Chapter Summaries

The Konoha delegation entered Amegakure and began surrender negotiations with Hanzō, who sought Konoha’s future help against a rebel organization in the Land of Rain. When a clash broke out during the talks, Hagoromo stopped the charging Amegakure ninja, and the negotiations continued.

• The Amegakure guide led Shimura Danzo and the Konoha team directly into Amegakure Village.
• Danzo met Hanzō, who questioned why the Third Hokage had not come; Danzo said he had been authorized as Konoha’s plenipotentiary representative.
• Hanzō offered to surrender and end the war, but asked for Konoha’s help when necessary after peace was achieved.
• Danzo challenged whether Amegakure, too weak to continue fighting, had the right to make demands, and an Amegakure ninja charged the Konoha group.
• Hagoromo blocked the attacker with his gourd, and Danzo continued the talks as Hanzō explained that he wanted help eliminating a fast-growing rebel organization in the Land of Rain.

Hagoromo witnessed Danzo and Hanzo reach a peace agreement, then returned to the war against Kumogakure as Konoha and Amegakure formally made peace. After a year of fighting, Hagoromo received an extremely urgent mission while his team was resting.

• Danzo and Hanzo reached a basic agreement, with Konoha promising to assist Hanzo against Akatsuki if needed.
• Hagoromo and Danzo’s teams left the Land of Rain, and Hagoromo’s team reported the negotiations to Jiraiya.
• A month later, Konoha and Amegakure signed an alliance agreement, though Konoha kept fighting Iwagakure and Kumogakure at full intensity.
• Konoha reassigned the Hagoromo Team to combat duty against Kumogakure, where they fought for a year as Hagoromo’s physical abilities and chakra reserves grew.
• During a rest period, Hagoromo received an extremely urgent mission.

A wounded Konoha ninja from the Hyuga Clan was killed while fleeing, and he failed to destroy his Byakugan before Kirigakure took it. The Third Hokage informed Konoha’s assembled ninjas of the loss, leaving the village and Hyuga Clan facing a grave security crisis.

• A wounded Konoha ninja fled through the winter forest as enemy pursuers closed in, then stopped to destroy his eyes.
• A giant shuriken killed the ninja before he could destroy his right eye, and an enemy took his head and forehead protector.
• The Third Hokage summoned available ninjas after learning Kirigakure had ambushed and killed a four-man Konoha team.
• The Third Hokage revealed that two victims belonged to the Hyuga Clan, including one Main Family member.
• The Hyuga Clan’s monitoring confirmed that Kirigakure had obtained the Main Family ninja’s Byakugan.

Hagoromo and Kakashi joined a mission to recover the Byakugan stolen by Kirigakure and flew to the Land of Whirlpools with other Konoha ninja. After splitting into search squads, they quickly found a Kirigakure ninja, and Hagoromo ordered Kakashi to attack.

• The Third Hokage assigned elite ninja to search the Land of Whirlpools and reclaim the Byakugan taken from a Hyuga squad.
• Hagoromo was paired with Kakashi, who identified Hagoromo as the squad captain based on his S-rank missions.
• Hagoromo summoned the Yata Crow and flew with nine other ninja to the outer waters of the Land of Whirlpools.
• Hagoromo and Kakashi began searching their assigned area and confirmed that a man they encountered was a Kirigakure Ninja.
• Hagoromo ordered Kakashi to get the Kirigakure Ninja.

Kakashi and Hagoromo crossed the snowy waters near the Land of Whirlpools while searching for the stolen Byakugan, and they encountered Biwa Jūzō of Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen. After Hagoromo failed to negotiate for the Byakugan’s return, Biwa Jūzō attacked and Kakashi and Hagoromo met his charge with Lightning Release.

• Kakashi and Hagoromo moved through the storm toward the island, where Konoha’s reconnaissance teams were monitoring the perimeter.
• Kakashi identified the approaching man as Biwa Jūzō, a wielder of the Executioner's Blade and one of Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
• Hagoromo demanded that Biwa Jūzō return the Byakugan or reveal who had it and where they were.
• Biwa Jūzō refused to cooperate and charged at Hagoromo and Kakashi with his great blade.
• Kakashi activated the Lightning Blade and Hagoromo spread Chidori Current across his body as they rushed to meet Biwa Jūzō.

Hagoromo and Kakashi fought Biwa Jūzō together, exploiting his refusal to abandon Executioner's Blade to pin him down and kill him. The battle ended in under two minutes, leaving the two Konoha ninjas victorious.

• Kakashi charged Biwa Jūzō with Lightning Blade, but Jūzō dodged and struck at Kakashi with Executioner's Blade.
• Kakashi blocked the sword's pommel with his steel bracers, then lost his balance as Jūzō prepared a horizontal slash.
• Hagoromo rushed in and pressed his lightning-charged palms against Executioner's Blade, numbing Biwa Jūzō and holding the weapon down.
• Hagoromo repeatedly kicked Biwa Jūzō while keeping him within range of Chidori Current, and Jūzō refused to let go of his sword.
• Hagoromo released iron sand from the Iron Gourds and pinned Biwa Jūzō with sixteen piercing strikes.
• Kakashi pierced the pinned Biwa Jūzō's chest with Lightning Blade, killing him.

Hagoromo and Kakashi defeated Biwa Jūzō, but discovered that the Byakugan he carried was a fake. After searching their assigned stretch of sea without finding other enemies, they prepared to enter the Old Land of Whirlpools, where the enemy’s strength and Konoha’s progress remained uncertain.

• Hagoromo and Kakashi defeated Biwa Jūzō, with Hagoromo’s Chidori Current paralyzing him after they attacked from both sides.
• Hagoromo searched Biwa Jūzō’s corpse and found a glass container holding a white-painted wooden ball instead of a Byakugan.
• Hagoromo and Kakashi continued searching their assigned area of sea but found no other enemies.
• Hagoromo explained that the mission’s first stage was complete and drew a rough map of their search area in the sand.
• Hagoromo warned Kakashi to be cautious as they entered the Old Land of Whirlpools, where abandoned settlements could hide enemies and prolong the mission.

Hagoromo and Kakashi entered the abandoned Land of Whirlpools to search for the stolen Byakugan, but their investigation soon led to separate confrontations. Kakashi faced a young swordsman seeking the Executioner's Blade, while Hagoromo was confronted by Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.

• Hagoromo agreed with Kakashi that elite Kirigakure ninja might be guarding the Land of Whirlpools, and they decided to avoid splitting up if possible.
• Kakashi kept the Executioner's Blade, hoping the seven swords might someday be traded for the Byakugan, while Hagoromo told him that exchange was unrealistic.
• Hagoromo and Kakashi entered the uninhabited Land of Whirlpools and spent their first day searching without finding enemies or the missing Byakugan.
• In an abandoned village the next day, a young enemy demanded the Executioner's Blade, and Kakashi set it down and drew his short sword to face him.
• Hagoromo went to confront another enemy, who identified himself as Rōshi and recognized Hagoromo as Konoha's White Yaksha, making a fight seem unavoidable.

Hagoromo faced Rōshi, Iwagakure’s Four-Tails Jinchuriki, in the ruins of the Old Land of Whirlpools while Kakashi fought a Kirigakure ninja. Rōshi activated Lava Release Chakra Mode and charged Hagoromo, who prepared an unfamiliar stance to counter him.

• Hagoromo and Kakashi encountered enemies in the village ruins, with Kakashi facing a Kirigakure ninja and Hagoromo confronting Rōshi.
• Hagoromo recognized that Rōshi knew his reputation as the White Yaksha and tried to learn why Iwagakure’s Jinchuriki was there.
• Rōshi explained that Hagoromo’s Lightning Release and physical attacks would be disadvantaged against him, then activated Lava Release Chakra Mode.
• Hagoromo adopted a poised stance and bluffed about a possible high-speed attack as Rōshi rushed at him with a scorching magma-wrapped fist.

Hagoromo fought Rōshi, using Magnet Release, Lightning Release, and Water Release against the Four-Tails Jinchuriki’s immense heat and Lava Release. Rōshi survived Hagoromo’s combined attack and pressed his assault, while Hagoromo prepared an S-rank Water Release technique from behind his defense.

• Rōshi struck Hagoromo, whose Magnet Release iron sand shield melted from the heat of the blow.
• Hagoromo countered with a Water Dragon Bullet reinforced by Chidori and hurled it at Rōshi, but Rōshi blocked it with Lava Release: Granite Technique.
• Rōshi recognized Hagoromo’s Magnet Release and declared that he had to be eliminated before he grew stronger.
• Rōshi attacked with Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique, and Hagoromo blocked the lava fireballs with Water Release: Water Formation Wall.
• While concealed behind the water wall, Hagoromo began Water Release: Water Severing Wave.

Hagoromo used Water Severing Wave and a Lightning Domain with iron sand attacks against Rōshi, but failed to kill him before he began transforming into a tailed beast.

• Hagoromo's Water Severing Wave cut through Rōshi's layered granite defense, but Rōshi dodged the attack.
• Hagoromo decided against prolonging the fight and surrounded himself with a vast Lightning Domain.
• Hagoromo launched an Iron Sand Whip from beneath the ground, cutting Rōshi's face and piercing his defenses.
• Hagoromo trapped Rōshi within the Lightning Domain and struck him repeatedly with iron sand weapons, leaving wounds across his body.
• Rōshi became enraged and began transforming into a tailed beast.

Orochimaru arrived to take on Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, while Hagoromo went to help Kakashi. Hagoromo found Kakashi facing Momochi Zabuza and Mei Terumī, and his strike against Mei hit only a substitution log.

• Hagoromo sensed Orochimaru arrive just as Rōshi was transforming into the Four-Tails.
• Orochimaru identified Rōshi as Iwagakure’s Jinchuriki and showed keen interest in Hagoromo’s strength and name.
• Orochimaru told Hagoromo to leave Rōshi to him and go rescue Kakashi.
• Hagoromo followed the battle trail and found Kakashi fighting Momochi Zabuza while Mei Terumī watched.
• Mei Terumī attacked Kakashi, but Hagoromo struck her with Lightning Release and slammed a wooden log into the wall instead.

Hagoromo ambushed Mei Terumī but failed to kill her when she escaped with the Substitution Technique. He then blocked Momochi Zabuza’s attack, shattered the Executioner’s Blade, and kept his attention on Mei while Kakashi approached.

• Hagoromo struck Mei Terumī across the face and slammed her into a wall, but she escaped with the Substitution Technique.
• Hagoromo prepared to attack Mei again as she faced him in anger.
• Momochi Zabuza used the Hiding in Mist Technique and attacked Hagoromo with the Executioner’s Blade.
• Hagoromo dispelled the mist with Lightning Release and dodged Zabuza’s sweep.
• Hagoromo smashed the Executioner’s Blade into four pieces with a series of lightning-charged strikes and caught the broken hilt section.
• Hagoromo told Zabuza to focus on Kakashi while he continued speaking with Mei.

Hagoromo and Mei Terumī fought across the flooded battlefield after she unleashed Exploding Water Shockwave. Hagoromo countered her Lava Release with Water Release and trapped her in a waterspout, leaving it unclear whether her own corrosive technique would harm her.

• Hagoromo suggested switching opponents, but Mei Terumī told Zabuza she would handle him herself after being provoked by Hagoromo.
• Mei Terumī unleashed Exploding Water Shockwave, flooding the battlefield and sweeping Kakashi and Zabuza into the fight.
• Hagoromo evaded the flood and blocked Mei Terumī's kunai with the Executioner's Blade.
• Mei Terumī attacked with Lava Release: Dissolving Apparition Technique, and Hagoromo's Water Formation Wall dissolved after briefly blocking it.
• Hagoromo used Hard Vortex Water Blade to create a waterspout that disrupted Mei Terumī's attack and swept her into the air, leaving her exposed to her own corrosive technique.

Hagoromo survived a Tailed Beast Ball that devastated the flooded village and learned that Orochimaru was fighting Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. He and Kakashi decided to pursue the Kirigakure ninja and focus on reclaiming the Byakugan.

• Hagoromo used Hard Vortex Water Blade against Mei Terumī, then detected her attack from beneath the water and evaded it.
• Mei Terumī emerged unharmed, but a strange sound from behind her distracted Hagoromo as an intense danger approached from behind him.
• Hagoromo summoned Rashomon and fled, but a Tailed Beast Ball struck the area, swallowing him in a massive wave and nearly destroying the village.
• Kakashi pulled Hagoromo from the water, and Hagoromo identified the attack as a Tailed Beast Ball fired by Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Hagoromo told Kakashi that Orochimaru was fighting Rōshi and suspected that the signal had ordered the Kirigakure ninja to retreat.
• Hagoromo convinced Kakashi to pursue the Kirigakure ninja rather than help Orochimaru, since their mission was to reclaim the Byakugan.

Hagoromo and Kakashi pursued Zabuza and Mei Terumī toward the Land of Water after the enemy withdrew, suspecting Konoha’s mission to recover the Byakugan had failed. They found signs that Konoha reconnaissance ninja had recently been killed and continued after the enemy.

• Hagoromo and Kakashi followed the likely route toward the Land of Water, discussing the broken Executioner’s Blade that Hagoromo had discarded.
• Hagoromo chose to continue across the stormy sea rather than search the island again, then led Kakashi beyond the mission’s designated search area.
• Hagoromo detected blood in the seawater and found a faint reddish patch.
• Hagoromo concluded that Konoha reconnaissance ninja had recently been killed, and he and Kakashi set off in pursuit.

Hagoromo and Kakashi discovered a powerful Kirigakure force and chose to retreat so they could report its location. When Yagura noticed them, Hagoromo stayed behind to face him while Kakashi raced away with the intelligence.

• Hagoromo and Kakashi found Mei Terumī, Zabuza, several of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Kisame Hoshigaki, and other Kirigakure ninja, including Yagura.
• Hagoromo judged that their two-man team could not fight the enemy force and ordered a retreat after Kakashi confirmed he had no way to contact Minato immediately.
• Yagura noticed their withdrawal and went after the two Konoha ninja while telling his companions to continue retreating.
• Hagoromo sensed he was being followed, ordered Kakashi to deliver the intelligence to Orochimaru or Minato, and went to meet the pursuer alone.
• Kakashi raced toward the Land of Whirlpools at full speed, while Hagoromo prepared to fight Yagura without restraint.

Hagoromo learned that Kirigakure had recovered the Byakugan and tried to avoid a pointless fight with Yagura, but the two clashed. After defending against Yagura’s fierce attacks and destroying his Water Mirror Technique copy, Hagoromo seized Yagura’s weapon and unleashed lightning across the sea.

• Yagura told Hagoromo that the Byakugan had been returned to Kirigakure.
• Hagoromo proposed that they end the fight and go home, but Yagura refused and attacked him with his hooked staff.
• Hagoromo defended against Yagura’s strikes and kick, then assessed his speed, strength, and focus on vital points.
• Hagoromo charged Yagura, who used Water Release: Water Mirror Technique to create an identical copy of him.
• Hagoromo shredded the copy with iron sand, caught Yagura’s staff, and unleashed Lightning Glow across the sea.

Hagoromo trapped Yagura with an overwhelming current and prepared to finish him with a Railgun, but Minato appeared in its path and nearly got hit. The attack missed, Yagura escaped, and Minato explained that he had reached Hagoromo using a Flying Thunder God mark left on him earlier.

• Hagoromo used the Energy Gathering Ring and Hook Staff to immobilize Yagura with a powerful electric current.
• Hagoromo charged a Railgun to kill Yagura, but Minato suddenly appeared in front of the shot with the Flying Thunder God.
• Hagoromo redirected the Railgun while Minato twisted aside, and the beam streaked past Minato over the sea.
• Yagura vanished after Hagoromo stopped his attack, leaving Hagoromo and Minato silent before they spoke.
• Minato said he had reached Hagoromo because the Flying Thunder God mark he had placed on him earlier was still there.

Hagoromo told Minato how he and Kakashi had encountered Kirigakure’s elite ninja and how Yagura had pursued him. Yagura escaped after Minato arrived, and Minato sent Hagoromo back to the Land of Whirlpools while he went ahead to scout.

• Hagoromo dismissed the idea that Konoha was monitoring him and asked Minato whether he had met Kakashi.
• Minato said Kakashi was taking their information to Orochimaru, and Hagoromo reported that Kirigakure’s elite ninja had pursued them after their locations were exposed.
• Hagoromo identified his opponent as Yagura and explained that he had stayed behind while Kakashi returned with the intelligence.
• Minato’s arrival disrupted Hagoromo’s attack, allowing Yagura to escape into the seawater; Hagoromo discarded Yagura’s weapon.
• Minato concluded that the Byakugan had been taken to Kirigakure by Ao and told Hagoromo to return to the Land of Whirlpools while he scouted ahead alone.