Chapter Summaries

Xun Uzumaki ordered Zetsu to help plunge the Shinobi World into all-out war, while Konoha prepared for battle and its leaders reconsidered their treatment of the Senju and Uchiha clans. After learning Konoha had sent forces against the Sky Ninja Village, Xun decided to seize its chakra-extraction technology.

• Xun Uzumaki convinced a reluctant Zetsu to help stir up the Shinobi World and start an all-out war.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo discussed the Senju Clan’s departure for the battlefield, and Hiruzen told Danzo not to target them again.
• Danzo said he would monitor the Uchiha Clan, but Hiruzen unexpectedly argued that they should not be treated unfairly.
• Zetsu told Xun that Konoha’s forces had set out to attack the Sky Ninja Village.
• Xun decided the Land of Whirlpools needed the Sky Ninja Village’s chakra-extraction technology and prepared to act.

Xun Uzumaki enlisted Zetsu and prepared to use White Zetsu in a scheme against Sky Ninja Village, whose chief planned to abandon the village as Konoha approached. Xun created three shadow clones under different identities, leaving his plan to unfold alongside Konoha’s attack.

• Zetsu regretted recruiting Xun Uzumaki and questioned why he kept assigning missions, while Xun insisted their work would bring peace.
• A Sky Ninja warned the chief that Konoha’s forces were nearing the village, and the chief refused to surrender despite his fear.
• The chief ordered the scientists moved to an underground cave so the Sky Ninja could fake the village’s destruction and survive for future revenge.
• Xun revealed that Sky Ninja survivors were hiding beneath a forest and planned to leave their extermination to Konoha while taking their technicians and manuals.
• Xun used Shadow Clone Jutsu to create three figures who identified themselves as Deva Path Pain, Shin Uchiha, and Xun Uzumaki.

Xun Uzumaki arranged a staged confrontation at Sky Ninja Village while Konoha’s forces finished clearing the village. Hatake Sakumo’s troops then discovered Shin Uchiha fighting Deva Path Pain, leaving them uncertain whether to intervene.

• Xun Uzumaki assigned Zetsu a timed task and headed toward Sky Ninja Village with his clone to stage a spectacle.
• Hatake Sakumo learned that Konoha’s shinobi had searched Sky Ninja Village and ordered them to prepare to return to the Land of Rain.
• Shin Uchiha confronted the Sky Ninja Village chief, who offered unconditional surrender and tried to reveal a secret project.
• Deva Path Pain accused Shin Uchiha of betraying the Organization and misusing its name, and the two prepared to fight.
• Hatake Sakumo chose to wait before intervening, while an Uchiha clansman insisted Konoha should help Shin Uchiha.

Xun Uzumaki gathered the researchers from Sky Ninja Village while Shin Uchiha fought Pain and destroyed the village’s underground cavern. Shin and Pain then fled toward Konoha, leaving Hatake Sakumo uneasy about what might happen next.

• Xun Uzumaki ordered the researchers to come with him, and most surrendered after one researcher said Sky Ninja Village had captured him.
• Xun Uzumaki identified the silent loyalists and prepared to deal with them.
• Shin Uchiha blasted Pain with the Great Fireball Technique, engulfing the underground cavern and killing the chief of Sky Ninja Village.
• Pain used Shinra Tensei, and the Konoha ninja mistook Shin Uchiha’s staged retreat for a mysterious Rinnegan ability.
• Shin Uchiha declared that war was the only path to peace and fled, with Pain chasing him toward Konoha.

Xun Uzumaki set events in motion to make Konoha appear responsible for the Mangekyo’s flight, hoping to provoke a wider conflict while ensuring the side of justice would win. As Hatake Sakumo tried to contain the crisis, White Zetsu impersonated Danzo and lured him outside the village, while Hiruzen Sarutobi searched for the missing Danzo.

• Xun Uzumaki handed the Sky Ninja Village researchers and their technology to the Great Elder, then used Flying Thunder God to return to the filming.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered Konoha shinobi to intercept Shin Uchiha and Pain before they reached Konoha, fearing the spectacle would make the other villages unite against Konoha.
• Xun Uzumaki joined White Zetsu near Shin Uchiha and Pain and planned to let Konoha take the blame before turning the conflict into a massive free-for-all.
• White Zetsu impersonated Danzo, sent a Root shinobi to gather others for a mission, and then led the real Danzo out of the village before escaping.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Danzo was missing from Root and told an Anbu shinobi to check the Uchiha Clan, while the real Danzo waited in a forest for the Root shinobi to return.
• Hatake Sakumo stared blankly when an Anbu shinobi suddenly appeared before him.

Pain fought Hatake Sakumo and Konoha's shinobi after the Mangekyo escaped, while Hiruzen Sarutobi investigated unauthorized Anbu activity and searched for Danzo. Pain was about to unleash Shinra Tensei when a familiar voice interrupted him, as Danzo waited outside the forest for Root shinobi.

• Hatake Sakumo ordered Konoha's shinobi to help the Anbu stop Pain, but Pain kicked him away and accused Konoha of aiding the escaped Mangekyo.
• Pain fought Hatake Sakumo and the Konoha shinobi, then prepared to use Shinra Tensei when someone called out to him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Danzo was missing and that Anbu had left the village without authorization, so he ordered an investigation and told them to bring Danzo back.
• Danzo waited outside the forest and sent Jiu to check on Mushi and the other Root shinobi.

Xun Uzumaki stopped Pain from attacking Konoha and agreed to investigate the incident in the village on the Akatsuki Organization's behalf. Meanwhile, Danzo learned that Dove had found no trace of Mushi and ordered Root to return to Konoha to find him.

• Pain told Xun Uzumaki that Shin Uchiha had escaped, and Xun concluded that Konoha had helped him.
• Hatake Sakumo denied knowing who the Mangekyo belonged to, but Pain accused Konoha of hypocrisy and prepared to attack.
• Xun stopped Pain, citing the alliance between the Land of Whirlpools and Konoha, and urged both sides to avoid being provoked into war.
• Hatake Sakumo invited Pain to Konoha, but Pain refused; Xun agreed to go investigate and report back.
• Dove reported to Danzo that he and Sparrow had searched the forest without finding Mushi, so Danzo ordered Root to return to the village and look for him.

Hatake Sakumo reported the Sky Ninja Village’s destruction and the mysterious Mangekyo and Rinnegan users to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who denied ordering the Anbu and suspected Danzo was involved. Xun Uzumaki explained that the Akatsuki Organization was connected to the airships, while Danzo returned to Konoha and was summoned by Hiruzen.

• Hatake Sakumo returned to Konoha with Xun Uzumaki and told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Sky Ninja Village had been destroyed and that they had encountered users of the Mangekyo and Rinnegan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi denied sending the Anbu and suspected that Danzo had arranged their secret mission, then asked Hatake Sakumo to bring in Xun Uzumaki.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Xun Uzumaki about the Akatsuki Organization, and Xun linked it to the airships that had appeared in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Danzo returned to Konoha furious that his subordinate had deceived him and ordered Dove to capture Mushi.
• A masked ninja told Danzo that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to see him, and Danzo agreed to go.

Xun Uzumaki negotiated with Hiruzen Sarutobi, presenting the Land of Whirlpools and the Akatsuki Organization as peace-loving while selling Konoha airships. Hiruzen agreed to buy three, then discussed Shin Uchiha before Danzo arrived.

• Xun Uzumaki described the Akatsuki Organization and the Land of Whirlpools as forces devoted to peace.
• Xun Uzumaki explained that the Land of Whirlpools had borrowed its airships from the Akatsuki Organization and was struggling financially.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to buy three airships from the Akatsuki Organization for one billion each.
• Xun Uzumaki raised the Akatsuki Organization's demand for Shin Uchiha, and Hiruzen said Konoha had found no clues about him.
• Someone announced that Danzo had arrived at Hiruzen's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo investigated who had impersonated Danzo and sent Root shinobi on a mission, while Xun Uzumaki steered suspicion toward Shin Uchiha and an unknown organization. The Land of Whirlpools offered to join the Akatsuki Organization in dealing with the supposed criminal force.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Danzo about being lured away from the village and warned that Konoha needed to explain the incident to the Land of Whirlpools and the Akatsuki Organization.
• A Root shinobi delivered the investigation report, which said Mushi had neither sent Danzo a message nor been affected by Genjutsu.
• Danzo said Root shinobi reported that someone had disguised himself as Danzo and ordered them on a mission, but the investigation found no culprit.
• Xun Uzumaki suggested Shin Uchiha's people might have used disguises, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo to suspect an organization was behind him.
• Xun Uzumaki said he would inform Pain and declared that the Land of Whirlpools would help crack down on the supposed criminal force.

Xun Uzumaki planned to create a false organization to draw attention away from the Akatsuki Organization, then learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi had made a troubling decision involving a Jinchuriki. As Xun left Mito, Shamon sought airships for Sunagakure, while Konan and her mother approached the Land of Whirlpools with cautious hope.

• Xun Uzumaki planned to establish a branch organization to take the blame for the Akatsuki Organization, but a Konoha ninja summoned him to Uzumaki Mito.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo discussed Konoha’s situation, and Hiruzen ordered the Uchiha Clan members on missions outside the village to return.
• Uzumaki Mito asked Xun for help and expressed regret over having wronged someone; afterward, Xun left furious at Hiruzen Sarutobi’s decision involving a Jinchuriki.
• Shamon ordered an Anbu ninja to deliver a letter to the Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools and investigate the Whirlpool Ninja, hoping to obtain airships.
• Konan and her mother traveled aboard Hope One toward the Land of Whirlpools, where Konan’s mother hoped they could begin a safer life.

Xun Uzumaki welcomed refugees arriving in the Land of Whirlpools and planned to help them settle as citizens. Meanwhile, the Senju Clan Head insisted that his clan keep fighting Kumogakure, determined to end the Senju’s disgrace with his generation.

• Xun Uzumaki joined the Land of Whirlpools' leaders at the dock to welcome refugees arriving by airship.
• The Clan Head celebrated the country's growth and hoped the refugees would become citizens of the Land of Whirlpools.
• A whirlpool ninja guided the frightened refugees off the airship in an orderly manner.
• Shusen Senju questioned the Senju Clan Head about their losses against Kumogakure, but the Clan Head said the clan's sacrifice was not enough and vowed to end its disgrace with his generation.
• Xun Uzumaki received the refugee list, thanked the whirlpool ninja, and prepared to reassure the newcomers and offer them hope.

Xun Uzumaki noticed Konan among the refugees arriving in the Land of Whirlpools and considered recruiting her, Nagato, and Yahiko. Konan and her mother began settling into their new life, while Danzo persuaded the Uchiha Clan Head to recall Uchiha members on missions outside Konoha.

• Xun Uzumaki saw Konan's name on the refugee list and decided he should visit the Land of Rain to seek out Yahiko as well.
• Konan told her mother she was happy in their new accommodation, and her mother resolved to work hard and earn citizenship in the Land of Whirlpools.
• Konan and her mother looked at the brightly lit Land of Whirlpools and hoped to build a happy future there.
• Danzo told the Uchiha Clan Head that the village would suspect the Uchiha of being connected to Mangekyo, despite the clan's denial.
• Danzo said the Hokage had ordered Uchiha members serving outside the village to return, and the Uchiha Clan Head agreed.

On their first day of work in the Land of Whirlpools, refugees Shin and Touya began adjusting to their new jobs and hoped to become citizens. Touya was welcomed with an extra meal at the team cafeteria, leaving him convinced that the Land of Whirlpools was full of kind people.

• Shin told Touya that his mother had recovered after treatment from the Uzumaki shinobi and that he had joined the Glass Production Workshop.
• Touya arrived early to work, remembering how the Land of Whirlpools had given him food, wages, and hope after his father died in the Land of Rain.
• Oshiro Ping led the new workers to breakfast and explained that they would be assigned to teams and learn their work procedures.
• A chef noticed Touya was thin and gave him extra meat buns, telling him to eat more before his heavy work.

Xun Uzumaki left the Land of Whirlpools after arranging refugee integration and preparations for airship production, intending to visit the Land of Rain. A letter from Sunagakure reached him at the front, and its contents made him conclude that the Kazekage had run out of money.

• Xun Uzumaki confirmed that the first refugees were adapting to work and life in the Land of Whirlpools, and planned education to help them integrate.
• Xun Uzumaki arranged for a shipyard to build Konoha's three airships and identified reusable engines as a technical challenge for the Research Institute.
• Hanzo of the Salamander discussed Konoha's support for Mangekyo and ordered Amegakure's commoners to train with Scientific Ninja Tools.
• Hanzo of the Salamander learned that many commoners had vanished from the Land of Rain, but chose to ignore the disappearances for now and prepare Amegakure for war.
• Zimu received a letter from Sunagakure that was meant for Xun Uzumaki, and Xun read it when he arrived at the front.
• Xun Uzumaki reacted to the letter by saying that the Kazekage had gone broke.

Xun Uzumaki rejected Shamon’s demand for free airships, then infiltrated the Kazekage’s office and killed him. At Konoha’s Ninja Academy, a blonde girl who had been bullied met a kind blonde boy, while Xun’s identity remained hidden.

• Xun Uzumaki burned Shamon’s letter demanding ten airships and told Zimu to continue recruiting while he handled Sunagakure.
• Shamon considered how Konoha’s Mangekyo scandal could bring the other villages against it and regretted that Sunagakure could not join in.
• Xun Uzumaki appeared in Shamon’s office behind a barrier, used genjutsu to interrupt his Magnet Release, and stabbed him.
• A blonde girl at Konoha’s Ninja Academy endured classmates’ insults and thought about finding fish because the orphanage gave her little food.
• A blonde boy approached the girl, told her he was blonde too, and began introducing himself.

Xun Uzumaki left Sunagakure after Shamon disappeared, while Sand Ninja discovered the Kazekage’s office had been attacked. Sunagakure’s leaders concealed Shamon’s disappearance, began searching for him, and postponed choosing a successor.

• A Sand Ninja found the Kazekage’s office unguarded, broke in, and discovered Shamon was missing among a dozen slain ninja.
• Xun Uzumaki watched Sunagakure raise the alarm and worried about the fate of its cooperation agreement with the Land of Whirlpools.
• Sand Ninja identified Magnet Release as the likely cause of the killings, and Chiyo and Ebizo discussed whether Shamon had betrayed the village.
• Ao defended his master, Shamon, and agreed to cooperate with the investigation despite losing his chance to become Third Kazekage.
• Chiyo ordered Sunagakure to keep Shamon’s disappearance confidential, investigate with the Anbu, and prepare to choose a Third Kazekage.

Xun Uzumaki rescued Mikoto Uchiha, Karin Shiraki, and Ren Ueda after their team leader died, then escorted them to the Konoha camp. He vanished before meeting Orochimaru and returned to the Land of Whirlpools, while the three children reunited safely with their camp.

• Xun Uzumaki defeated two Sunagakure jonin and recognized Mikoto Uchiha among the three Konoha children he rescued.
• Karin Shiraki introduced herself and her teammates Ren Ueda and Mikoto Uchiha, and the children recognized Xun as the Land of Whirlpools' young daimyo and Kage.
• Mikoto thanked Xun for saving them and revealed that their team leader, Kamimura, had died.
• Xun warned the children about danger near Sunagakure and escorted them to the Konoha camp.
• A Konoha jonin said he would consult Orochimaru, but Xun used the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave without meeting him.
• Karin hugged Mikoto, and the two girls shared relief at being alive.

Xun Uzumaki recruited Zetsu to lead a new organization dedicated to saving the people of the Shinobi World. Meanwhile, Orochimaru investigated the Land of Whirlpools’ alliance and arranged for the Uchiha to return, wondering what the Hokage would do next.

• Uzumaki Kanko left Xun Uzumaki’s side to resume her medical duties after reassuring Yahiko that his sick father would wake up.
• Xun Uzumaki told Zetsu he had been promoted and ordered him to create a new organization with Shin Uchiha’s help.
• Xun Uzumaki made Zetsu the organization’s legal representative and told him its task was to save the people of the Shinobi World.
• Orochimaru concluded that the Land of Whirlpools’ alliance with Konoha had been secured with ninjutsu scrolls and five hundred million.
• Orochimaru arranged for the Uchiha to return from their missions and wondered what the Hokage would do next.

Xun Uzumaki tasked Zetsu with building an organization that would recruit ordinary people across the Shinobi World under the banner of peace. Later, Xun learned Sunagakure had concealed Shamon’s disappearance, while Yahiko chose to stay and help recruit people.

• Zetsu questioned Xun Uzumaki’s plan to have the organization pose as both good and bad actors, and Xun denied responsibility by blaming Zetsu and Shin Uchiha.
• Xun explained that wartime distractions would give the organization time to grow and ordered Zetsu to recruit members in the name of saving ordinary people.
• In early June of Konoha Year 32, Xun noted that Sunagakure had claimed Shamon retired and passed the Kazekage position to his disciple, while keeping Shamon’s disappearance secret.
• Yahiko told Xun that their group had recruited more than fifty people, mostly children, and explained that he stayed to help them trust the Land of Whirlpools.
• Xun praised Yahiko as a future successor to red ideology in the Land of Whirlpools.