Chapter Summaries

Katsuki fought the Three-Tails head-on while the Third Mizukage and Suikazan Fuguki watched from a distance and considered how to respond. The Mist Ninja held off pursuing the Kaguya and Yuki until they could stabilize the village and find a way to deal with the beast, while Black Zetsu and White Zetsu secretly observed the battle.

• Suikazan Fuguki recovered Samehada from the water and joined the Third Mizukage in watching Katsuki battle the Three-Tails.
• Katsuki repeatedly returned to attack the Three-Tails, enjoying the fight despite being thrown far away by its powerful tail.
• The Third Mizukage told Suikazan Fuguki that the Mist Ninja would delay pursuit of the Kaguya and Yuki until the village was stabilized and they had a way to handle the Three-Tails.
• White Zetsu excitedly commented on the battle from a nearby hill, and Black Zetsu warned him not to expose their position.

Black Zetsu weighed whether to abandon the increasingly suspicious Nagato and find another Rinnegan vessel while watching Katsuki battle the Three-Tails. Katsuki landed a powerful counterattack, and the Three-Tails struggled to react as Shitsukura’s control began to falter.

• Black Zetsu recalled how he had manipulated Madara’s plans and considered replacing Nagato because Nagato and his companions had begun investigating the White Zetsus.
• Black Zetsu searched for a compatible Rinnegan vessel among the Senju, Uzumaki, and Kaguya but found no suitable candidate, and he recognized that Katsuki was beyond his control.
• Katsuki endured the Three-Tails’ blows and steadied himself with the Thunderclap Chariot.
• Katsuki struck the Three-Tails’ head with Great Thunderclap, catching it off guard and making it dizzy.
• Shitsukura’s reactions and thoughts slowed under the strain of controlling the Three-Tails, and Katsuki’s next Great Thunderclap struck beside its eye.

Katsuki drove off the Three-Tails and escaped the Mist Ninja after unleashing a flood toward Kirigakure. He reunited with Souma Uzumaki and Yuki Hatsuzuki, assuring them that the Mist would not catch them soon.

• Katsuki overwhelmed the Three-Tails with Great Thunderclaps, and the beast sank beneath the water and played dead.
• Katsuki raised a hill with Earth Release, sending the accumulated water surging toward Kirigakure, then fled on the Thunderclap Chariot.
• The Third Mizukage ordered the Mist Ninja to divert the flood, tend to the wounded, and retrieve Shitsukura, while he worried that Katsuki might become another Ninja God.
• Souma Uzumaki told Yuki Hatsuzuki that the Yuki clan had once rivaled the Senju and Uchiha, and Katsuki's clone mentioned old clan records kept in Uzushio.
• Katsuki arrived in the forest and assured Yuki Hatsuzuki that the Mist Ninja would not catch up soon.

Katsuki brought Yuki Yoizuki and Rokuro Kaguya to Konoha and enlisted Nawaki Senju to help them meet the Senju elders. The elders arrived at the clan meeting room, where they greeted Katsuki and praised his reputation as the Konoha Natural Disaster.

• Katsuki's Shadow Clone stopped Nawaki from attacking and used Ice Release to scare him after Nawaki made an insulting joke about Yuki and Rokuro.
• Nawaki arranged temporary residence permits for Yuki Yoizuki and Rokuro Kaguya, then accompanied Katsuki's group to the Senju Clan grounds.
• Katsuki introduced Nawaki to Yuki and Rokuro and explained that the Senju elders' help was needed for their important matter.
• Nawaki led the group into the Senju meeting room and sent word for the elders to join them.
• The Senju elders arrived, welcomed Katsuki, and praised him as the Konoha Natural Disaster.

Katsuki sought support for bringing the Uzumaki, Yuki, and Kaguya clans into Konoha, promising the Senju Clan that he could help awaken Wood Release. After securing their backing, he headed with Yuki Yoizuki and Rokuro Kaguya to persuade the Uchiha Clan.

• The Senju elders warned Katsuki that two Kekkei Genkai clans settling in Konoha would face opposition and disrupt the village’s balance of power.
• Katsuki offered to help the Senju Clan awaken Wood Release, and the elders agreed to support the three clans’ entry into Konoha.
• Katsuki said his laboratory’s research data could help Tsunade assess his claim, and Nawaki hurried off to find her after lunch.
• Katsuki left the Senju compound with Yuki Yoizuki and Rokuro Kaguya and went straight to the Uchiha Clan to seek its support.

The Third Hokage learned that Katsuki had brought Yuki Yoizuki and Rokuro Kaguya to Konoha and sent for Orochimaru, suspecting another major problem was brewing. At the Uchiha compound, Katsuki asked Uchiha Fugaku to support the newcomers joining the village, arguing that an alliance could help the Uchiha Clan escape its isolation.

• An ANBU messenger reported Katsuki’s visit to the Senju Clan and revealed that he had brought Yuki Yoizuki and Rokuro Kaguya, prompting the Third Hokage to summon Orochimaru.
• Katsuki, Yuki Yoizuki, and Rokuro Kaguya met Uchiha Fugaku at the Uchiha compound and followed him to his study.
• Fugaku recognized the Yuki and Kaguya surnames and praised their clans’ Kekkei Genkai as powerful.
• Katsuki warned Fugaku that the Uchiha Clan’s isolation could have dire consequences and proposed that supporting the newcomers might disrupt the village’s united front against the clan.
• Fugaku questioned whether Katsuki’s plan was wise, and Katsuki offered the Uzumaki, Yuki, and Kaguya clans as friends of the Uchiha Clan if Fugaku helped them.

Katsuki persuaded Fugaku to support an alliance between the Uchiha, Senju, Yuki, and Kaguya clans, then brought the plan before the Third Hokage. The Third Hokage feared the political fallout and Katsuki’s threats, while Katsuki suggested using Root to handle anyone who opposed him.

• Katsuki warned Fugaku that the Uchiha needed allies to avoid standing against the whole village, and Fugaku agreed to support his plan.
• Uchiha Mikoto entered unexpectedly, saw Katsuki with Fugaku and the envoys, and hurried away after offering to bring tea.
• Katsuki told Yuki Yoizuki and Rokuro Kaguya that their next stop was the Hokage Building, where Orochimaru met them and led them to the Third Hokage.
• Katsuki explained that he had won the Senju and Uchiha clans’ support and planned to enlist his teacher and the Third Hokage.
• The Third Hokage warned Katsuki that opponents might undermine the plan in secret, but Katsuki threatened to kill anyone who interfered.
• Katsuki proposed acting under Root’s banner, leaving the Third Hokage furious at the thought of someone else using his covert organization.

The Third Hokage let Orochimaru handle the threat of unrest in Konoha, while Katsuki reflected on how much the future had changed. On Aomori Island, Katsuki and Souma Uzumaki discussed how to help eleven neglected children with Uzumaki bloodline join the clan.

• The Third Hokage accepted Orochimaru's proposal to deal harshly with anyone who caused trouble in the village.
• Katsuki went to Aomori Island, where the Yuki and Kaguya clans had gathered, and asked Souma Uzumaki about the children in their care.
• Souma Uzumaki explained that the Mist Ninja had raised the eleven children as experimental subjects, separating them from their parents and giving them only identification numbers.
• Katsuki said the clan would need to slowly build the children's sense of belonging, and asked Souma Uzumaki to help him manage the clan.
• Souma Uzumaki remarked that the children's rainbow-colored hair was unsettling, as each had one Uzumaki parent and one commoner parent.

Katsuki reassured the Kaguya and Yuki clans that he would help them settle in Konoha, then warned their leaders that the Mist Ninja fleet was approaching Aomori Island. The Third Mizukage led a large force toward the island, determined to confront Katsuki before he could return to the Land of Fire.

• Souma Uzumaki said the eleven children needed names to strengthen their sense of family, and Katsuki left the task to him.
• Katsuki assured the Kaguya and Yuki clan heads that he would keep his word and help them, while Yuki Hatsuzuki drank and demanded to know the reason for the meeting.
• Katsuki told the clan heads that eight Mist Ninja ships were six kilometers away and carried at least several hundred skilled fighters.
• The Third Mizukage traveled toward Aomori Island with the Hozuki, Terumi, and Koshimizu clan heads and the five surviving Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• The Koshimizu Clan Head warned that Katsuki was nearly as formidable as the First Hokage, but the Third Mizukage said the Mist Ninja had to act before Katsuki returned to the Land of Fire.

The Third Mizukage weighed the political cost of Kirigakure’s losses and led a force to confront Katsuki, whom he regarded as a living calamity. Katsuki waited alone on the shore and blocked the Mizukage’s first attack, while twelve masked Anbu surrounded him.

• The Third Mizukage recalled how village defeats damaged the Mist’s standing with the Water Daimyo and concluded they needed to restore their reputation.
• The Third Mizukage explained that he had left Shitsukura behind to protect the village from chaos if both he and the candidate for Fourth Mizukage fell.
• The Third Mizukage and the clan heads spotted Katsuki waiting alone on the beach, and the Mizukage ordered the Hozuki Clan Head to command the main force.
• Katsuki warned the approaching Third Mizukage not to come ashore by carving a trench across the beach with lightning.
• The Third Mizukage attacked with acidic mist, and Katsuki raised a stone wall that blocked most of it.
• Twelve masked Anbu spread out around Katsuki, who wondered whether they planned to gang up on him.

The Third Mizukage trapped Katsuki inside a Sealing Barrier and attacked him with corrosive acid mist. While their fight continued, Kirigakure forces landed on Aomori Island to attack the Yuki and Kaguya clans.

• The Third Mizukage sealed himself and Katsuki inside the Six Pillars Void Realm, explaining that it could block Space-Time Ninjutsu and that a second group was ready to trap Katsuki if he escaped.
• The Third Mizukage revealed that he had lured Katsuki into the barrier to kill him, and Katsuki recognized that he had lost his freedom to leave the fight.
• Katsuki used Boiling Release, Nether Sea, but the Third Mizukage remained unharmed by the acid mist while it corroded the sand around Katsuki.
• The Terumi Clan Head confirmed that the Mizukage had succeeded, and the Hozuki Clan Head ordered the waiting Mist Ninja to attack Aomori Island.
• The Koshimizu Clan Head led the clans toward battle, intending to destroy the Yuki and Kaguya clans.

Katsuki was trapped inside a barrier filled with the Third Mizukage’s acid mist, but he studied the technique and escaped using his knowledge of Uzumaki barrier ninjutsu. The Mist Ninja’s plan failed, while the waiting Yuki and Kaguya forces prepared for the approaching enemy.

• Yuki Hatsuzuki silenced the Yuki and Kaguya jonin as they prepared to ambush the approaching Mist Ninja.
• Katsuki tested the acid mist and discovered that its acidity varied, though it corroded two fingers when he reached beyond the barrier.
• The Third Mizukage used the mist and the Six Pillars Void Realm to keep Katsuki contained while his forces advanced toward shore.
• Katsuki identified the barrier’s chakra-conversion method and surrounded himself with a pale golden barrier that repelled the acid mist.
• Katsuki touched the jade-green wall and passed through it, announcing that he had escaped.

Katsuki escaped the Mist Ninja’s barrier and slaughtered fourteen of their fighters, exposing the failure of their plan to trap him. As Yuki Hatsuzuki and the Yuki and Kaguya Jonin joined him, Katsuki claimed most of the Mist force as his hunting ground and the Third Mizukage let his troops spread out.

• Katsuki escaped the emerald barrier and killed fourteen Mist Ninja with White Lightning Strike.
• The Sensor Ninja identified Katsuki, and the Hozuki Clan Head realized the Uzumaki barrier had been used against its own clan member.
• The Third Mizukage dispelled the Six Pillars Void Realm, saw the dead Mist Ninja, and charged at Katsuki in rage.
• Yuki Hatsuzuki and the Yuki and Kaguya Jonin arrived as snow covered the island.
• Katsuki marked off a hunting ground containing most of the Mist Ninja, including the Third Mizukage and several clan heads.
• The Third Mizukage stopped his subordinates from challenging Katsuki and allowed the Mist Ninja to spread out.

Katsuki defended himself against the Mist Ninja with Adamantine Barrier, then unleashed Electric Execution, killing most of them. The Third Mizukage and around fifty Mist Ninja survived behind a concentrated water defense as Katsuki taunted them.

• Yuki Hatsuzuki insisted that Suikazan Fuguki was her prey, so Katsuki agreed to leave him to her and clear out the other Mist Ninja.
• Katsuki used Adamantine Barrier to withstand the Mist Ninja's barrage of water and wind attacks.
• Katsuki unleashed Electric Execution, and the Third Mizukage ordered his forces to form layered water defenses.
• The Third Mizukage contracted the defenses around his group, abandoning distant Mist Ninja and channeling the lightning into the sea.
• After five seconds of Electric Execution, only around fifty of nearly two hundred Mist Ninja survived, including the Third Mizukage's group.
• Katsuki smiled at the charred corpses and warned the Third Mizukage about crossing him.

Katsuki overwhelmed the Mist Ninja as the battle against the Third Mizukage continued. In Konoha, his clone asked the village to accept the Uzumaki, Yuki, and Kaguya Clans, and the Senju and Uchiha supported the proposal, with Fugaku offering the clans places in the Police Force.

• Katsuki used Earth Release to raise a cliff that blocked the Mist Ninja’s water dragons, while the Third Mizukage realized Katsuki could perform powerful ninjutsu without hand seals.
• Katsuki charged the Third Mizukage, and Yuki Hatsuzuki led the Yuki and Kaguya jonin against the surviving Mist Ninja.
• Katsuki’s clone asked Konoha’s expanded Elder Council to accept the Uzumaki, Yuki, and Kaguya Clans into the village.
• The Senju Clan’s Great Elder supported the proposal.
• Uchiha Fugaku backed the clans’ entry and invited them to join the Police Force.

Konoha’s leaders debated whether to accept the Uzumaki, Yuki, and Kaguya clans, with opposition focused on the risk of war with the Mist Ninja and competition from Kekkei Genkai clans. The Hyuga stayed neutral while the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi supported the proposal, leaving the outcome to the remaining clan representatives.

• The Third Hokage redirected the meeting to whether the Uzumaki, Yuki, and Kaguya clans could join Konoha.
• Several elders objected to accepting the Yuki and Kaguya, warning that the Mist Ninja might retaliate and that conflict could draw in other villages.
• Hyuga Hiashi said the Hyuga Clan had no objections and remained neutral.
• Shikaku Nara declared the Nara Clan’s support, and the Yamanaka and Akimichi representatives followed with their approval.
• Shikaku Nara reflected that his clan had chosen Katsuki’s side because of its close relationship with Sakumo and Katsuki’s formidable power.

The clans approved the migration of the Uzumaki, Yuki, and Kaguya clans to Konoha after Katsuki’s reputation helped sway the meeting. Asuma learned that Katsuki’s real body was still away on a mission and joined Kakashi and the others at the park.

• The Nara Clan supported the migration, and Katsuki’s reputation persuaded many opponents to change their votes.
• The meeting approved the Uzumaki, Yuki, and Kaguya clans joining Konoha.
• Danzo criticized the Third Hokage after the meeting, and the Hokage ordered him to keep Root focused on monitoring potential troublemakers.
• Asuma barged into the Hokage’s office and learned that Katsuki’s return had only been a Shadow Clone; Katsuki’s real body was still on a mission.
• Asuma told Kakashi and the others that Katsuki had not returned, and Kakashi asked Asuma to spar with him.

Yuki Yoizuki and Rokuro Kaguya confronted Kakashi Hatake, Asuma Sarutobi, Uchiha Obito, and Might Guy in a Konoha park, where Rokuro demonstrated his strength by knocking the children around. Katsuki watched with Uchiha Otome from behind a hidden barrier, shared news about the rescued clans, and wondered whether to pursue a closer relationship with her.

• Yuki Yoizuki and Rokuro Kaguya appeared before Kakashi Hatake, Asuma Sarutobi, Uchiha Obito, and Might Guy, explaining that they had been hired to teach the children a lesson.
• Rokuro Kaguya rushed the children, sending Obito and Guy into a sandpit while Kakashi and Asuma managed to stay on their feet.
• Kakashi inferred that the newcomers were not hostile infiltrators and prepared to fight alongside Asuma.
• Katsuki watched the encounter with Uchiha Otome from behind an invisible barrier while he explained that the rescued clan members were traveling back to the village.
• Otome asked Katsuki to push her on the swing, and he silently considered pursuing a closer relationship with her.

Katsuki fought the Mist Ninja on Aomori Island and defeated the Third Mizukage after evading his life-consuming acid technique. The battle left the Mist forces at a disadvantage while Yuki Hatsuzuki continued fighting Suikazan Fuguki.

• The Yuki and Kaguya clans fought the Mist Ninja in a blizzard, while Yuki Hatsuzuki traded attacks with Suikazan Fuguki.
• Katsuki killed the Hozuki Clan Head and overwhelmed the Third Mizukage, whose attacks failed to overcome Katsuki’s defenses and regeneration.
• The Third Mizukage used the Koshimizu Clan’s forbidden Return to the Underworld technique, sacrificing his life to release corrosive mist.
• Katsuki escaped the mist with the Earth Travel Technique and killed the Third Mizukage with a lightning-wrapped hand blade.

Katsuki killed the Third Mizukage and routed the Mist Ninja forces, leaving the Yuki and Kaguya clans to secure the battlefield. Suikazan Fuguki escaped underwater with Samehada, while Katsuki ordered the captured warships protected and the wounded treated.

• Katsuki's destruction of the rock platform revealed the Third Mizukage's death, throwing the Mist Ninja into confusion.
• The Yuki and Kaguya clans attacked the disorganized Mist Ninja, while Suikazan Fuguki called for a retreat.
• Katsuki entered the battle and swiftly killed Mist Ninja, causing the survivors to flee in all directions.
• Suikazan Fuguki escaped by having Samehada swallow him and dive into the sea.
• Katsuki told Yuki Hatsuzuki to secure the eight warships and sent shadow clones to treat the wounded.