Suguya had agreed to meet Minato.

• Minato admitted that he planned to kill the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning and win over Ryuzoji Suguya to form an alliance with Kirigakure.
• Minato asked Uchiha Ci to become Hokage, but Uchiha Ci recoiled at the prospect before someone interrupted them.
• Mei Terumi arrived with Hozuki Mangetsu, and she and Uchiha Ci recognized each other.
• Mei Terumi reported that Hidan had mysteriously disappeared while protected by four Kirigakure guards.
• Mei Terumi told Minato that her contact with Ryuzoji Suguya had succeeded and that the Son of the Daimyo wanted to meet him immediately.

Uchiha Ci and Namikaze Minato met the Young Lord of the Land of Lightning, Ryuzoji Suguya, who agreed to help with their plan against his father, the Daimyo. As Minato questioned whether Suguya could be trusted, Suguya offered him the Land of Lightning’s national treasure, Thunder God's Sword, Futsu-no-mitama.

• Uchiha Ci, Namikaze Minato, Mei Terumi, and Hozuki Mangetsu reached the Vermilion Gate outside Yunming City and were summoned inside by the Young Lord.
• Namikaze Minato entered the palace, and Uchiha Ci followed him despite Minato’s concern for Ci’s safety.
• Ryuzoji Suguya recognized Minato as the Yellow Flash and asked how strong he was; Uchiha Ci assured him Minato could protect him from anyone outside who wanted him dead.
• Ryuzoji Suguya revealed his hatred of his father, Ryuzoji Nobu, for abandoning his family and fleeing to Kumogakure, and declared that the Daimyo deserved punishment.
• Ryuzoji Suguya ordered his attendants to bring Thunder God's Sword, Futsu-no-mitama, as a gift for Minato.

Ryuzoji Suguya offered Namikaze Minato the Thunder God's Sword - Futsu-no-Mitama in exchange for help becoming Daimyo, but Uchiha Ci took the Divine Artifact and sensed it resonating with his Susanoo. Uchiha Ci then abruptly attacked Minato, and the chapter ended as Minato saw Uchiha Ci’s blind eyes reflected in the blade, newly opened into Sharingan.

• Ryuzoji Suguya recalled how Roshi had destroyed the Tenshukaku and agreed to Namikaze Minato’s offer of power so he could survive and claim the Daimyo’s seat.
• Ryuzoji Suguya presented Minato with the Thunder God's Sword - Futsu-no-Mitama and asked him to help make him Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.
• Uchiha Ci recognized the sword’s connection to Susanoo and drew it from its case, despite the samurai’s outrage.
• Ryuzoji Suguya hid his anger when Uchiha Ci challenged him, while Minato smiled and asked whether Ci liked the sword.
• Uchiha Ci began to tell Minato about a secret Uchiha sword technique, then suddenly swung the sword at Minato’s face.
• Minato attempted to parry with a Flying Thunder God Kunai and saw Uchiha Ci’s newly opened Sharingan reflected in the blade.

Uchiha Ci ambushed Namikaze Minato with a hidden eye technique, aiming to stop him before he could escape with Flying Thunder God. Minato’s super-reaction talent awakened under the threat, but Ci relied on deception rather than speed, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Uchiha Ci used Eye Technique Elimination to disrupt Minato’s blood and senses, but Minato reacted by summoning a Mount Myōboku partner and preparing to teleport away.
• Uchiha Ci activated the Blood Dragon Nine Sealing Technique, concealing its true method while Minato tried to avoid his gaze and reflected sword light.
• A blood-red dragon appeared and linked Minato to Ci, making Minato realize he might have fallen into Genjutsu again.
• Minato’s Super Reaction Talent leveled up, allowing him to complete a full round of sit-ups within 0.1 seconds.
• Uchiha Ci saw Minato’s sudden reaction and relied on deception to continue his attack.

Uchiha Ci used his Blood Dragon Nine Sealing Technique to ambush and incapacitate Minato, then confronted Ryuzoji Suguya and declared that the Daimyo's era was over. As Ryuzoji reeled from learning Uchiha Ci's identity, an angry samurai attacked Ci from behind.

• Uchiha Ci disguised a Blood Dragon as a White Shock Eye dragon and slammed Minato into the hall's wall, leaving him unconscious.
• Ryuzoji Suguya saw Minato fall and realized Uchiha Ci was the one who had defeated him.
• Uchiha Ci explained that Ryuzoji had become a target for the conspiracies surrounding the missing Daimyo and urged him to cooperate if he wanted to survive.
• Ryuzoji recognized Uchiha Ci as the feared leader of the Undying Heretics, while struggling to reconcile him with the supposed fake who had tried to assassinate the Daimyo.
• Uchiha Ci told Ryuzoji, "The Daimyo's era is over!" and warned him to do what Ci wanted if he still wished to live.
• A samurai in gray-white armor leaped at Uchiha Ci from behind with a Secret Sword: Iaido Slash.

Uchiha Ci defeated Tetsudamaru with Genjutsu, but the samurai killed himself by forcing his own blade through his neck. As Ci received the upgraded Secret Sword - Swallow Return technique, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning’s hidden forces surrounded him and Ryuzoji Suguya, prompting Ci to prepare to fight.

• Tetsudamaru attacked Uchiha Ci with Secret Sword - Iaido Slash, but Genjutsu made him mistake his own blade for a threat and he cut off his head.
• Uchiha Ci’s talent rewarded him with Secret Sword - Swallow Return at Great Accomplishment after two Critical Hits.
• Samurai and others interpreted Ci’s reaction to the new technique as bloodlust and called for his death in the name of the Daimyo.
• Hidden samurai, rogue ninja, and three Daimyo Guardian Ninja emerged and charged; the Guardian Ninja moved to attack Ryuzoji Suguya.
• Uchiha Ci recognized the ambush, planted Futsu-no-mitama in the ground, and warned the attackers that they were too noisy.

Uchiha Ci summoned Susanoo with Futsu-no-mitama and unleashed a devastating strike that destroyed the Daimyo’s palace, while a cult leader incited Yunming City’s people to revolt. He decided that Namikaze Minato must become Hokage and guide the coming upheaval, while he would take up the sword and fight.

• Uchiha Ci equipped Susanoo with Futsu-no-mitama, formed a towering skeletal giant, and unleashed a blast that vaporized everyone in the hall except himself, Namikaze Minato, and Ryuzoji Suguya.
• A lightning beam struck the palace and shattered it, while a black-robed leader urged Yunming City’s crowds to kill the nobles and welcome the Evil God.
• Uchiha Ci dismissed Susanoo, ordered Ryuzoji Suguya out of his way, and approached the unconscious Namikaze Minato.
• Uchiha Ci considered the upheaval that Minato’s coup could bring and concluded that Minato was better suited to guide the ninja world than he was.
• Uchiha Ci apologized to Minato, told him he had to become Hokage, and declared that he would be the Sword Wielder as figures approached the ruined hall.

Uchiha Ci severed his ties to Konoha by framing himself as a rogue ninja and sending Ryuzoji Suguya away with the unconscious Namikaze Minato. As Suna, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure forces converged on the palace, Kitsuchi’s Earth Core attack erupted in the inner city.

• Uchiha Ci cut off Ryuzoji Suguya’s arm, ordered him to spread the story that Ci had attacked Namikaze Minato and defected, and told him to protect Minato until he woke.
• Uchiha Ci slashed Konoha’s symbol on Minato’s headband, put it on, and chose to fight for his bonds before becoming a rogue ninja.
• Killer B confronted Pakura and Roshi on their way to the palace, while each group’s plans to kill the Daimyo’s son were already underway.
• Kitsuchi unleashed his Earth Core technique in the inner city, causing a huge earth platform carrying a blazing mass to surge toward the city.
• Killer B, Pakura, and Roshi broke off their standoff and raced toward the explosions and flames.

Uchiha Ci fought off Kitsuchi’s ambush and discovered that Mifune and Grandma Chiyo had joined the assault against him. Chiyo bound his Susanoo with Steel Wires and prepared to attack, leaving him surrounded by three formidable opponents.

• Kitsuchi attacked Uchiha Ci, but Susanoo blocked his punch and crushed what turned out to be an Earth Clone.
• Kitsuchi used Earth Style: Rock Lodging Collapse to bring down the hall, but Uchiha Ci’s Ribcage Susanoo protected him from the debris.
• Uchiha Ci sensed three Chakra signatures through the dust before Mifune charged in with Secret Sword: Iaido Slash and cut through part of the Susanoo.
• Grandma Chiyo bound Uchiha Ci’s Susanoo with five Steel Wires using Puppet Performance: Unity of Body and Mind.
• Chiyo revealed herself, identified Uchiha Ci, and said she had been looking forward to this day as she prepared to attack.

Uchiha Ci fought Kitsuchi, Mifune, and Chiyo after they attacked him, revealing a powerful Susanoo that withstood their coordinated assault. After Kitsuchi and Mifune shattered the Susanoo and struck at him, Uchiha Ci’s Earth Spear stopped Mifune’s sword, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Chiyo bound Uchiha Ci with steel wires while Mifune attacked, but Uchiha Ci summoned a flaming Susanoo that knocked Mifune away.
• Chiyo unleashed the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu and then Three Treasures Absorption, but Uchiha Ci destroyed the puppets with his Susanoo.
• Kitsuchi dropped a mountaintop onto Uchiha Ci, cracking his Susanoo, then shattered it with a Super Heavy Rock Fist.
• Mifune attacked Uchiha Ci with Sky-Splitting Slash after the Susanoo broke, but Uchiha Ci’s Earth Spear deflected the sword and snapped it.
• Uchiha Ci mocked Mifune by asking whether he had eaten.

Uchiha Ci fought Chiyo, Kitsuchi, and Mifune while enduring the strain of repeatedly using Susanoo. After Chiyo’s poison and Kitsuchi’s Stone Golem injured him, Uchiha Ci summoned a thirty-meter Flame Giant and manifested the Thunder God's Sword, Futsu-no-Mitama.

• Kitsuchi and Chiyo analyzed Susanoo’s weaknesses while Uchiha Ci calculated how little Chakra he had left.
• Uchiha Ci overpowered Mifune in close combat, pierced his palm on Mifune’s Broken Sword, and prepared to stab him.
• Chiyo released a barrage of weapons and poison mist as Kitsuchi summoned a Stone Golem to attack Uchiha Ci.
• Uchiha Ci dodged the poison but was struck by the Stone Golem’s fist, which displaced his internal organs.
• Uchiha Ci healed, summoned a thirty-meter Flame Giant, and manifested the lightning sword Silver Sky's Radiance, Thunder God's Sword - Futsu-no-Mitama.