Chapter Summaries

Yoru Machi used Afterimage Fist and Solar Flare to gain the advantage over Tsunade, but her slug attacked him with corrosive acid. He revealed Bukūjutsu to evade it and held a Chakra Scalpel to Tsunade’s neck, ending their fight with his victory.

• Tsunade’s punch passed through Yoru Machi’s afterimage and destroyed the ground, but she sensed his real body descending from above.
• Tsunade prepared to strike Yoru Machi in midair, but he used Solar Flare to blind her.
• The slug sprayed corrosive acid at Yoru Machi, believing it could stop him while Tsunade recovered her sight.
• Yoru Machi halted in midair, dodged the acid with Bukūjutsu, and rushed toward Tsunade as the slug split apart to intercept him.
• Yoru Machi held a Chakra Scalpel to Tsunade’s neck, declared himself the winner, and offered to teach her Bukūjutsu.

Yoru Machi traveled toward Kannabi Bridge with Tsunade, who chose to accompany him to protect him despite having left the ninja life. Meanwhile, Cloud Village’s war with other villages drew Sand Village and Stone Village into attacks on Konoha, leaving Konoha fighting on three fronts and fearing a possible assault from Mist Village.

• Yoru Machi told Tsunade he could survive the battlefield, but Tsunade insisted on accompanying him and protecting him as his teacher.
• Yoru Machi vowed to prove that Tsunade was not cursed and that he would survive the war; Tsunade resolved to protect him.
• Cloud Village’s conflicts with Sand Village and Stone Village weakened those villages, which then chose to attack Konoha for strategic advantage.
• Cloud Village’s AB Brothers, A and Killer B, led thousands of Cloud ninja in a surprise attack on Konoha, prompting Sand Village and Stone Village to target Konoha as well.
• The Third Hokage sent Orochimaru to the Stone Village front, Jiraiya to the Sand Village front, and Minato Namikaze to face Cloud Village.
• The Third Hokage worried that Mist Village might attack Konoha while nearly all of Konoha’s forces were deployed on three fronts.

Yoru Machi and Tsunade encountered Might Guy’s team fleeing the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, who had attacked Konoha’s border watchers. After learning that Might Duy stayed behind to protect the children, Yoru Machi rushed to help him while Tsunade encouraged Guy and followed.

• Tsunade asked Yoru Machi why he had not returned to Konoha, and he explained that he had no new orders and was heading toward Kannabi Bridge.
• Yoru Machi and Tsunade met Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu fleeing through a forest, and Guy asked Yoru Machi to save his father, Might Duy.
• Guy explained that Might Duy had stayed behind to hold off the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and let the others escape with news of the attack.
• Yoru Machi used the Body Flicker Technique to rush toward the forest, telling the children to return to Konoha and report what happened.
• Tsunade praised Might Duy and told Guy she believed he would become a powerful ninja before following Yoru Machi.
• Genma and Ebisu realized Tsunade was the famed Princess Tsunade and hoped she could save Might Duy.

Yoru Machi found Might Dai mortally wounded after his battle with the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and sealed his body away. Realizing the battle at Kannabi Bridge had already taken place, he and Tsunade hurried there and discovered that Kakashi and Rin might still be alive.

• Yoru Machi found Might Dai near the battlefield, where Dai had killed more than half of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist before succumbing to his injuries.
• Yoru Machi determined that Might Dai could not be saved, and Tsunade told him that his death was part of the countless tragedies of war.
• Yoru Machi sealed Might Dai's body in a scroll and raced toward Kannabi Bridge after realizing the war's events were unfolding earlier than he expected.
• The Third Hokage learned that the Mist Village had entered the war and that Tsunade had returned, but his Anbu could not find her or Yoru Machi to deliver his orders.
• Yoru Machi and Tsunade reached the destroyed Kannabi Bridge, where Yoru Machi concluded that Kakashi and Rin had likely been captured and could still be rescued.

Yoru Machi sensed that Rin Nohara had become the Three-Tails Jinchuriki and located her with Kakashi among Mist Village ninja. Kakashi woke in captivity and tried to protect Rin, but after his surprise attack failed, he struggled to rise and resolved not to let her die.

• Yoru Machi expanded his sensory range and detected Minato being lured away, then found Kakashi and Rin with Mist Village ninja.
• Kakashi recalled that Obito had been crushed beneath a boulder, given Kakashi his Sharingan, and that Kakashi and Rin had later been captured by Mist Village ninja.
• Kakashi secretly took a Soldier Pill and waited until the Mist Village Jonin turned away before attacking with Chidori.
• The Mist Village Jonin used a chunin as a shield, and Kakashi struck the chunin before being kicked away.
• Kakashi rose and decided he had to survive and protect Rin, even if it cost him his life.

Kakashi fought off the Mist Village Chunin but was nearly killed by their Jonin, who turned out to have used a Water Clone. Yoru Machi arrived to rescue him and prepared to face the real enemy in the rising mist.

• Kakashi used his swordsmanship and Sharingan to defeat two Mist Village Chunin while his Chakra rapidly ran low.
• The Mist Village Jonin attacked with Water Dragon Bullet, and Kakashi pierced through it with his last Chidori before charging the Jonin.
• The Jonin dodged Kakashi’s weakened attack, grabbed him, and prepared to kill him with a kunai.
• Yoru Machi grabbed the Jonin’s wrist and stabbed him from behind, but the enemy turned into a Water Clone as mist rose around them.
• Yoru Machi told Kakashi to rest while he handled the real enemy, and Kakashi trusted him as Konoha’s strongest Elite Jonin.

Yoru Machi used his sensory abilities and overwhelming Water Style to defeat the Mist Village Jonin who had captured Rin and Kakashi. He detected traces of another person’s Chakra on the Jonin and declared that he would soon dig up the one behind the plot.

• The Mist Village Jonin chose to retreat after Yoru Machi appeared without warning behind his Water Clone and then found him again in the fog.
• Yoru Machi revealed that the Jonin had been a Water Clone and that he had been waiting to draw out others, but he could no longer sense Black Zetsu.
• Yoru Machi unleashed a huge Water Style attack that flooded the battlefield and drove the Mist Village Jonin out of the fog.
• The Mist Village Jonin asked whether Yoru Machi was Konoha’s Jinchuriki after seeing the vast lake created by his attack.
• Yoru Machi identified himself as a member of Konoha’s Senju Clan, pierced the Jonin with Water Severing Wave, and said he could use the traces of another person’s Chakra to locate the one behind the plot.

Tsunade discovered that Rin had been made the Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast, and Yoru Machi warned that the Mist Village had arranged for it to break free inside Konoha. Rin tried to kill herself to protect her comrades, but a curse mark stopped her, and Yoru Machi insisted they could find another solution.

• Tsunade treated Kakashi and examined Rin, finding that Rin's injuries were minor but that she had become a Jinchuriki.
• Yoru Machi explained the danger of the Tailed Beast's crude seal and warned that its release could devastate Konoha during the war.
• Rin realized she might destroy Konoha and tried to stab herself, but a curse mark prevented her from doing so.
• Rin asked Yoru Machi and Kakashi to kill her, while Kakashi froze in despair.
• Yoru Machi scolded Rin for giving up and assured her that they could find another way, then struck her on the head.

Yoru Machi proposed bringing a sealing expert from Konoha to save Rin, and Tsunade left to seek help. While Madara and Black Zetsu discussed Yoru Machi's interference, the Three-Tails began going berserk inside Rin, leaving her in danger.

• Yoru Machi suggested that a Konoha sealing expert could remove the Three-Tails from Rin now that they knew about Madara's plot.
• Tsunade offered to return to Konoha and seek help, telling Yoru Machi to protect Rin and Kakashi.
• After Tsunade left, the Three-Tails began to riot inside Rin, and its chakra emerged from her body.
• Black Zetsu reported Yoru Machi's interference to Madara, who learned that Yoru Machi was a young Konoha ninja and Tsunade's disciple.
• Madara dismissed Yoru Machi as an ordinary Senju brat and decided they could kill him along with the others.

Uchiha Madara released his control over Three-Tails Isobu, causing Rin to transform rapidly. Yoru Machi chose to suppress the beast by force and began unleashing Wood Style as Kakashi was sent to safety.

• Uchiha Madara released his control over Three-Tails Isobu, and Tailed Beast Chakra erupted from Rin.
• Yoru Machi told Kakashi they had to use force against Isobu because Rin’s transformation was progressing too quickly to wait for Tsunade and Kushina.
• Rin entered the Two-Tails state and transformed into a gigantic, spiked turtle-like beast.
• Isobu mistook Kakashi for the person who had controlled it and fired a Water Style: Water Bullet at him.
• Yoru Machi protected Kakashi with Wood Style: Wood Locking Wall, then threw him away and warned him to stay clear of the battle.
• Yoru Machi used Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, sending enormous vines and trees across the surrounding area.

Yoru Machi used Wood Style to trap Three-Tails Isobu, then fought it with powerful Fire Style, Water Style, and sword techniques while Kakashi watched from a distance. Isobu survived Yoru Machi’s slash by retreating into its shell, which the attack damaged but did not break.

• Kakashi fled several kilometers from Yoru Machi’s Wood Style forest and watched in shock as Three-Tails Isobu was trapped among the trees.
• Three-Tails Isobu broke free and fired high-pressure water shells at Yoru Machi, who countered with enormous fire phoenixes.
• Three-Tails Isobu flooded the forest to create favorable terrain, but Yoru Machi answered with Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Yoru Machi rode a wooden pillar across the water and used Waterfall Sever, while streams of water bound Isobu in place.
• Three-Tails Isobu withdrew into its shell, and Yoru Machi’s slash carved a deep mark into it without breaking through.

Yoru Machi overpowered Three-Tails Isobu with the Wood Golem Technique and gave it one last chance to return to Rin. Isobu instead challenged him to withstand a Tailed Beast Ball, and Yoru Machi prepared a Kikōhō to meet it.

• Three-Tails Isobu broke free of Yoru Machi's water restraints with its Shadow Maneuver and charged at him.
• Yoru Machi summoned a Wood Golem, which stopped Isobu's charge, regenerated its damaged arm, and bound Isobu with a wooden dragon.
• The Wood Golem lifted Isobu and hurled it into a small mountain, leaving it flipped onto its back.
• Yoru Machi warned Isobu to return to Rin or face being killed, and Isobu recognized it likely could not defeat him.
• Isobu gathered a Tailed Beast Ball and promised to accept Rin as its Jinchuriki if Yoru Machi withstood it.
• Yoru Machi accepted the challenge and formed a blue-white Kikōhō between the Wood Golem's palms.

Yoru Machi faced Isobu with a Wood Golem technique that gathered a massive amount of Chakra, frightening the Three-Tails into trying to surrender. Yoru Machi refused to end the fight, and their Tailed Beast Ball and Kikōhō clash erupted in a blinding explosion, leaving the outcome unknown.

• Yoru Machi revealed that his Wood Golem could compress immense Chakra and hinted that it wielded a wooden blade better than its fists.
• Isobu sensed the danger from Yoru Machi's gathering attack and tried to end the fight by agreeing to become the girl's Jinchuriki.
• Yoru Machi refused to let Isobu back out and prepared to test his newly learned Kikōhō on the Three-Tails.
• Isobu fired its Tailed Beast Ball as Yoru Machi launched the Kikōhō, which he called the Turtle Wave Cannon.
• The attacks collided in a massive flash and shockwave that Kakashi witnessed from dozens of miles away.

Yoru Machi defeated Three-Tails Isobu with a remotely controlled Kikōhō blast and made it honor its agreement to return to Rin. After Isobu retreated into Rin, Kakashi witnessed the outcome and took Yoru Machi’s lesson about persuasion to heart.

• Yoru Machi’s Kikōhō overwhelmed Isobu’s Tailed Beast Ball, then veered aside at the last moment and struck a distant mountain instead of hitting Isobu.
• Yoru Machi demanded that Isobu return to Rin and accept her as its Jinchūriki, and Isobu quickly surrendered to avoid fighting again.
• Isobu shrank away and returned to Rin’s body, and Yoru Machi dispelled the Wood Golem with regret that the fight had ended.
• Kakashi returned to find Rin awake and talking with Yoru Machi, then concluded that strength could persuade anyone.

Tsunade and Kushina arrived with Minato’s squad after Yoru Machi subdued the rampaging Three-Tails inside Rin. Kushina discovered that Isobu was still inside Rin despite its nearly shattered seal, and Kurama scorned Isobu for fearing Yoru Machi.

• Tsunade arrived with Kushina, Minato, Choji, and Shibi, and the group saw the enormous scars left by the battle.
• Yoru Machi claimed he had reasoned with the Three-Tails and persuaded it to accept Rin as its Jinchuriki.
• Kushina examined Rin and found that the seal had almost completely broken, but the Three-Tails was quietly staying inside her.
• Rin explained that Isobu behaved because it was afraid of Yoru Machi, and Kushina asked him how to make the Nine-Tails afraid too.
• Kurama dismissed Isobu as an embarrassment to the Tailed Beasts for fearing an ordinary Konoha ninja.

Yoru Machi agreed to train Rin as the Three-Tails’ Jinchuriki and revealed that Obito was still alive. He asked Minato and the others to return to Konoha while he went after the person who had manipulated events: Uchiha Madara.

• Yoru Machi told Kushina that he controlled Tailed Beasts by physically beating them into obedience, then said he would teach Rin to use the Three-Tails’ power.
• Rin asked Yoru Machi to train her so she could protect others, and Minato asked him to take her as his disciple because Minato blamed himself for Obito’s apparent death.
• Yoru Machi accepted Rin as his disciple and offered to bring back Obito as her meeting gift.
• Yoru Machi revealed that Obito was alive and that someone had rescued him as part of a carefully arranged scheme.
• Yoru Machi said he could locate the person behind the scheme and told Minato, Rin, Kushina, and the others to return to Konoha while he confronted Uchiha Madara.

Yoru Machi and Minato went to find Uchiha Madara’s underground hideout after Yoru Machi defeated the Three-Tails and sealed it inside Rin. The chapter ended with them standing above the hidden base, ready to dig down and confront Madara.

• Tsunade agreed to stay behind with Kushina, Rin, and the others, while Minato joined Yoru Machi to help rescue Obito.
• Yoru Machi and Minato traveled toward Uchiha Madara’s concealed underground hideout near Kannabi Bridge.
• Uchiha Madara learned that Yoru Machi had defeated the Three-Tails, then panicked when Black Zetsu revealed that Yoru Machi and Minato were already above their base.
• Yoru Machi sensed the hideout beneath their feet, handed Minato a shovel, and announced that they should start digging.

Yoru Machi and Minato dug toward the cave where Obito was being held, only to be attacked by Wood Release. They uncovered the dying Uchiha Madara, leaving Minato wondering who the ancient Sharingan user was and relieved he had not dug up the First Hokage.

• Yoru Machi persuaded Minato to use shovels to excavate the cave rather than risk harming Obito with ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Madara sent vines bursting from the ground to attack Yoru Machi and Minato as they dug.
• Yoru Machi and Minato evaded the vines and countered with shuriken and fire techniques, setting the growth ablaze.
• Minato questioned Yoru Machi about the attacker’s Wood Release and wondered whether they had disturbed the First Hokage’s grave.
• Uchiha Madara emerged from underground, and Minato concluded he was not Senju Hashirama but remained puzzled by his identity.

Yoru Machi and Minato confronted Uchiha Madara, who attacked them with Susanoo after Yoru Machi taunted him. Yoru Machi summoned a Wood Golem to face Madara, surprising Minato with his hidden Wood Style ability.

• Yoru Machi mocked Madara, who grew furious and formed Susanoo to attack him and Minato.
• Minato evaded Susanoo with the Flying Thunder God Technique and struck Madara with a Rasengan, but Susanoo's bones blocked it.
• Madara's Susanoo slashed at Minato, carving a massive trench when Minato teleported away.
• Yoru Machi explained Susanoo's defenses to Minato and told him to look for an opening while Yoru Machi restrained Madara.
• Yoru Machi used Wood Style: Wood Golem Technique, astonishing Madara and revealing his Wood Style to Minato.

Yoru Machi revealed his Wood Release and fought Uchiha Madara with a wood golem, wielding a giant wooden sword. Madara blocked Yoru Machi’s powerful slash, but his Susanoo cracked under the impact.

• Uchiha Madara recognized Yoru Machi’s Wood Golem Technique and realized he had awakened the Senju Clan’s Wood Release.
• Yoru Machi’s wood golem punched Madara’s Susanoo and sent it sliding back hundreds of meters.
• Madara counterattacked with Susanoo’s swords while prioritizing Yoru Machi over the other Konoha ninja.
• Yoru Machi summoned the Wood Dragon Blade and clashed with Madara’s Susanoo, forcing both giants back several kilometers.
• Yoru Machi unleashed Yoru God Style First Form: Waterfall Sever, and Madara’s Susanoo blocked the slash but developed spiderweb cracks.