Chapter Summaries

Kazuna persuaded Konohagakure’s leaders to pursue a plan to stir conflict between Rasa and Pakura while monitoring Sunagakure and Kumogakure, then assigned Uchiha teams to the borders. As an attack on the Uchiha clan grounds was reported, Kazuna learned Pakura had charged in and rushed to meet her, provoking Shiraha’s jealousy.

• Torifu urged Kazuna to continue criticizing Hiruzen, but Kazuna said he had nothing else to add, and Danzo also invited him to speak.
• Hiruzen opposed Kazuna’s proposal, but Danzo supported it, and Torifu decided to proceed with the plan against Rasa and Pakura while setting Kumogakure aside for now.
• Torifu and Shikaku discussed Kazuna’s motives and worried that rumors about him would damage his chance to become Hokage.
• At the Uchiha clan meeting, Kazuna assigned Yashiro to lead a team toward the Sunagakure border and Shisui to lead one toward Kumogakure, then reminded the clan he wanted Konohagakure’s leaders to beg him to become Hokage.
• After a blast shook the clan grounds, a ninja reported that Pakura had charged in, and Kazuna rushed out to help her while Shiraha watched angrily.
• Kazuna called out to Pakura as his precious one, and Shiraha silently resolved to punish him.

Kazuna used his Mangekyo's subtle mental influence to draw Pakura into the Uchiha Clan and tried to persuade her that Rasa would turn against her. Pakura refused to trust him, and their fight continued as she identified what she believed was Kazuna's real body among his Shadow Clones.

• After Pakura stormed into the Uchiha Clan, Kazuna used his Mangekyo to restrain her and take her to his residence.
• Pakura accused Kazuna of arranging the rumors and manipulating her into attacking the clan, and Kazuna confirmed that his right-eye Dojutsu had amplified her anger.
• Kazuna argued that Rasa resented Pakura for yielding the Kazekage position and might strip her of her hero status or kill her, but Pakura rejected his claims as an enemy's lies.
• Pakura attacked Kazuna with Scorch Release, while Kazuna fought back with Blood Flame, Fire Release, and Shadow Clones.
• After evading Kazuna's Fire Dragon Technique, Pakura claimed she had distinguished the clones and engulfed the one she believed was his real body.

Kazuna subdued Pakura, pressured her into agreeing to a date, and left her entangled with him in the eyes of both villages. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi worried about Konohagakure’s shifting power balance and ordered Shinnosuke to retrieve an item from the office controlled by the Acting Hokage.

• Kazuna revealed that he had tricked Pakura with a Shadow Clone, restrained her, and insisted that she stay with the Uchiha as his woman.
• Kazuna threatened to expose Pakura if she resisted, then got her to agree to go on a date with him the next day.
• Pakura left the Uchiha Clan Grounds with a mark on her clothes, prompting the Sunagakure delegation and Shikaku Nara to suspect that she and Kazuna were involved.
• Baki and Shikaku worried that Pakura and Kazuna might become allies, while Pakura decided there was no point explaining what had happened.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi reflected on Tsunade’s possible succession and Konohagakure’s changing power balance, then told Shinnosuke to retrieve an item from the Acting Hokage’s office.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi wondered what Torifu Akimichi and Kazuna were planning together.

Shimura Danzō urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to weaken the Uchiha before Uchiha Kazuna grew even stronger, but Kazuna interrupted their meeting to mock Danzō about being a bachelor. Kazuna left the Hokage Building after publicly insinuating that Hiruzen wanted Danzō to himself, while Torifu Akimichi discovered a leaflet was missing and began issuing orders in anger.

• Shimura Danzō warned Hiruzen Sarutobi that Pakura’s relationship with Uchiha Kazuna threatened Konohagakure and proposed a drastic way to weaken the Uchiha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi hesitated over Danzō’s plan, but Danzō resolved to act without his approval.
• Uchiha Kazuna entered Hiruzen’s office and announced that he would go on a date with Pakura, then invited Danzō to secretly follow them and learn how to date.
• Kazuna mocked Danzō as an old bachelor and teased Hiruzen about his son Asuma before leaving the office.
• Kazuna shouted through the Hokage Building that Hiruzen wanted to keep Danzō to himself, humiliating both men in public.
• Torifu Akimichi noticed that the propaganda leaflet Kazuna had given him was missing from his office and issued orders as he grew furious.

Torifu Akimichi punished Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō after documents were stolen from his office, while Kazuna publicly pursued Pakura and proposed that she become the Kazekage. Pakura agreed to cooperate, though she insisted she would not act against Sunagakure.

• Torifu Akimichi punched Shimura Danzō, ordered the Anbu reorganized, and demanded that Shin'ichirō Sarutobi leave the Anbu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi saw the drawing Kazuna had left behind and erupted in anger.
• Kazuna sang outside the Sunagakure Investigation Team's residence, made Shikaku play drums, and pressured Pakura into leaving with him.
• Pakura rejected Kazuna's advances, but he argued that Rasa would eventually kill her and offered to work with her.
• Pakura agreed to cooperate with Kazuna on the condition that she would not harm Sunagakure, and Kazuna asked her to become the Kazekage.

Kazuna persuaded Pakura to ally Sunagakure with Konoha against Kumogakure, turning their cooperation into a forceful demand for an explanation over the attack on Konoha’s outposts. As the villages mobilized and war loomed, Rasa learned Pakura had made the decision without consulting him and reacted with anger.

• Kazuna proposed killing Rasa so Pakura could become Kazekage, but Pakura chose his first method after he explained that Rasa’s removal would strengthen her claim.
• Kazuna and Pakura returned to Konoha, where Kazuna convinced Shikaku that Sunagakure would join Konoha in pressuring Kumogakure over the attack on Konoha’s outposts.
• Pakura told Baki that Sunagakure would assist Konoha and joked that Kazuna had conquered her, leaving Baki worried about what her growing ties to the Uchiha meant for Rasa.
• Konoha and Sunagakure issued a forceful Letter of Condemnation, and Kazuna pledged Uchiha forces as Konoha mobilized shinobi toward Kumogakure’s border.
• Rasa received Baki’s message about Pakura’s alliance and, despite recognizing its potential benefits for Sunagakure, grew angry that Pakura had acted without consulting him.

The Fourth Raikage rejected Konohagakure and Sunagakure’s condemnation and ordered five thousand Kumogakure shinobi sent toward Konohagakure, threatening war. Meanwhile, Kazuna celebrated his growing strength and improving rapport with Pakura until news of the Nine-Tails’ abnormal chakra leakage brought suspicion upon him, and the Acting Hokage and Third Hokage summoned him.

• Mabui told the Fourth Raikage that Konohagakure and Sunagakure had condemned Kumogakure over Kiba’s actions, and he dismissed their warning while ordering five thousand shinobi deployed and threatening war.
• Kazuna celebrated the village’s approval of his plan, his growing closeness with Pakura, and the rapid growth of his Divine Tree and Fruits.
• Shiraha teased Kazuna about Pakura as Itachi reported that the Nine-Tails had begun leaking chakra from its seal.
• Kazuna acknowledged that his Sharingan encounter with Naruto had fueled suspicion against him and said Shimura Danzō’s actions had benefited him.
• Two Anbu summoned Kazuna to meet with the Acting Hokage and the Third Hokage.

Uchiha Kazuna joined a tense meeting about his contact with Naruto Uzumaki and accused Shimura Danzō of tampering with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki’s seal. The meeting ended with the seal’s damage confirmed and suspicion falling on Danzō, whom Kazuna blamed for the danger.

• Shiraha offered to gather the Uchiha as Kazuna went with two Anbu to meet the village leadership, while Itachi headed to support him and Shiraha prepared the clan for a fight.
• Torifu Akimichi and Shimura Danzō nearly fought in the Hokage’s office before Kazuna kicked the door open and joined the meeting.
• Kazuna accused Danzō of approaching Naruto Uzumaki without authorization, then admitted that he had used his Sharingan to reinforce Naruto’s seal after noticing a problem.
• Torifu confirmed that Naruto’s seal was damaged and that the Nine-Tails’ power was leaking out, prompting Kazuna to accuse Danzō of causing the danger.

Kazuna admitted that he had entered the Nine-Tails’ seal and provoked the beast, sparking a confrontation over the Uchiha and the risk of another Nine-Tails incident. He secured an agreement that the Uchiha would not be blamed without evidence, while Torifu barred nearly everyone from approaching the Jinchuriki.

• Torifu warned that another Night of the Nine-Tails could destroy Konohagakure, and Kazuna mocked Hiruzen’s willingness to sacrifice others.
• Kazuna accused Danzo of gloating over the weakened seal, then admitted he had provoked the Nine-Tails after the beast roared “Uchiha.”
• Kazuna challenged the leadership’s hostility toward the Uchiha, while Hiruzen and Torifu warned him against provoking a fight.
• Shikaku offered Kazuna 10 million ryo, and Kazuna explained that he had taunted the Nine-Tails by claiming he could find a Ten-Tails.
• Torifu agreed that no one should spread rumors blaming the Uchiha without evidence, and he prohibited almost everyone from approaching the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Torifu Akimichi and Shikaku Nara struggled to contain the village’s internal conflict while Kumogakure deployed five thousand ninja to the border. At the emergency meeting, Kazuna jumped onto the table and demanded that Konohagakure fight.

• Torifu Akimichi forced Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo to leave, then watched Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura flee in terror after Kazuna startled them.
• Shikaku Nara urged Torifu Akimichi to focus on Kumogakure, and they discussed separating Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kazuna and demanding 100 million ryo from the Sarutobi Four Clans.
• Danzo confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi over his failure to investigate Kazuna, but Shikaku Nara interrupted them with news that Kumogakure had sent five thousand ninja to the border.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi called an emergency meeting with the village’s clan leaders, Jonin, and Sunagakure’s representatives.
• Kazuna jumped onto the table and roared that they should beat Kumogakure.

Kazuna challenged Hiruzen Sarutobi’s opposition to war and persuaded Konoha’s leaders to prepare a force against Kumogakure. The chapter ended with the clans assigning troops to Kazuna’s command, while Hiruzen Sarutobi arranged for Shin'ichirō Sarutobi to lead a smaller Sarutobi contingent.

• Kazuna accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of mishandling Orochimaru’s escape and concealed involvement in the deaths of Uchiha Jonin, causing Konoha’s Jonin to distrust Hiruzen.
• Torifu Akimichi declared that Konoha would fight Kumogakure and placed Kazuna in command of the campaign.
• Konoha’s clans assembled over a hundred Jonin, and Kazuna ordered the force to gather at the village gate before setting out against Kumogakure.
• Kazuna urged Pakura to join the campaign, then argued with Hiruzen Sarutobi and criticized him and Danzo for avoiding personal sacrifice.
• Torifu Akimichi ordered the Sarutobi Four Clans to prepare three thousand shinobi, while Hiruzen Sarutobi committed one thousand under Shin'ichirō Sarutobi and Kazuna pledged three hundred Uchiha elites.

Uchiha Kazuna led Konoha’s Jonin toward the border ahead of the main force, then attacked a Kumogakure special mission squad on his own. He defeated all five ninja, leaving two dead and three severely injured for Konoha to capture and interrogate.

• Torifu Akimichi appointed Kazuna Commander-in-Chief and prepared Konoha for war against Kumogakure.
• Kazuna ordered seventy Jonin to move ahead of the ordinary ninja, and Kakashi followed him as his deputy.
• After two days of travel, Hyuga scouts spotted a five-member Kumogakure squad, and Kazuna rushed ahead to attack them.
• Kazuna’s clones overwhelmed the squad with Fire Release, killing both Chunin and severely injuring the three Jonin.
• Pakura, Might Guy, and Shinya arrived, and Shinya collected the bodies and captured the surviving Kumogakure ninja.

Kazuna reached the border and ordered Konoha’s forces to attack Kumogakure despite their numerical disadvantage. He annihilated thousands of Kumogakure ninja with Susanoo, turning the battle into a rout as Dodai ordered a retreat.

• Kazuna learned that Kumogakure had gathered five thousand ninja and ordered all seventeen hundred Konoha ninja at the border to attack when the enemy fell into chaos.
• Kazuna charged alone, created four Shadow Clones, and used Susanoo to withstand Kumogakure’s long-range attacks.
• Kazuna’s four clones launched Yasaka Blood Magatama, killing nearly two thousand Kumogakure ninja and scattering the rest.
• Dodai ordered the Kumogakure forces to retreat, while Uchiha Shinya rallied Konoha’s ninja to pursue them.
• Kazuna’s original body remained above the battlefield in Susanoo as the Konoha forces advanced.

Kazuna led Konoha to a crushing victory over Kumogakure, while Obito reconsidered him as a potential ally and the Raikage set out for the front lines. After returning, Kazuna gathered Kumogakure corpses and used Shadow Clones to create a smoke screen while testing a ninjutsu.

• Dodai used traps and barriers to slow Konoha's pursuit, rallied Kumogakure's forces, and led a battered retreat; Kazuna waited until the enemy was gone before ordering Konoha to withdraw.
• Obito and Black Zetsu watched the battlefield, judged Kazuna a threat to their plans, and decided to try cooperating with him rather than revive Madara.
• The Raikage learned that Kumogakure had suffered nearly three thousand deaths, then left for the battlefield with Shi and Darui while Mabui arranged additional protection.
• Torifu Akimichi and Shikaku discussed Kazuna's strength and their fears of Danzo before Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō entered their office.
• Kazuna brought roughly three hundred Kumogakure corpses together and had four Shadow Clones generate smoke and dust as he tested a ninjutsu.

Kazuna secretly absorbed the life energy from hundreds of corpses, advanced his Sage Art, and discussed a possible alliance with Obito, who invited him to join his organization. After Obito left, Kazuna considered disrupting his plans and returned to the command headquarters, where he encouraged Might Guy to train even harder.

• Kazuna used smoke and dust to hide himself while he drained the life energy from the corpses, then burned the remains to ash.
• Kazuna's Sage Art reached LV·3, and he decided to summon Slug at a controlled size to protect his clansmen in future battles.
• Obito appeared before Kazuna, traded intelligence with him, and offered to help him deal with Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.
• Obito invited Kazuna to join his organization, but Kazuna reacted cautiously when Obito tossed him a Scroll, and Obito left without receiving an answer.
• Kazuna considered joining Akatsuki and interfering with Obito's plans before returning to the command headquarters.
• Kazuna praised Might Guy's youth, prompting Guy to leave for weighted training with ten times his usual workload.

Kazuna reassured Konoha’s commanders that he would not attack Kumogakure alone, then crossed the front line and blasted their defenses despite promising to strike only once. After returning to headquarters, he went to visit Pakura, who dragged him inside when his staged cries drew a patrol squad.

• Kakashi warned Kazuna that Kumogakure’s reinforcements would bring its forces to more than seven thousand, while Konoha’s four thousand reinforcements were still arriving.
• Kazuna rejected Kakashi’s concerns about charging in alone and led the group to the front lines to show them a spectacle.
• Kazuna used Susanoo and Yasaka Blood Magatama against Kumogakure’s barrier, then struck its exposed flank and killed over a hundred ninja.
• Kazuna returned to Konoha’s lines and taunted Kumogakure by promising to come back the next day.
• Kazuna went to Pakura’s residence and pretended she was in danger until she opened the door and pulled him inside.

Kazuna and Pakura discussed the threat of Sunagakure joining the conflict, then spent the night together, leaving Kazuna embarrassed when he woke up in her tent. He returned to the front the next morning and prepared to attack Kumogakure again, while Dodai realized the exhausted-looking battlefield might face another Blood Orb assault.

• Pakura warned Kazuna that Rasa might exploit Konohagakure's focus on Kumogakure, so Kazuna considered reinforcing Sunagakure's border.
• Kazuna coaxed Pakura into sharing a meal and drinks, and he woke up the next morning in her tent after she had taken the initiative with him.
• Kakashi and Kunugi Mokume worried that Kazuna had not rested or recovered his Chakra after using multiple Blood Orbs, but Kazuna ignored their concerns.
• Kazuna left Pakura's tent in embarrassment and told a patrolling ninja he was going to deliver a gift to Kumogakure.
• Kazuna confronted the sleepless Kumogakure forces, and Dodai cursed him when he summoned a massive crimson Susanoo to begin another attack.

Kazuna attacked Kumogakure and fought the Fourth Raikage and Killer B after their Tailed Beast Bomb struck his Blood Orb. He unleashed Susanoo and powerful fire techniques as Pakura and the other Konoha ninja battled Kumogakure’s forces, and the confrontation remained unresolved.

• Kazuna’s Blood Orb collided with a Tailed Beast Bomb, and the Fourth Raikage and Killer B arrived with Darui and Shi.
• Kazuna mistook the Raikage’s appearance for Zhong Kui, then provoked him by saying he wanted to possess his body.
• The Raikage attacked Kazuna, who used Substitution, and Pakura confronted the Raikage before Kazuna knocked him away with Susanoo.
• The Raikage fought Kazuna with Lightning Release Chakra Mode and battered Susanoo’s skeletal frame, while Kazuna retaliated with fire techniques.
• Killer B used the Eight-Tails’ tentacles to intervene, Pakura destroyed one, and Kazuna’s Susanoo unleashed Great Fire Annihilation at Killer B and the Raikage.
• Kakashi and the Konoha ninja blocked Darui and Shi from joining the fight, while Kakashi noticed an unusual feeling as his Chakra circulated.

Kazuna and Killer B clashed with their most powerful attacks, and both survived the devastating collision. Kazuna then fought the Raikage one-on-one, revealing that the Raikage had been battling a Shadow Clone, but the Eight-Tails intervened to save him from Kazuna’s counterattack.

• Might Guy and Kakashi overwhelmed Darui and Shi while Kazuna and Pakura pressured the Raikage and Killer B.
• Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, which Kazuna met with a massive Blood Orb from his Yatagarasu Susanoo.
• The blasts devastated the battlefield, but Kazuna and Killer B emerged alive, and the two armies faced off as Kazuna provoked the Raikage into a duel.
• The Raikage battered Kazuna’s Susanoo and struck him into the ground, only for Kazuna to vanish as a Shadow Clone and appear behind him.
• Kazuna replenished his Chakra by consuming an immature Fruit and struck the Raikage with a small Blood Orb, but the Eight-Tails blocked the attack while Killer B pulled his brother away.

Kazuna forced the Raikage to concede and retreat, then celebrated Konohagakure’s victory while considering his path to becoming Fifth Hokage. After recruiting Kakuzu for a new money-making scheme, he proposed an alliance with the mysterious person behind him, who asked how they would cooperate.

• Kazuna mocked the Raikage after defeating him, and the Raikage ordered Kumogakure to retreat one hundred li.
• Konohagakure’s shinobi celebrated Kazuna’s victory as reinforcements arrived, while the Sarutobi Four Clans hid their displeasure.
• Kazuna discussed the movements of Iwagakure and Kirigakure, then left the command post using the Body Flicker Technique.
• Kazuna met Kakuzu and Hidan, collected 200 million ryo from Kakuzu, and gave him a letter and instructions to carry out with Uchiha Shisui.
• Kazuna told a mysterious visitor that he wanted to cooperate with the person behind him, and the visitor asked how he intended to do so.