Chapter Summaries

As the allied fleets of the Three Great Ninja Villages approached the Land of Whirlpools, Juzo Biwa prepared to defend the country while Sasori’s artillery unit waited for the enemy to enter cannon range. The alarm sounded at Tsunade’s residence, confirming that the invasion had arrived.

• Juzo Biwa stayed at Suikazan Fuguki’s shop and sharpened a knife, determined to protect the Land of Whirlpools and his family.
• Suikazan Fuguki reassured Juzo that the country would be fine and considered preparing a gift for Prince Xun’s soon-to-be-born child.
• Tsunade and Shusen Senju heard a piercing alarm and realized the enemy had arrived.
• Sasori spotted the fleets of the Three Great Ninja Villages approaching and explained that his Mechanical Department unit had been assigned to support the artillery.
• Sasori ordered the artillery crew to fire as soon as the fleets entered range and hoped to earn a medal for his newborn little sister.

Xun Uzumaki watched the allied fleets approach the Land of Whirlpools, holding back from intervening so his country could prove its strength. The Land of Whirlpools repeatedly fired distant Rasengan-like attacks at the fleets, while Rin Nohara hesitated to tell Minato that Jiraiya and Tsunade were in the Land of Whirlpools.

• Xun Uzumaki left Mikoto at the hospital and watched the approaching allied forces, deciding to intervene only if the battle got out of control.
• The Land of Whirlpools fired a huge blue sphere at the fleets, and the Third Kazekage, Minato, and the other commanders defended against its impact.
• Minato and Orochimaru recognized the attack as resembling a long-range Rasengan or Tailed Beast Ball and wondered how the Land of Whirlpools had launched it.
• The Land of Whirlpools fired again, damaging ships and forcing the allied forces to strengthen their defenses as they continued toward shore.
• Rin Nohara considered telling Minato that Jiraiya and Tsunade were in the Land of Whirlpools, but instead claimed she had a ninjutsu question and postponed asking him.

Nagato and Yahiko waited for the Cloud Ninja while discussing why the Land of Whirlpools faced war, as Xun Uzumaki assessed the Chakra Cannons’ limited power. Sasori kept bombarding Konoha’s fleet to wear down its ships and crew, and Minato set off across the sea to investigate the Land of Whirlpools.

• Nagato complained that the Cloud Ninja had not arrived, while Yahiko urged him to stay alert and explained that other nations opposed the Land of Whirlpools growing powerful.
• Xun Uzumaki concluded that the Chakra Cannons could not deal enough direct damage to Konoha’s fleet and considered relying on real weapons instead.
• Sasori ordered the Chakra Cannons to keep firing, believing the explosions were shaking Konoha’s ships and making their crews seasick and unsteady.
• Minato realized the barrage was pushing the fleet back and damaging its ships, then entrusted the fleet to Orochimaru and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to head toward the Land of Whirlpools.
• Kakashi worried as Minato raced ahead, wondering how he would react to Jiraiya and Tsunade when he reached the Land of Whirlpools.

As the Five Great Shinobi Villages attacked the Land of Whirlpools, Qian Luo trusted its strength while Sasori prepared to confront a Konoha ninja using Space-Time Ninjutsu. Xun Uzumaki defended his decision to let the war proceed, and Jiraiya left to stop his disciple Minato from joining the battle.

• Kiko worried about the war, but Qian Luo said the Land of Whirlpools would win through the strength of the God of the Ninja World.
• Haizhen spotted a blond Konoha ninja approaching across the water, and Sasori recognized his Space-Time Ninjutsu and ordered the cannons to keep firing.
• Sasori summoned and put on his golden armor to face the approaching ninja himself.
• Jiraiya asked Xun Uzumaki why he would not stop the war, and Xun argued that doing so would only delay future conflict.
• Xun told Jiraiya that Minato had come ashore, so Jiraiya hurried off to stop his disciple.

Minato confronted Sasori of the Land of Whirlpools, whose golden armor and chakra-powered weapons countered Minato’s Flying Thunder God Technique. Minato used a layered feint to strike Sasori’s acceleration tube with a Rasengan.

• Sasori refused Minato’s demand to hand over the rogue ninja and insisted that Konoha withdraw from the Land of Whirlpools.
• Minato attacked with a Kunai, but Sasori’s golden armor blocked it and his chakra threads pulled it in as his armor’s weapons gathered Chakra.
• Sasori used acceleration tubes to move behind Minato and unleash a powerful suction force, while Minato struggled to fight in the sea without places to mark with Kunai.
• Minato created Shadow Clones and used the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu to conceal a transformed Kunai in his barrage.
• Sasori countered with his Secret Technique: Hellfire Prison Formation, but Minato’s feint let him appear behind Sasori and slam a Rasengan into an acceleration tube.

Kirigakure’s weakened fleet approached the Land of Whirlpools, while the Third Mizukage secretly prioritized stealing its land-reclamation machines, airships, and ninja swords. Xun Uzumaki watched Minato evade Sasori and race for shore, where Minato feared he might find weapons that could endanger Konoha.

• The Third Mizukage learned Kirigakure’s fleet was nearing the Land of Whirlpools and confirmed Raiga Kurosuki and others had secretly departed ahead of it.
• The Third Mizukage told his assistant that Kirigakure’s priority was stealing the land-reclamation blueprints, airships, and remaining ninja swords.
• An explosion interrupted the Third Mizukage as Xun Uzumaki watched the battle and reflected on why the Land of Whirlpools kept young students away from the front lines.
• Xun Uzumaki saw Minato evade the fighting at sea and expected him to use the Flying Thunder God Technique once he reached shore.
• Sasori realized Minato had tricked him, activated the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique, and fired a miniature Chakra Cannon to slow him down.
• Minato dodged Sasori’s shots, suspected larger weapons were positioned on shore, and hurried toward land to destroy them before Konoha was endangered.

Minato reached the Land of Whirlpools and destroyed many Rasengan Cannon emplacements, creating an opening for the allied fleets to advance. Sasori tried to restrict Minato’s Flying Thunder God Technique, but a familiar voice called out to Minato as the attack continued.

• Black Zetsu ordered White Zetsu to keep watch over the Land of Whirlpools and look for a chance to weaken it.
• Haizhen ordered the Land of Whirlpools’ gunners and Mechanical Department to prepare as Minato approached the shore.
• Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique and Rasengan to destroy more than ten cannon emplacements while evading the Whirlpool Ninjas.
• Sasori ordered his forces to seize Minato’s kunai and destroy the jutsu marks he had left on the cannon wreckage.
• Orochimaru saw that the artillery fire was dwindling and ordered the allied fleets to advance.
• Kakashi, Rin Nohara, and the others heard a familiar voice call out to Minato as he continued his attack.

Minato arrived in the Land of Whirlpools and mistook Jiraiya’s intervention for help, but Xun Uzumaki captured him and arranged to take him away. As fleets from the Three Great Ninja Villages approached, Xun sealed Jiraiya’s Chakra, assigned Zimu to defend the home front, and returned to check that his clone had recorded everything.

• Minato trusted Jiraiya when he appeared, but Jiraiya tied him up and offered to take him away from the battlefield.
• Minato escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique and insisted he could not stand by while Konoha shinobi were harmed.
• Sasori led the Whirlpool Ninja against Minato, but Xun Uzumaki appeared, sealed Minato’s Chakra, and ordered Xiangxi to take him away.
• Xun smashed another Chakra Cannon and told Sasori to report that Konoha had destroyed 250 of them as compensation.
• Xun sealed Jiraiya’s Chakra as the fleets of the Three Great Ninja Villages approached, then told Zimu he would hold back the other villages’ Kage.
• Xun returned to the mountain peak and asked his clone whether it had recorded everything.

Xun Uzumaki planned to use recorded footage for publicity and forced Black Zetsu and White Zetsu to help the Goddess Alliance. As the Land of Whirlpools' forces faced Kirigakure, Uchiha Qi spotted a hidden underwater attack.

• Xun Uzumaki's clone handed him footage of Minato confronting the Konoha Three Shinobi, and Xun decided to use it for publicity.
• Xun Uzumaki confronted Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, then made Black Zetsu agree to help the Goddess Alliance advance its plans for peace.
• Zimu reassured Sasori about his recruits' performance and explained that the Uzumaki Clan had won the First Great Ninja War through Shadow Clone Jutsu and Explosive Tags.
• Muxin Tree and Uchiha Qi questioned Kirigakure's lack of movement while its fleet faced the Chakra Cannons.
• Uchiha Qi activated his Sharingan, spotted five Chakra networks moving underwater, and shouted a warning about an enemy attack.

The Three Great Ninja Villages landed in the Land of Whirlpools and clashed with its defenders, while Xun Uzumaki faced Orochimaru, Ōnoki, and the Third Kazekage. Xun prepared to stop holding back and end the battle quickly so he could reach the eastern battlefield.

• The Three Great Ninja Villages landed on the shore and were met by an ambush of Explosive Tags from the Whirlpool Ninja.
• Xun Uzumaki ordered his forces to attack as Ōnoki and the other village representatives waited for him to appear.
• Ōnoki demanded that the Land of Whirlpools return the villages' rogue ninjas and pay for the war's losses, but Xun refused to accept their terms.
• Xun attacked Orochimaru with a Rasengan, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique and Fire Style as Orochimaru countered with Rashomon and snake techniques.
• Orochimaru called on Ōnoki and the Third Kazekage for help, and they attacked Xun with Earth Style and Iron Sand to restrict his space-time ninjutsu.
• Xun decided to stop holding back and end the battle quickly because the eastern battlefield seemed to be in trouble.

Zicheng fought Raiga Kurosuki and discovered a way to surpass his Taijutsu limits, while Kirigakure attacked the Land of Whirlpools. As Zicheng pressed his attack, a mysterious figure prepared to intervene, but a kitchen knife suddenly flew toward a Kirigakure ninja destroying a Chakra Cannon.

• Zicheng ordered the Whirlpool Ninja to retreat and fire the Chakra Cannons while he confronted Raiga Kurosuki.
• Raiga wounded Zicheng and paralyzed him with Lightning Release: Lightning Fang, leaving Zicheng to recall Grandpa Madara’s warning that his body had reached its limits.
• Remembering his promise to Grandpa Madara, Zicheng suddenly increased his speed and strength, then charged Raiga with a yellow glow around him.
• A figure appeared in the air, watched Zicheng’s breakthrough, and prepared to end the battle.
• A kitchen knife flew toward a middle-aged Kirigakure ninja who was destroying a Chakra Cannon.

Jinin Akebino confronted Suikazan Fuguki and Juzo Biwa, who insisted they were thriving as grilled-fish-shop owners, while Xun Uzumaki let the war proceed so the Land of Whirlpools could build experienced soldiers and resilient institutions. In the northern theater, Yahiko and Nagato waited for Kumogakure’s fleet as Konan reported the other battles’ results.

• Jinin Akebino challenged Suikazan Fuguki and Juzo Biwa, mocked their claims of success, and offered to spare them because of their former bonds.
• Juzo Biwa charged at Jinin Akebino without a weapon, while Suikazan Fuguki moved to fight Munashi Jinpachi.
• Xun Uzumaki chose not to intervene in the fighting, reasoning that the Land of Whirlpools needed soldiers with battlefield experience and systems that could endure without him.
• Yahiko and Nagato wondered why Kumogakure’s fleet had not appeared in the northern theater.
• Konan told Yahiko and Nagato that Xun had killed the Kazekage and captured Orochimaru, though the Big Nose old man had escaped, and said Xun had gone to support the eastern battlefield.

The Third Raikage delayed Kumogakure’s advance while Jōyō Minazuki halted Kirigakure’s fleet after Xun Uzumaki announced that the war had ended. As Xun confronted the Mizukage and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen collapsed, a white-haired old man in a wheelchair watched from the forest and wondered about Xun’s motives.

• The Third Raikage decided Kumogakure would wait two more days to see whether Konoha and the others succeeded, and sent Anbu to investigate.
• Jōyō Minazuki ordered Kirigakure’s fleet to stop, wary of the sudden silence and the bright flash from the Land of Whirlpools.
• Xun Uzumaki appeared aboard the fleet and told Jōyō that the war had already ended, but refused to let Kirigakure surrender without paying a price.
• Jōyō attacked Xun with Demonic Mirror Ice Kill, but Xun shattered the mirrors, prompting the Mizukage’s Assistant to order a retreat.
• Jōyō tried to awaken Frostmourne’s Sword Spirit, but the sword did not respond, leaving Xun embarrassed about Black Zetsu’s fake Stone Tablet.
• Jinin Akebino broke Juzo Biwa’s kitchen knife, then collapsed along with the other four Seven Ninja Swordsmen as a white-haired old man in a wheelchair watched from the forest.

Xun Uzumaki awakened Frostmourne’s Sword Spirit, freezing the sea and the Mist fleet, and the war ended with heavy losses for several villages. The Legendary Ninja Sword drew renewed attention from the major ninja villages, while Xun faced months of recovery from frostbite.

• Xun Uzumaki refused the Mizukage’s offer and accidentally awakened Frostmourne’s Sword Spirit.
• The Mizukage’s Assistant attacked Xun Uzumaki, but Frostmourne froze the ninjutsu before Xun froze the sea and the Mist fleet.
• Muxin Tree, Uchiha Qi, Zicheng, and the others began rescuing the fallen, while Suikazan Fuguki kept the broken cleaver as a memento for the grilled fish shop.
• Nagato waited in the northern Land of Whirlpools for Kumogakure, but the village never joined the war.
• The war ended with the Third Kazekage dead, Orochimaru captured, and the Tsuchikage escaping with a small remnant; the Third Mizukage and the Mist Ninja froze to death.
• The major ninja villages renewed their search for legendary ninja swords, and Xun Uzumaki was said to need several months to recover from frostbite.

After the Land of Whirlpools celebrated its victory and began rebuilding, the other nations turned against a weakened Konoha. Hiruzen Sarutobi’s leaders faced enormous reparations and prisoner demands, while Kumogakure’s pressure left them considering surrendering Konoha’s ninja swords.

• The Land of Whirlpools held funerals, honored wounded soldiers, and inspired young people to enlist as the Shinobi World questioned its Redism system.
• Kumogakure and Iwagakure declared war on Konoha, while Sunagakure’s new Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, allied with Kumogakure and Kirigakure chose Karatachi Yagura as its Fourth Mizukage.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Konoha’s leaders that the Land of Whirlpools demanded more than thirty billion in compensation before discussing the captured ninja.
• Utatane Koharu said Kumogakure wanted Konoha to surrender its Legendary Ninja Swords, and Hiruzen confirmed that no one in Konoha had awakened a Sword Spirit.
• Utatane Koharu concluded that Konoha had no choice but to hand over the ninja swords.

Xun Uzumaki presided over a ceremony honoring fallen soldiers as the Land of Whirlpools mourned its war dead. As Kumogakure moved toward war with Konoha and Konoha sought allies, Earth Spider Village debated whether to ally with Konoha or go to the Land of Whirlpools.

• Xun Uzumaki awarded Kaigaku Nishiyama’s medal to his elderly father, who accepted it with a salute and grieved for his son.
• Xun Uzumaki reflected that the war had exposed the recruits’ inexperience and that the Land of Whirlpools needed to grow stronger beyond his own leadership.
• Kumogakure led its forces west toward Konoha, while Iwagakure chose to avoid taking risks and let Kumogakure bear the pressure.
• The Earth Spider Clan Head and elders discussed Konoha’s alliance proposal, weighing the clan’s vulnerability and its powerful Forbidden Jutsu.
• The Second Elder warned that Konoha might exploit the Tsuchigumo Clan and urged the clan to follow the Uchiha Clan’s example by going to the Land of Whirlpools.

Kakashi, Rin Nohara, and other captured ninjas waited in the Land of Whirlpools Reform-through-Labor Camp, hoping their villages would redeem them. Camp Commander Haruya explained their new work and ideological education requirements, leaving them facing the camp’s strict routine.

• Rin Nohara asked Kakashi what had happened to Minato-sensei and Lord Orochimaru, and when Hokage-sama would redeem them.
• Kakashi told Rin Nohara and Shizune to behave and wait for rescue, as the captives assembled under orders from the Whirlpool Ninja.
• A Whirlpool Ninja handed management of the assembled prisoners to Haruya.
• Haruya declared the captured ninjas convict laborers and warned that they would be assigned work and required to attend ideological education.
• Haruya said the prisoners would face weekly assessments and punishment if their work or political reports failed.

Xun Uzumaki managed postwar prisoners and a worsening Chakra shortage while Konoha faced a new threat from three surrounding ninja villages. Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Danzo to pressure the Hyuga Clan for troops, leaving Danzo reluctantly accepting the task.

• Xun Uzumaki reviewed prisoner arrangements, ordered daily inspections, and confirmed that war casualties’ families had received compensation.
• Xun Uzumaki learned the Chakra Center had only about half a month of supply left and ordered prisoners to donate Chakra each morning, with one prisoner untied for each extraction.
• The Land of Fire daimyo angrily demanded that Hiruzen Sarutobi step down after three ninja villages encircled the Land of Fire and the Raikage issued threats.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Danzo to visit the Hyuga Clan and ask how many ninja they could send to the war.
• Danzo questioned whether it was appropriate for him to go, but Hiruzen Sarutobi insisted that he would handle it well.

Zai Tai and Rui Ling arrived in the Land of Whirlpools on their clan’s mission, while Xun Uzumaki checked the precautions holding Minato and Orochimaru. Jiraiya decided to return to Konoha but, short on money and pursued for his debts, tried to use his reputation to secure drinks from a newcomer.

• Zai Tai suspected Uncle Dun had gone drinking with hostesses, while Rui Ling insisted they continue gathering information for the Clan Head.
• Zai Tai lured Rui Ling toward a stinky tofu stall by claiming he was hungry, exploiting her discomfort with the smell.
• Uncle Dun approached the Red Bar, eager to investigate what he believed was a local specialty and learn about the country.
• Xun Uzumaki told Hibiki Uzumaki to watch Minato and Orochimaru closely and ensure their seals alerted them if either left the designated area.
• Jiraiya decided to return to Konoha the next day, but the bartender demanded payment for his overdue debts.
• Jiraiya spotted a newcomer entering the bar, claimed he would pay for the drinks, and introduced himself as the Great Toad Sage and one of the Konoha Three Shinobi.

Xun Uzumaki tried to sway Minato toward Redism while keeping him confined, and the Land of Water’s envoy arrived seeking a meeting. Meanwhile, Dun returned from an investigation after being scammed and discovered his teammates eating something that looked like feces.

• Xun Uzumaki visited Minato, who said he believed Konoha could achieve peace, and urged him to read books inspired by the Akatsuki leader’s ideas.
• Xun Uzumaki left Minato under guard and told the Whirlpool Ninja not to interfere as long as Minato did not leave.
• Zimu informed Xun Uzumaki that an envoy from the Land of Water had requested a meeting, and Xun ordered him to stall them while he put on makeup.
• Dun returned to the commercial street and told Rui Ling and Zai Tai that a white-haired young man had scammed him before a bartender suggested he sell Chakra to pay his debt.
• Dun spotted black lumps in his teammates’ food boxes and asked whether they were eating shit.