Chapter Summaries

Sasori left Sunagakure after killing the only witness to Third Kazekage Iron Sand’s death, and Iron Sand’s disappearance plunged the village into crisis. Chiyo united the divided leadership by choosing war against Konoha, while Seiji learned the Third Great Shinobi War had begun and called a war council.

• Sasori killed the Anbu ninja who knew the truth about Iron Sand’s death, sealed both bodies in a scroll, and left Sunagakure as a rogue ninja.
• Sunagakure searched for Iron Sand for nearly a month before its leaders split over whether he was dead or would return.
• Chiyo reconciled the divided leaders and chose to attack Konoha to divert internal conflict and improve Sunagakure’s position.
• Sunagakure’s attack on Konoha began the Third Great Shinobi War.
• Hozuki Chino delivered White Zetsu’s urgent telegram to Seiji, who called the Hidden Mist leadership to a war council.

Seiji led a Kirigakure council meeting and announced that Sunagakure’s Third Kazekage, Iron Sand, had gone missing. He suspected Iron Sand had been killed by someone in Sunagakure and remembered that Sasori would turn the Kazekage into a human puppet.

• Suikazan Fuguki stood to announce Seiji’s arrival, and Kirigakure’s assembled leaders rose to show respect for their Mizukage.
• Seiji began the meeting and reported that intelligence from the Land of Wind said Iron Sand had gone missing.
• Seiji concluded that Iron Sand was probably dead because White Zetsu had found no trace of him despite searching the Land of Wind.
• Seiji suspected someone in Sunagakure had secretly killed Iron Sand and recalled that Sasori would use the Kazekage as a human puppet.

Seiji announced that the Third Great Shinobi War had begun and declared Kirigakure would join it. Yagura outlined a strategy to wait until the conflict widened, then attack Sunagakure from the Land of Bears.

• Seiji told Kirigakure's leaders that Sunagakure had prepared to attack the Land of Fire and that the Third Great Shinobi War had erupted.
• Seiji rallied the attendees, saying Kirigakure would take part in the war and restore the Hidden Mist's reputation.
• Seiji handed the meeting to Karatachi Yagura, who used a Water Curtain Technique to display Kirigakure's detailed map of the shinobi world.
• Yagura revealed that the Land of Bears was fully under Kirigakure's control and would serve as its forward command headquarters.
• Yagura said Kirigakure would wait for Iwagakure and Kumogakure to enter the war before joining the fighting, with Sunagakure and the Land of Wind as its first target.
• Yagura noted that Sunagakure had been weakened by the death of Third Kazekage Iron Sand and had only a few Kage-level fighters remaining.

Seiji and Kirigakure’s leaders finalized preparations for a war of conquest, beginning with Sunagakure and targeting the other villages afterward. Seiji hinted that he would make the daimyo support the war, leaving Kirigakure’s higher-ups to infer what he meant.

• Yagura outlined a strategy to attack Sunagakure first, then target Kumogakure or Iwagakure before facing Konoha, while smaller villages would be dealt with along the way.
• Yagura assigned the plan’s remaining details to the Defense Committee and identified Hanzō as the main obstacle in Amegakure, proposing a decapitation mission for Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan.
• Kirigakure’s department heads reported on wartime preparations, including intelligence, mission rewards, chakra technology, medical support, and the village’s strong finances.
• Elder Spring Rain asked whether Kirigakure needed the daimyo’s approval, then realized the village no longer depended on the Daimyo’s Palace.
• Seiji said he would make the daimyo agree to the war, hinting at his intentions to Kirigakure’s higher-ups.

As the Third Great Shinobi War erupted between Sunagakure and Konoha, Seiji learned that Black Zetsu had located Mount Myōboku and set out to destroy it in revenge for Kaguya. He entered the hidden realm and discovered that its sacred lands had been siphoning Natural Energy from the shinobi world.

• Sunagakure launched a surprise invasion of the Land of Fire, and Hiruzen appointed Orochimaru commander of Konoha's forces opposing it.
• Black Zetsu told Seiji that he and White Zetsu had found Mount Myōboku and uncovered clues to Ryūchi Cave, but had found no leads on Shikkotsu Forest.
• Seiji decided to attack Mount Myōboku first, blaming its toads for helping Hagoromo betray and seal Kaguya.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu joined Seiji as he used Takamagahara to bypass Mount Myōboku's barrier and enter its hidden dimension.
• Seiji sensed Mount Myōboku's vast Natural Energy and concluded that the sacred lands had secretly drained it from the shinobi world.

Seiji invaded Mount Myōboku with Black Zetsu and White Zetsu, intent on destroying the toad sanctuary. Gamamaru awoke from a prophetic dream and rallied the toads, but Seiji’s first attack severely wounded Gamaken.

• Seiji pierced a message-relay toad with a Black Rod as he entered Mount Myōboku with Black Zetsu and White Zetsu.
• Gamamaru awoke after dreaming of Mount Myōboku’s destruction and gathered Sage Chakra to prepare for battle.
• Gamamaru warned the toads that Mount Myōboku had been invaded and ordered them to fight, hoping they would buy him time to recover.
• Fukasaku and Shima rushed toward the temple after sensing Gamamaru’s chakra and hearing his warning.
• Gamaken attacked Seiji as he emerged from the valley, but Seiji cut through Gamaken’s weapon and severed his arm with Light Fang.

Seiji and Black-and-White Zetsu killed Gamaken, then attacked his brother Gamabunta when he arrived to avenge him. Gamahiro reached the battlefield as Gamabunta lay buried beneath a mountainside, facing the two invaders.

• Black-and-White Zetsu impaled Gamaken with Wood Release and killed him with expanding wooden spikes.
• Seiji burned Gamaken’s corpse with a Sage Art fireball, and Gamabunta arrived to avenge his brother.
• Seiji shrank Gamabunta’s tanto with Sukuna Hikona, then kicked him into a mountainside.
• Gamahiro arrived and asked whether the rubble-buried Gamabunta was all right.

Seiji and Black Zetsu attacked Mount Myōboku, and Gamabunta and Gamahiro tried to stop them. Seiji killed Gamahiro with a single fire attack, leaving Gamabunta grieving and facing the same threat.

• Gamabunta escaped the rubble and warned Gamahiro that Seiji had a strange Dojutsu and had quickly killed Gamaken.
• Seiji ordered Black Zetsu to split up and eliminate the toads while he pursued the strongest chakra signatures.
• Gamabunta fired a massive Water Bullet at Seiji and Black Zetsu as Gamahiro charged Seiji with his twin swords.
• Seiji dodged the water attack and unleashed Sage Art: Fire Release: Wild Dance of Storms, engulfing Gamahiro in flames.
• Gamahiro died from the burning, and Gamabunta cried out in grief as Seiji prepared to kill him next.

Seiji slaughtered Mount Myōboku’s toads, killing Gamabunta after stopping its attempted self-destruction, while Gamamaru absorbed Sage Chakra in a desperate effort to protect the mountain. Seiji and Black Zetsu’s forces continued their assault as Seiji advanced toward Gamamaru and the two sage toads.

• Seiji blocked Gamabunta’s barrage with Truth-Seeking Orbs and halted its attempt to self-destruct with Sukuna Hikona: May Rain.
• Seiji erased Gamabunta with his Truth-Seeking Orbs.
• Gamamaru sensed the deaths of the Three Toad Brothers and continued absorbing Sage Chakra despite Fukasaku’s warning.
• Seiji killed Iwasuku after escaping the toad’s stomach Barrier and burning its body to ash.
• Black Zetsu, assisted by White Zetsu, massacred Great Strength Toad, Gourd Toad, Iron Arm Toad, Seer Toad, and other toads with Wood Release.

Seiji arrived at Mount Myōboku to destroy it, and Gamamaru recognized him as an Otsutsuki while frantically restoring his strength with Sage Chakra. Fukasaku and Shima attacked Seiji to protect Gamamaru, but Seiji repelled their techniques and pulled Fukasaku toward him.

• Gamamaru sensed the toads’ chakra signatures disappearing as Seiji and Black Zetsu slaughtered them, and he absorbed Sage Chakra to recover.
• Seiji appeared above the temple, and Fukasaku and Shima realized the Three Toad Brothers were gone and prepared to buy Gamamaru time.
• Gamamaru recognized Seiji as an Otsutsuki and understood that Mount Myōboku faced a calamity he could not negotiate away.
• Seiji entered Tenseigan Chakra Mode and prepared to attack Gamamaru before he recovered fully.
• Fukasaku and Shima unleashed a sandstorm and a high-pressure water jet at Seiji.
• Seiji used Shinra Tensei to blast away their attacks and send them flying, then used Banshō Ten'in to drag Fukasaku back toward him.

Seiji killed Fukasaku and Shima as Mount Myōboku’s Sage Chakra faded, but Gamamaru restored himself to his prime and appeared before him. Gamamaru hoped to defeat or drive Seiji away so the Sage’s Seal could revive the surviving toads and preserve Mount Myōboku.

• Shima attacked Seiji with Frog Call, but he broke the genjutsu and killed Fukasaku with a Yin-Yang Release Black Rod.
• Seiji hurled Fukasaku’s body toward Shima and attacked her with Truth-Seeking Orb shurikens, killing her with the second one.
• As Gamamaru’s Sage Chakra dwindled, Gamamaru transformed into his prime form and appeared before Seiji.
• Gamamaru grieved over Mount Myōboku’s destruction but believed its Sage’s Seal could revive the toads if he defeated or drove Seiji away.

Seiji fought Gamamaru, using his Jōgan and space-time abilities to evade the giant toad’s devastating attacks. After Gamamaru weakened a barrage of Yin-Yang Release Black Rods with a water technique, Seiji smiled with killing intent, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Seiji shrank Gamamaru’s Iron Cannonball with Sukuna Hikona and charged toward the giant toad.
• Gamamaru vanished, then attempted to crush Seiji with its Sage Art: Roof Tile Destruction Technique.
• Seiji used the Jōgan’s Takamagahara to escape, and Gamamaru’s strike destroyed the nearby temple and shook the earth.
• Seiji sent countless Yin-Yang Release Black Rods at Gamamaru with Sukuna Hikona: May Rain.
• Gamamaru spat out a Great Toad Oil Bullet that weakened many of the incoming rods, while Seiji smiled with murderous intent.

Seiji used Six Paths Sage Mode to overwhelm Gamamaru in a battle on Mount Myōboku. After striking Gamamaru with a teleporting attack, Seiji turned the ground around it into a swamp.

• Seiji unleashed a Six Paths Sage Art fire attack that spread into a blazing sea toward Gamamaru.
• Gamamaru countered with a combined Wind and Water Sage Art, but the collision sent it stumbling backward while Seiji blocked the shockwave with a Truth-Seeking Orb barrier.
• Seiji teleported beside Gamamaru and struck it with Sage Art: Divine Air Strike, sending its massive body rolling across the ground.
• Seiji used Sage Art: Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld to turn the ground around Gamamaru into a vast swamp.

Seiji tricked Gamamaru into striking a Shadow Clone, then severed the toad’s tongue with Light Fang. After Black and White Zetsu joined him, Seiji summoned a Wood Human to face Gamamaru, who regenerated its tongue with the Sage’s Seal.

• Gamamaru pierced Seiji with its Sage Chakra-enhanced tongue, but the target vanished as a Shadow Clone.
• Seiji appeared beside Gamamaru and used Light Fang to cut off its tongue.
• Seiji welcomed Black and White Zetsu and prepared to use a technique requiring their cooperation.
• Seiji summoned a Wood Human and charged at Gamamaru, whose Sage’s Seal restored its tongue.

Seiji overwhelmed Gamamaru in Mount Myōboku, then unleashed the True Several Thousand Hands technique. The chapter left Gamamaru terrified as Seiji prepared to finish him with Top Transformed Buddha.

• Gamamaru attacked Seiji with a torrent of Sage Chakra and tried to ambush him with Frog Kata, but Seiji dodged using his Tenseigan.
• Seiji struck Gamamaru with Tenseigan Pressure and an Earth Shattering Kick, then attacked with Great Fire Annihilation, which Gamamaru countered with Toad Oil Bullets.
• Seiji poured Sage Chakra into the wooden giant and transformed it into the immense Thousand-Hand Buddha statue.
• Gamamaru recognized the technique from the battle between Hagoromo Otsutsuki's sons and realized he could not withstand it.
• Seiji announced that Gamamaru's time had come and activated Top Transformed Buddha.

Seiji unleashed the Thousand-Armed Buddha’s attack against Gamamaru, who risked all his Sage Chakra to counter with his strongest sealing technique. The technique began drawing the battlefield into a separate dimension.

• Seiji sent the Thousand-Armed Buddha’s countless fists crashing down on Gamamaru.
• Gamamaru overcame his fear and used Sage Art: Toad Mouth Restraint Technique.
• Gamamaru’s sealing technique froze the surrounding space and began pulling rocks, trees, and debris toward his mouth.

Seiji stopped Gamamaru’s Sealing Technique with the Tenseigan and crushed the Great Toad Sage beneath the Thousand-Armed Buddha. Gamamaru died, ending the battle at Mount Myōboku.

• Gamamaru opened a Barrier in its mouth and tried to seal away Seiji and the wooden arms.
• Seiji froze the space around Gamamaru and pinned it down with Tenseigan Pressure, interrupting the Sealing Technique.
• Seiji sent waves of the Thousand-Armed Buddha’s wooden arms crashing down on Gamamaru.
• Gamamaru lost its Sage Chakra and life force under the assault.
• Seiji’s Thousand-Armed Buddha smashed Gamamaru into a bloodied pulp, killing the Great Toad Sage.

Seiji destroyed Mount Myōboku and discovered that Gamamaru’s blue orb contained spacetime-related prophetic power that could help repair the treasure tool Plow. He left his Ten-Tails there to absorb Natural Energy and Sage Chakra, then departed with Black-and-White Zetsu, the orb, and toad corpses for Nagato.

• Seiji dispelled his Tenseigan Chakra Mode and True Several Thousand Hands after killing Gamamaru, leaving Mount Myōboku devastated and the toad clan wiped out.
• Seiji found Gamamaru’s cracked blue oil-character orb and discovered that it contained sealed power with spacetime properties, giving him hope of repairing Plow.
• Seiji summoned his Ten-Tails and left it at Mount Myōboku to absorb the accumulated Natural Energy and Sage Chakra.
• Seiji departed with Black-and-White Zetsu, stored the blue orb in Takamagahara Space, and took several toad corpses for Nagato to use with the Animal Path.

As the Ten-Tails drained Mount Myōboku of its life force, Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze discovered that no toads could answer their summons and realized the place was gone. Jiraiya collapsed in grief, and Kushina Uzumaki rushed in to ask what had happened.

• The Ten-Tails consumed Mount Myōboku’s Natural Energy, turning its landscape into a barren wasteland.
• Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze sensed Mount Myōboku’s disappearance and tried summoning its toads, but none answered.
• Jiraiya collapsed as he mourned the loss of Mount Myōboku, its toads, and the Great Toad Sage.
• Minato Namikaze grieved for his lost companions while Kushina Uzumaki entered the living room and asked what was wrong.

After returning to Kirigakure, Seiji abandoned his hopes of repairing Plow through Amado’s research and learned that Amado could help Nagato absorb power from the Mangekyō Sharingan. Seiji continued preparing to free Kaguya, while seeking enough strength to face Hagoromo Otsutsuki.

• Black Zetsu left with White Zetsu to locate Ryūchi Cave and Shikkotsu Forest after helping Seiji destroy Mount Myōboku.
• Seiji gave Nagato the frog corpses from Mount Myōboku and went to Kirigakure’s new research laboratory to check on Plow.
• Amado told Seiji that he had failed to repair Plow, and Seiji told him to stop researching it for now.
• Amado revealed that he had found a connection between the Sharingan and Rinnegan and was confident he could have Nagato absorb the Pupil Power in the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Seiji planned to use Nagato and Black Zetsu to help break Kaguya’s seal, but recognized that he still needed to grow strong enough to hold Hagoromo back.