Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Gin gave Senju Hi Shin the principles of the Sage Transformation Cursed Seal and prepared a disposable substitute for her upcoming meeting. Meanwhile, Number Seven attacked Kakuzu, leaving his family to mobilize after his life card cracked.

• Senju Hi Shin refused Uchiha Gin's offer to plant a Cursed Seal, so he wrote out the technique for her to study.
• Uchiha Gin took some of Senju Hi Shin's Chakra and used it to prepare one of her backup Clones as a substitute, then offered to teach her another Forbidden Technique.
• Number Seven ambushed Kakuzu on his way to Nozama, and Kakuzu transformed into a silver knight before fighting back against the Wood Dragon and incoming Wooden Branches.
• Mako and Fire God saw that Kakuzu's life card had cracked and prepared to leave Nozama to find him.
• Mako asked Satoru to help locate Kakuzu and promised to let him use Divine Lord one extra night each week; Satoru accepted.

Number Seven defeated Kakuzu and implanted a Divine Tree Spore, but Kakuzu’s family arrived and their bond made Number Seven spare them. Afterward, Kakuzu pulled the infected heart from his chest and asked Fire God for the Earth Grudge Fear Cards.

• Number Seven defeated Kakuzu, implanted a Divine Tree Spore in his heart, and began draining his Tailed Beast Chakra.
• Number Seven crushed Kakuzu’s discounted toy, provoking Kakuzu into a furious counterattack before Number Seven struck him down again.
• Mako and Fire God attacked Number Seven to rescue Kakuzu, but he quickly defeated them.
• Kakuzu urged Mako and Fire God to flee, but they stood by him as family, prompting Number Seven to spare them and leave.
• After dawn, Kakuzu pulled his infected heart from his chest and asked Fire God for the Earth Grudge Fear Cards he had left for him.

Uchiha Madara and Tobirama Senju prepared to leave Konoha for a meeting tied to Hashirama Senju’s disappearance, while Uchiha Gin arranged for Konoha’s younger generation to accompany them. After the group departed, a hidden force opened a teleportation gate and began a retrieval operation.

• Uchiha Madara chose his clan outfit for the trip, entrusted the clan to Uchiha Izuna, and left with his Driver instead of his war fan.
• Tobirama Senju received a farewell from Senju Taohua and Tsunade, learned that Tsunade’s newborn brother was named Nawaki, and promised to bring Hashirama Senju back safely.
• Uchiha Gin met Uchiha Madara and Tobirama Senju at Konoha’s gate and argued that they needed an escort for appearances and protection.
• Hiruzen and five others arrived as the Konoha F6, and Tobirama Senju explained that they would showcase Konoha’s younger generation and help if Clones attacked.
• Uchiha Madara led the eight-person party out of Konoha, leaving Uchiha Izuna worried that the village’s work would fall to him.
• A pair of black eyes opened inside a hidden mountain research institute, and nine pairs of red eyes appeared as a Dark Red Teleportation Gate opened and the retrieval began.

Tobirama Senju’s group traveled toward the Land of Iron, where he tried to recruit a Guidance Jonin for Tsunade and ended up choosing Kagami Uchiha and Hiruzen. Kagami discovered that becoming a Guidance Jonin would not free him from his secretary duties, and the chapter left him still burdened with multiple jobs.

• Uchiha Madara led Tobirama Senju and the others from Konoha toward the Land of Iron, while Tobirama explained that samurai were not their target.
• Tobirama Senju asked his disciples to become Guidance Jonin, and Kagami Uchiha and Hiruzen volunteered after the others declined or were ruled out.
• Uchiha Madara accused Tobirama Senju of trying to keep Kagami away from Konoha’s leadership, but Tobirama said Kagami would remain his secretary as well as become a Guidance Jonin.
• The group camped for the night, and Kagami handed out everyone’s favorite drinks, impressing his companions and earning praise from Tobirama Senju and Uchiha Madara.
• Uchiha Madara wondered whether Kagami could use Shadow Clones to hold several jobs at once.

Uchiha Madara and Tobirama Senju led Konoha’s delegation to the Land of Iron for a meeting with representatives from other villages, who planned to demand an explanation from Konoha. The meeting began with Madara overpowering their attempt to intimidate his group, and he declared that he would settle matters through virtue.

• Tobirama Senju rejected Madara’s suggestion to abolish the Dual Spokesperson Model and proposed pairing Kagami Uchiha with Hiruzen as future leaders.
• On the journey to the Land of Iron, Tobirama warned his disciples to retreat if they were attacked, while Kagami told Hiruzen to obey their teacher without revealing the classified reason.
• Ōnoki, Kinkaku, and Katsura gathered in the Land of Iron and discussed demanding an explanation from Konoha over Hashirama Senju’s attack on Ginkaku.
• Mifune received the Konoha delegation and escorted Uchiha Madara, Tobirama Senju, and the F6 to the meeting room.
• Ōnoki, Kinkaku, and Katsura tried to intimidate Konoha’s group with their auras, but Madara forced them to back down and announced that he would win them over with virtue.

Uchiha Madara and Tobirama Senju faced Ōnoki, Kinkaku, and Katsura over an attack attributed to Hashirama Senju, but the meeting shifted into a younger-generation match. Hee defeated Mitokado Homura in under a minute, and Torifu Akimichi began his fight against him.

• Ōnoki displayed Wood Release evidence and scars from the attacker, while Kinkaku showed matching wounds and demanded justice from Konoha.
• Uchiha Madara rejected the trio’s accusation that Hashirama Senju was responsible, and Kinkaku accused Tobirama Senju of creating the attackers as War Weapons.
• Madara promised a detailed investigation but warned the three leaders not to push Konoha, and Kinkaku challenged Konoha’s younger generation to a friendly exchange.
• At the training ground, Kinkaku introduced Hee as his junior brother, and the F6 chose Mitokado Homura to face him.
• Hee broke Mitokado Homura’s glasses and defeated him in under a minute, prompting Torifu Akimichi to charge at Hee with the Multi-Size Technique.

Hee defeated Torifu Akimichi and then fought Danzo, whose bizarre Butt Release technique trapped Hee’s leg and helped him awaken Black Lightning. The chapter ended with Danzo engulfed in Black Lightning but still attempting Butt Return.

• Hee dodged Torifu Akimichi’s giant fist, overpowered him in a strength clash, and revealed his Hell Stab technique.
• Hee paralyzed Torifu Akimichi with Lightning Release and sent him crashing into the training ground wall, but Tobirama Senju stopped him from taking secret medicine.
• Hiruzen tricked Danzo into entering the arena, where Hee quickly outmaneuvered him.
• Danzo trapped Hee’s leg with Butt Release: Butt Enlargement Technique, and Hee’s lightning transformed into Black Lightning.
• Hee unleashed Black Lightning on Danzo, who resisted and began Butt Release: Butt Return.

Danzo’s Butt Rebound returned Hee’s Black Lightning at double strength, but Danzo collapsed before Hee did. Hee recovered and began fighting Hiruzen, who trapped him with a Shadow Clone and launched a combined Five Release attack.

• Danzo reflected Hee’s Black Lightning with Butt Rebound, but his body gave out and he collapsed.
• Hee survived the lightning and earned Danzo’s respect, while Kagami carried Danzo away for treatment.
• Hiruzen faced Hee after Kagami warned that Hee’s chakra remained strong despite his injuries.
• Hee broke free of Hiruzen’s mud trap and overpowered his Fire, Earth, and Wind techniques with lightning.
• Hiruzen tricked Hee with a Shadow Clone and unleashed the Five Release: Great Barrage Technique from five positions.

Hiruzen defeated Hee with the Five-Barrage Technique, and Konoha's disciples celebrated while mistaking Mitokado Homura's glasses trick for his death and return. The other villages backed away from sparring but pressed Konoha over the Wood Release attacker, each presenting their injuries as evidence before Katsura revealed his bald head as his loss.

• Hiruzen defeated Hee with the Five-Barrage Technique, and Kinkaku woke Hee with a slap so the Cloud Village medics could treat him.
• Hiruzen accepted the praise for the victory while Danzo lamented missing out on the MVP, and Tobirama Senju stopped the disciples from turning against each other.
• The F6 mistook Mitokado Homura for the dead Goyōen until he removed his glasses and vanished, then accepted his claim that he had tested a secret substitution technique.
• Ōnoki and Katsura withdrew their villages from the sparring match, and the leaders returned to the conference table with less aggressive attitudes.
• Ōnoki and Kinkaku cited their losses to argue that the Wood Release attacker was connected to Konoha, while Hiruzen offered to share his study materials.
• Katsura revealed that the attacker had taken his hair, lifting his wig to show a single strand remaining on his bald head.

Tobirama Senju and Uchiha Madara faced accusations from the Lightning, Earth, and Water leaders over the attacks, while Tobirama revealed that Hashirama Senju was missing and warned of a hidden organization. Shamon arrived at the meeting and declared that Sunagakure would remain Konoha’s staunch ally.

• Ōnoki, Kinkaku, and Katsura accused Konoha of orchestrating the attacks, and Uchiha Madara nearly fought Kinkaku before Tobirama Senju calmed him.
• Tobirama Senju disclosed that Hashirama Senju had gone missing and said a secret organization might be trying to destabilize the Ninja World.
• Ōnoki and the others rejected Tobirama’s explanation and continued to suspect Konoha, leaving the meeting at a stalemate.
• Shamon arrived with Chiyo and her sibling, explained that a miracle doctor had saved him, and thanked Konoha for the treatment.
• Shamon announced that Sunagakure would forever remain Konoha’s staunch ally.

At the summit, Ōnoki and the other leaders demanded compensation from Konoha for the losses caused by Hashirama Senju, while Shamon publicly backed Konoha. Uchiha Madara agreed to review the claims as a delaying tactic, and the chapter ended with Ōnoki realizing that the Wave Country had traded valuable ore to the Land of Iron for food and drinks.

• Shamon rejected Ōnoki’s attempt to turn Sunagakure against Konoha and delivered a speech about the villages’ supposed longstanding friendship.
• Ōnoki, Kinkaku, and Katsura presented compensation claims for their fallen ninja, and Uchiha Madara agreed to review their documents without setting a deadline.
• Shamon told Ebizo that Konoha’s agreement was a delaying tactic, while Chiyo explained that Konoha’s hidden strength made war a dangerous prospect.
• Mifune invited the leaders to a banquet and explained that the Land of Iron had traded ore to the Wave Country for food, fruit, and drinks.
• Ōnoki realized the ore he had once sold cheaply was valuable to the Wave Country, and he regretted that the Land of Iron had obtained it for bargain prices.

Uchiha Gin received a shipment of Chakra Metal weapons from Wave Country and learned how the Ghost Soldier Squad had traded Snow King drinks for the rare metal. After Uchiha Madara’s group returned from the Land of Iron, a Wood Dragon and a mysterious Clone ambushed them, and Madara prepared to fight alone.

• Uchiha Gin opened a box of Chakra Metal weapons and read that a Ghost Soldier Squad captain had arranged the trade with Mifune in exchange for Snow King drinks.
• Senju Itama chose a weapon from the shipment, while Uchiha Gin said Uchiha Madara’s group would soon return from the Land of Iron.
• Mifune escorted Uchiha Madara’s group to the border and resolved that the samurai should begin learning Chakra after witnessing F6 and Hee fight.
• Danzo and the others reassured Kagami Uchiha that he would be first to fight next time, while Tobirama Senju wondered why the Clones had not attacked Madara.
• A Wood Dragon appeared above the group with a Clone standing on its head, and Tobirama Senju warned everyone as Madara ordered them to stand back and faced the attacker.

Uchiha Madara fought a Hashirama Senju Clone while Tobirama Senju and the F6 watched, initially mistaking the attack for a performance. After Kagami Uchiha revealed the truth and the Clone displayed Sage Mode, Madara prepared to transform with a Tailed Beast Card, leaving the real battle about to begin.

• Uchiha Madara battled Number Nine, who destroyed his Wood Dragon and covered the battlefield with Wood Release.
• Uchiha Madara exposed the enemy's face as Hashirama Senju, then fought the Clone's Wood Human while Tobirama Senju kept the F6 out of the battle.
• Kagami Uchiha told Hiruzen and the others that the enemy was a Clone of the missing Hashirama Senju, and Tobirama Senju revealed that it could use Sage Mode.
• The Clone suppressed Uchiha Madara's Susanoo with Sage Art: Myōjin Gate and attacked him, but Madara dodged and called it inferior to the real Hashirama.
• Uchiha Madara fastened a gray Driver around his waist, inserted a Tailed Beast Card, and shouted, "Henshin!"

Uchiha Madara fought Number Nine, a Hashirama Senju Clone who healed from wounds and stole Tailed Beast Chakra with each hit, while Tobirama Senju and Black Zetsu watched. Number Nine revealed his strength by summoning True Several Thousand Hands, and the chapter ended with Tobirama shielding Uchiha Madara as they faced him atop the Great Buddha.

• Uchiha Madara clashed with Number Nine, whose healing and strength made Tobirama Senju consider intervening.
• Black Zetsu discovered that the Hashirama Senju Clone lacked Ashura's Yang Power and wondered what had happened to the reincarnations.
• Uchiha Madara realized Number Nine had been stealing Nine-Tailed Chakra through his punches, and Number Nine revealed that the stolen Chakra had awakened his intelligence.
• Number Nine used Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, summoning a gigantic Buddha statue that stunned the F6 members.
• Tobirama Senju tried to attack Number Nine but was struck and wounded, and Uchiha Madara rescued him from the Clone's Wooden Branches.
• Tobirama Senju stepped in front of Uchiha Madara and offered to cover his retreat.

Uchiha Madara protected Tobirama Senju and the F6 from Clone Number Nine’s Sage Art Great Buddha by awakening Wood Release and summoning a Super Giant Wood Human. As Clone Number Nine unleashed Top Transformed Buddha, the Nine-Tails offered to help, and Madara began manifesting Susanoo.

• Tobirama Senju tried to get Uchiha Madara and the F6 to retreat, but Madara refused and fought alongside him against Clone Number Nine.
• Clone Number Nine’s Great Buddha attacked with a storm of wooden fists, and Tobirama Senju used Flying Thunder God to move himself, Uchiha Madara, and the F6 to safety.
• Uchiha Madara used Wood Release to shield everyone from the Great Buddha’s assault, then summoned a Super Giant Wood Human to fight it.
• Uchiha Madara’s Wood Human gained the upper hand until Clone Number Nine unleashed Top Transformed Buddha and its thousand arms.
• The Nine-Tails offered to help Uchiha Madara, who summoned a blue phantom as the Great Buddha’s attack descended.

Uchiha Madara and the Nine-Tails defeated Number Nine's Sage Art Great Buddha, but Number Nine escaped through a teleportation gate as eight reinforcements emerged. The chapter left Madara and Tobirama Senju facing the new arrivals, with Madara reminding Tobirama to keep his promise to cover their retreat.

• Uchiha Madara used the Nine-Tails' Chakra to clad the Wood Man in Susanoo armor and overwhelmed Number Nine's Sage Art Great Buddha.
• Number Nine felt fear for the first time and thanked Uchiha Madara, while Jigen denied his request to activate State Three and prepared eight reinforcements.
• Uchiha Madara battered the Great Buddha until it collapsed, then seized Number Nine's Arhat Wood Man as Tobirama Senju arrived to claim an assist.
• Number Nine escaped when a dark-red Teleportation Gate swallowed Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Kunai.
• Eight figures stepped through the gate, and Uchiha Madara reminded Tobirama Senju that he had promised to cover their retreat.

Uchiha Madara faced seven Hashirama Senju Clones while Tobirama Senju and the F6 members were confronted by two more. As the Clones prepared to attack and Number One offered Madara a Divine Tree Spore, Madara summoned six Wood Clones of his own, evening the odds.

• Number One and Number Nine traded insults while Uchiha Madara and Tobirama Senju debated whether to fight or escape.
• Uchiha Madara advanced on the nine Clones, and Tobirama Senju followed; the F6 members then arrived after Danzo brought them back.
• Number One sent Number Five and Number Six to confront Tobirama Senju and the F6 members, while seven Clones surrounded Uchiha Madara.
• Number One offered Uchiha Madara a Divine Tree Spore, and the Nine-Tails warned him that it could turn Tailed Beasts into Fruit.
• Uchiha Madara refused the Spore and created six Wood Clones, each manifesting a ghostly blue silhouette to face the seven Clones.

Tobirama Senju and F6 faced Number Five and Number Six, and Kagami inspired his companions to stand together rather than flee. After Tobirama teleported Number Five away, F6 attacked Number Six to rescue Torifu, but the Clone activated Sage Mode and broke Enma’s staff, leaving Enma screaming in pain.

• Tobirama Senju ordered his disciples to escape, but Kagami, Hiruzen, and the others refused to leave him behind.
• Kagami invoked Uchiha Gin’s words about cherishing companions, and Tobirama Senju assigned F6 an SSS-Rank Mission to fight one of the Clones.
• Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport Number Five away, while F6 launched a barrage of attacks at Number Six.
• Number Six caught Torifu Akimichi and shrugged off the group’s attacks, but Hiruzen trapped him in the Adamantine Prison Wall as Danzo struck him with Thousand Blade Slash.
• Number Six activated Sage Mode, snapped an Adamantine Staff, and caused Enma to scream that his dick had been hurt.

Hiruzen, Danzo, and the F6 struggled to hold off Number Six while their allies fought elsewhere. Danzo sacrificed himself to save Hiruzen, but Kagami revived him with a mysterious red liquid, leaving the friends alive and still facing Number Six.

• Enma fled after losing Kun, and Hiruzen and Danzo decided to stall Number Six while Tobirama Senju and Uchiha Madara fought elsewhere.
• Kagami Uchiha noticed Number Six lacked combat awareness, but Number One ordered him to help, prompting Number Six to attack the F6 with a Wood Dragon.
• Hiruzen’s Five Releases: Great Barrage Technique wounded Number Six, but the Clone rapidly healed and charged Hiruzen.
• Danzo took Number Six’s punch meant for Hiruzen and collapsed with life-threatening injuries.
• Torifu Akimichi pushed Number Six back while Kagami Uchiha and the others retreated, and Utatane Koharu tried to treat Danzo.
• Kagami poured a bottle of red liquid into Danzo, restoring his signs of life, and joked that Danzo still owed him money.

Kagami and the F6 confronted a Wood Man while Danzo recovered from his wounds, and Danzo stunned everyone with a bizarre new technique. Their combined attack engulfed the Wood Man and its Clone in a massive explosion, leaving Hiruzen praising Danzo's ingenuity.

• Kagami's friends promised to repay their debts after they realized they owed him money, then a Wood Man emerged from the flames and charged at them.
• Kagami stood his ground as the F6 regrouped, and Danzo woke after Kagami gave him Gin-uncle's medicine.
• Torifu Akimichi used the Super Multi-Size Technique to grapple with the Wood Man while Kagami attacked the Clone with firebirds.
• The Clone's Wood Dragon swallowed Kagami's flames, so Hiruzen and Danzo joined their Fire and Wind techniques in a modified Dragon Holding Jade.
• Danzo's attack triggered a massive explosion that consumed the Wood Man and Clone, and Hiruzen called Danzo a genius.