Chapter Summaries

Danzo struck an advertising-clothing deal with Rasa for his Muniu Farm, while the four-wheel-drive competition continued in Sunagakure. The children’s competition began with another round of Sunagakure advertisements.

• Rasa explained Sunagakure’s advertising strategy to Danzo as the village teams entered the competition.
• Danzo ordered advertising clothes for Muniu Farm, offering five times the price for delivery by the next morning.
• Rasa agreed to produce the clothes with the Konoha logo and Shimura Clan Crest in red.
• An ordinary middle-aged man from the Land of Clouds won the adult amateur competition.
• The children’s competition began, and Sunagakure’s Sakura advertisements played for the audience.

The Konoha racers struggled against Sunagakure's Black Ant Car until Choji's Big Eater Car proved too tough to be eaten and dragged it along the track. Meanwhile, Rasa demonstrated Sunagakure's new television technology to Director Danzo, who ordered him to arrange village-wide surveillance.

• Jiraiya praised the Konoha racers while Tobi taunted them, and Shikamaru Nara noted Naruto had abandoned their plan to act together.
• Kankuro's Black Ant Car destroyed Sakura Haruno's Sakura Car and another racer’s Sweetheart Car as it attacked Konoha's team.
• Choji's Big Eater Car resisted the Black Ant Car and dragged it along the track, while Choji explained that he had not finished adding its car-swallowing function.
• Rasa explained Sunagakure's color televisions and proposed using hidden cameras to monitor the village around the clock.
• Director Danzo ordered Rasa to arrange the surveillance system, and Rasa praised his boldness.

Naruto won the children's Four-Wheel Drive Car competition, while Kankuro took third and Gaara and Shukaku argued over their losses. After the first day ended, the competitors celebrated in Sunagakure, where Tsunade brought up Danzo's attempt to kill Yahiko.

• Naruto won the children's competition, Choji placed second after Shikamaru changed their strategy, and Kankuro finished third.
• Kankuro left dejected over missing the championship, while Gaara wondered why he was upset and Shukaku lamented losing to Naruto again.
• The children's event ended at dusk, and the competitors headed into Sunagakure for the first night of festivities before the ninja competition began the next day.
• Jiraiya, Tsunade, Yahiko, Nagato, Konan, and others gathered at Sacred Tree BBQ, where Yahiko offered to pay for the meal.
• Tsunade told Yahiko she had heard Danzo had almost killed him, and the group's atmosphere suddenly froze.

Tsunade joined Jiraiya, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan for a meal, while the young ninja celebrated Naruto’s victory and Temari offered to take them to Sacred Tree BBQ. The chapter left Kankuro waiting at the Grand Sail Hotel for Temari, unaware that she was leading the others elsewhere.

• Tsunade acknowledged Konoha’s past wrongdoing and told Yahiko she would confront Danzo if he caused trouble again.
• Jiraiya praised Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan for their work in the Land of Rain, then joked about taking them to a brothel before Tsunade knocked him down.
• Shikamaru invited Gaara’s brother Kankuro to celebrate Naruto’s win, but Gaara thought Kankuro wanted to be alone.
• Temari found Gaara and offered to treat his Konoha friends to a meal at Sacred Tree BBQ, saying Black Zetsu could find them a table.
• Kankuro waited at the Grand Sail Hotel with Kabuto and wondered why Temari was taking so long.

The ninja tournament began as Sunagakure profited from rival villages’ rush to order matching uniforms, while Konoha’s contestants wore Danzo’s sponsored outfits. Once the Four-Wheel Drive race started, Youth took the lead before running off and disappearing again.

• Rasa used Danzo’s generous payment to justify prioritizing Konoha’s uniforms, then negotiated contracts for Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
• Tsunade complained about her tight sponsored outfit but wore it after Danzo promised to cover her reasonable competition expenses.
• Kakashi noted that the competition was about to begin, and the contestants took their tracks for the Four-Wheel Drive race.
• Tobi announced that Youth had taken the lead, then reported that the Konoha contestant had run off and vanished again.
• Danzo watched Youth disappear and regretted bringing him to the tournament.

Kakashi coasted through the Four-Wheel Drive Car race while Konoha’s racers followed Tsunade’s plan, until a mysterious dark-gray car leaped over the racers and attacked the group with Exploding Tags. The blast sent two clumps of cars flying outside the track.

• Kakashi strolled along at the back of the race and told Shisui Uchiha he had little interest in running the long course.
• A dark-gray Four-Wheel Drive Car overtook Kakashi and Shisui’s cars using extendable black ropes to move its wheels and body.
• Tobi and Jiraiya commentated on the mysterious car as it evaded the Konoha racers’ attempts to encircle it.
• Asuma spotted papers on the track and realized they were Exploding Tags.
• The Exploding Tags detonated and sent two clumps of Four-Wheel Drive Cars crashing outside the track.

Kakashi and Asuma were eliminated when Konan’s Exploding Tags destroyed their car, and Tobi mocked them on the broadcast. As Tsunade vowed to confront them, Konan covered the track with more explosives, prompting Jiraiya to plead with her not to be so hot-headed.

• Kakashi and Asuma found their four-wheel drive car wrecked by Konan’s Exploding Tags and worried Tsunade would blame them for being eliminated.
• Tobi teased Kakashi and Asuma on the broadcast for appearing calm, while Jiraiya tried to defend them.
• Tsunade angrily vowed to show Kakashi the strength of the Konoha Sannin and noticed Konan’s explosives could injure teammates.
• Nagato and Yahiko discussed Konan’s lingering resentment toward Konoha, and Nagato predicted the race would worsen her relationship with Tsunade and Jiraiya.
• Tobi announced that Konan had covered the track with Exploding Tags, and Jiraiya kicked him aside before urging Konan not to be so hot-headed.

Konoha's racers were trapped between Exploding Tags ahead and rival teams behind, while Kakuzu launched a blast meant to eliminate them. The Konoha contestants survived and charged through the flames, leaving Kakuzu staring in disbelief at his failed attack.

• Shiranui Genma explained that the Exploding Tags had a short delay and suggested sending a car ahead to detonate them, while several Konoha ninja volunteered to take the risk.
• Shisui Uchiha and Izumo Kamizuki pointed out that rival teams had surrounded Konoha's racers from behind, leaving them trapped between the cars and the Exploding Tags.
• Kakuzu drove toward the Exploding Tags and used the Earth Grudge Fear's ropes to lift his car as rival racers charged beneath it.
• The rival cars and Konoha racers unleashed ninjutsu amid a massive explosion that sent the Earth Grudge Fear flying.
• Tobi announced that the Konoha contestants had survived the blast and made it through, and Kakuzu turned back in disbelief.

Choza Akimichi convinced Choji that he had sacrificed himself for his comrades, then tried to take charge of his son's prize money. As the race continued, Konoha’s contestants were overwhelmed by rival villages, while Guy’s Youth kept running alone on the track.

• Choza Akimichi told Choji that he had sacrificed himself to save his comrades, and Choji admired him.
• Choza Akimichi asked when Choji would collect his prize money, then offered to manage it for him.
• Konoha’s contestants continued racing despite suffering heavy losses under attacks from ninjas of several villages.
• Kakashi and the withdrawn contestants joked that Asuma and Kakashi would end up in the hospital after the competition.
• Kakashi noticed that Guy had not been eliminated because the Youth was still slowly moving along the track.

Konan’s flying Paper Car and its massive explosion wiped out nearly every contestant, leaving Might Guy’s ownerless car, Youth, as the competition’s sole survivor. The spectators declared Youth the unexpected victor as they began to leave.

• Shisui Uchiha was eliminated, and the other villages’ cars overwhelmed Tsunade after her Toad Sage Car was gone.
• Tsunade agreed to Konan’s demand, and Konan flew into battle on her winged Paper Car, showering the track with Exploding Tags.
• Tsunade caught Konan’s Paper Car with a black rope, but Konan made it self-destruct, destroying nearly every car and blasting a crater into the track.
• Tobi announced that the competition had no victor until he spotted Might Guy’s ownerless car, Youth, still running and declared it the only victor.
• The spectators prepared to leave while Youth continued running alone across the desert.

After Might Guy finished the race alone, Konoha celebrated his win while its ninjas discussed Danzo’s changed conduct and the growing wealth and independence of Sunagakure. They reflected on how Daimyo estates might seek control over shinobi forces, but left the underlying balance in place because everyone had grown used to it.

• Might Guy completed the course with Youth and celebrated his victory alone before returning to Sunagakure.
• Danzo paid for Konoha’s celebration meal and left, while Jiraiya and Tsunade complained that he would not lend them money.
• Asuma explained that Danzo had funded Yakushi Nonō’s orphanage renovation and started successful businesses supplying food to Sunagakure.
• The Konoha ninjas discussed Sunagakure’s rapid development and the Land of Wind’s efforts to build its own army.
• Asuma described the Land of Fire Daimyo Estate’s past effort to take control of Konoha’s forces, and the group discussed the consequences of shinobi rebellion.

After discussing the bond between ninja villages and their nations, Jiraiya and Tsunade celebrated Konoha’s champion and wondered where Might Guy had gone. Shukaku then began training Gaara for the Battle Top Competition, which began after a brief break in Sunagakure.

• Jiraiya reflected on Sunagakure’s dependence on the Land of Wind, and Tsunade dismissed his worries about the Child of Prophecy.
• Jiraiya celebrated Konoha’s champion, but Kakashi noticed Might Guy was missing.
• Sunagakure rested and repaired its viewing venue while residents visited local attractions and game venues.
• Shukaku scolded Gaara for losing both Four-Wheel Drive Car competitions and demanded he train to beat Naruto.
• Gaara agreed to follow Teacher Shukaku’s training plan, and the Battle Top Competition began.

The Land of Earth swept the Battle Top Competition’s civilian division, then the ninja competition began with three Konoha-centered matchups. The chapter ended as Tsunade and Pakura traded barbed remarks before their match.

• The Land of Earth’s heavy Battle Tops took all three top spots in the civilian division.
• The Land of Earth hosted a celebratory banquet, where Danzo sulked, Kumogakure ate heartily, and Sunagakure praised their hosts.
• The ninja competition began with underage and adult divisions, with three groups competing in each elimination round.
• The first matchups were Might Guy versus Killer B, Tsunade versus Pakura, and Naruto Uzumaki versus Gaara.
• Rasa wondered at the rivalry between Naruto and Gaara, while Pakura and Tsunade exchanged sarcastic comments before their match.

Naruto faced Gaara in the children’s division while Might Guy competed against Killer B, and Shukaku’s training gave Gaara confidence. As Naruto’s unstable Chakra erupted during the match, his eyes turned crimson and his Battle Top began glowing red.

• Naruto vowed not to lose to Gaara, while Shukaku encouraged Gaara and claimed he had taught him confidence.
• Kakashi explained that Naruto already had Chakra but could not control its extraction consistently.
• Killer B’s Eight-Tails-shaped Battle Top threw Might Guy’s ordinary modified Top out of the arena, advancing Killer B.
• Gaara’s raccoon-dog projection toyed with Naruto’s Battle Top as Shukaku explained that his added seal had disrupted Naruto’s Chakra control.
• Naruto’s Chakra erupted, his eyes turned crimson, and he declared that he would never surrender.

Naruto’s Battle Top released the Nine-Tails’ Chakra during his match with Gaara, but Naruto stayed conscious and insisted on continuing. Gaara and Shukaku joined the fight, and the chapter ended with the Tailed Beasts trading insults as Shukaku prepared to show his strength.

• Naruto’s Battle Top erupted with the Nine-Tails’ Chakra, alarming the spectators and prompting Jiraiya and the village ninjas to guard the arena.
• Jiraiya realized Naruto still had control of himself and ordered the others not to interfere as Naruto asked Gaara to continue the match.
• Gaara followed Shukaku’s advice and sent his Battle Top against Naruto’s, beginning a clash between Shukaku’s projection and the Nine-Tails’ Chakra form.
• Shukaku lent Gaara his Chakra when Gaara began to fall behind, revealing the One-Tail’s power to the watching ninjas.
• Shukaku and the Nine-Tails recognized each other and exchanged taunts, and Shukaku grew enraged when the Nine-Tails mocked his single tail.

At the battle stage, the Nine-Tails emerged through the Chakra Black Rod and fought Shukaku, while Naruto and Gaara struggled to withstand their power. Rasa stopped the fight by breaking Naruto’s Battle Top and collected the scattered Nine-Tails Chakra, leaving Shukaku to protest about being blamed for the damage.

• Killer B heard the Eight-Tails recognize the Nine-Tails and Shukaku, and the Eight-Tails warned him to flee if the situation worsened.
• The Nine-Tails and Shukaku traded insults and fought as Jiraiya worried that Naruto’s body could not withstand the Nine-Tails’ growing Chakra.
• The Nine-Tails grew to four tails and overpowered Shukaku, while Gaara began to suffer from Shukaku’s rampage.
• Shukaku asked Rasa to intervene and claimed it would use its ultimate move, but Rasa broke Naruto’s Battle Top and the Nine-Tails vanished.
• Rasa ordered Shukaku to gather and seal the scattered Nine-Tails Chakra, then told the others to prepare to pay for the damage.
• Shukaku insisted that it had only made a little sand, but no one listened.

After the Nine-Tails disrupted the Battle Top competition, Naruto faced renewed fear and rejection from the Land of Fire spectators. Shikamaru and Choji stayed with him, and Shikamaru turned to Shukaku for an answer as Naruto questioned whether he really was the Demon Fox.

• Shukaku complained to Gaara that spectators had misunderstood his fight with the Nine-Tails and that he had been forced to pay for the damage.
• Shukaku tried to teach Gaara to stay calm when others misunderstood him, then angrily challenged Naruto to fight.
• Kakashi and Asuma discussed Naruto’s leaking Nine-Tails Chakra, the villagers’ fearful reaction, and Jiraiya’s belief that Naruto needed to grow through hardship.
• Naruto left the Land of Fire seating after seeing the spectators’ cold looks, and Shikamaru and Choji invited him to sit with them and share snacks.
• Naruto wondered aloud whether he really was the Demon Fox, and Shikamaru looked to Shukaku, who declared that he was very strong.

Naruto asked Shukaku about the Nine-Tails and learned that the mysterious presence in his body was not currently dangerous. Meanwhile, the competition narrowed to three contenders, with Killer B, Kakashi Hatake, and Kakuzu drawing attention and bets.

• Shukaku refused to explain the Tailed Beasts’ history, but reassured Naruto that the presence in his body was not dangerous for now.
• Shikamaru Nara advised Naruto to trust that the Hokage and his teachers would tell him what he needed to know, and Naruto agreed to stay cheerful.
• Shukaku described the Nine-Tails as inferior and urged Naruto to challenge it later, while withholding its name.
• Several rounds of competition ended with Killer B, Kakashi Hatake, and Kakuzu as the final three contenders.
• Betting guides and Kakuzu’s gambling den drew crowds as bettors favored Killer B, then Kakashi Hatake, with Kakuzu treated as a mysterious dark horse.
• Kakuzu studied a betting guide and wondered what would happen if he won.

The Shinobi World's Battle Top Competition reached its finals, with Kakuzu and Kakashi facing off while Killer B received a first-round bye. Jiraiya's prize announcement transformed Kakashi's lackluster attitude into fierce determination, and he declared he would win.

• Rasa watched the spectators cheer for Killer B and suspected that Kakuzu had earned plenty as a bookmaker.
• Kakuzu urged Kakashi to take the competition seriously, while Kakashi wondered who his mysterious opponent was.
• The match order gave Killer B a bye, setting Kakuzu against Kakashi in the first round.
• Kakuzu wavered over whether he wanted to win or let Kakashi win, since either outcome could affect his betting profits against Killer B.
• Jiraiya announced that the champion would receive a complete set of signed deluxe editions of Paradise for Kin, and Kakashi vowed to win.

Kakashi and Kakuzu fought an intense Battle Top final, with neither projection able to gain a clear advantage. Kakashi suspected the white mask on Kakuzu’s monster was key and ordered the Silver Wolf to target it.

• Kakashi’s Silver Wolf opened with Bite Crush, but Kakuzu’s black-threaded monster blocked it with Vine Whip and dodged its follow-up attacks.
• Tobi and Jiraiya discussed Kakashi’s aggressive performance as the two projections exchanged attacks and the contestants began to tire.
• The Silver Wolf used Lightning Flash, but Kakuzu’s Earth Grudge Fear blocked it with a shield of black threads.
• Kakashi analyzed the monster’s defenses, focused on its mask, and ordered the Silver Wolf to use Bite Crush on it.