Chapter Summaries

As Konoha fought Sunagakure, Amegakure, and Iwagakure on multiple fronts, Kumogakure besieged Uzushio Village while Madara Uchiha prepared to target the Third Mizukage. The Uzumaki elders learned that Danzō had tried to kill the clan’s messengers, leaving them furious at Konoha as their village’s barrier neared its limit.

• Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Amegakure, Konoha, and Kumogakure mobilized forces across several battlefronts as the shinobi world descended into war.
• Third Raikage A and Kumogakure’s forces attacked Uzushio Village, but the Uzumaki Clan’s barrier held for a week at the cost of its defenders’ strength.
• Ashina Uzumaki estimated that the Uzumaki Clan could maintain the barrier for only ten more days without Konoha’s aid.
• Madara Uchiha secretly arrived in the Land of Whirlpools to watch the situation and plan to control the Third Mizukage and Kirigakure.
• The Uzumaki elders denounced Konoha for abandoning their alliance, and Uzumaki Fire revealed that Danzō had tried to kill the clan’s messengers instead of taking them to the Third Hokage.
• Seiji realized that Danzō had gone further than he had intended by attempting to kill the Uzumaki messengers while Mito Uzumaki was still alive.

After Uzumaki Fire described the massacre of the mission to Konoha, Ashina Uzumaki urged the elders to accept Kirigakure’s offer and preserve part of the clan. Meanwhile, Seiji welcomed Danzō’s failure as a boon to Kirigakure’s plans, and the chapter ended with the author explaining timeline choices about Kushina and Nagato.

• Uzumaki Fire told Ashina Uzumaki and the elders that Shimura Danzō’s attack killed Uncle Sho and Uncle Jun, while Uncle Hao sacrificed himself to help Fire escape.
• Seiji read Shimura Danzō’s boastful message and concluded that Danzō’s failure had helped Kirigakure turn the Uzumaki Clan against Konoha.
• Ashina Uzumaki revealed that Kirigakure and Kumogakure had forces near the Land of Whirlpools, but Kirigakure had approached him about taking some Uzumaki people and had not joined the assault.
• The elders rejected the idea of going to Kirigakure, but Ashina Uzumaki ordered them to accept his decision and preserve the clan’s future.
• The author explained that the story would place Kushina Uzumaki’s departure for Konoha before the fall of the Land of Whirlpools and Nagato’s mother’s arrival in the Land of Rain before its destruction.

Seiji met with Ashina Uzumaki to finalize an agreement that would place the Uzumaki Clan under Kirigakure’s protection. After learning Seiji’s surname and testing his connection to their shared ancestry, Ashina accepted his promise, leaving the clan’s future in Seiji’s hands.

• Seiji entered Uzushio Village, where Ashina revealed that he had detected Seiji’s arrival and asked him to identify himself.
• Seiji removed his mask and introduced himself as Seiji Otsutsuki, prompting Ashina to recall that Otsutsuki was the surname of the Uzumaki and Senju clans’ common ancestor.
• Ashina tested Seiji’s knowledge of Hagoromo, and Seiji answered that his ancestor’s name was Otsutsuki Hamura.
• Ashina agreed to entrust the Uzumaki Clan’s people to Seiji after Seiji promised that Kirigakure would treat them well and honor their reasonable requests.

Seiji secured the Uzumaki children and their sealing technique inheritances, then returned to Hidden Mist Village as it began withdrawing from the Land of Whirlpools. Madara Uchiha learned of the retreat and set out to attack Third Mizukage Hyou while the Hidden Mist forces were still in camp.

• Ashina Uzumaki opened the Barrier and entrusted Seiji with the Uzumaki children who would leave with him.
• Seiji stored the children in his Takamagahara Space, and Ashina gave him the clan’s Sealing Technique inheritances after Seiji promised to return them and not force the Uzumaki to become Jinchuriki.
• Seiji returned to the Hidden Mist camp and reported the success to Third Mizukage Hyou.
• Hyou ordered the Hidden Mist forces to pack up and return home, while Seiji departed ahead of them with the Uzumaki children.
• A White Zetsu Clone reported the retreat to Madara Uchiha, who headed for the Hidden Mist camp to capture Hyou before the forces reached the shore.

Madara Uchiha attacked the Hidden Mist Ninja as they prepared to evacuate the Land of Whirlpools, and Third Mizukage Hyou fought to protect his forces. After Hyou outwitted Madara’s Sharingan genjutsu with an ice clone, Madara continued the battle and sought a chance to force eye contact.

• Madara Uchiha sent over a hundred White Zetsu Clones disguised as Konoha Ninja to ambush the Hidden Mist Ninja.
• Hyou sensed a powerful, sinister chakra and ordered Saito Kage to summon Seiji while directing the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and Anbu to open a retreat route.
• Madara Uchiha attacked with Great Fire Annihilation, and Hyou raised an Ice Crystal Wall to shield the Hidden Mist forces.
• Madara trapped Hyou’s ice clone with Sharingan genjutsu, but Hyou’s Great Clone Explosion revealed that his real body had escaped.
• Madara charged Hyou, who avoided his attacks and thrust an Ice Sword at Madara’s heart, giving Madara an opening to seek eye contact.

Madara Uchiha fought Third Mizukage Hyou and overwhelmed Yagura before revealing he had never died and unleashing Wood Release. As Hyou struggled to halt the advancing forest, Kumogakure detected the battle, and Third Raikage A ordered another assault on Uzushio Village.

• Madara Uchiha defeated Yagura with a physical attack and genjutsu, then turned to face Hyou.
• Hyou drove Madara Uchiha away from Kirigakure’s forces with Water Release and recognized him as Madara Uchiha.
• Madara Uchiha told Hyou he had never died, then used Wood Release: Tree World Descent.
• Hyou countered the advancing trees with Ice Release shuriken and a massive ice whale.
• Kumogakure’s Sensor Ninjas detected the battle, and A mistook it for Kirigakure intercepting Konoha’s reinforcements.
• A ordered the Cloud Ninjas to attack Uzushio Village again while Ashina Uzumaki was unable to focus on the clansmen sent to Kirigakure.

Hyou battled Madara Uchiha near the Land of Whirlpools, using powerful Ice Release techniques to hold him off while Seiji hurried back to support the Mizukage. Madara broke free from Hyou’s Absolute Zero and summoned Susanoo, revealing that he had not yet fought at full strength.

• Hyou used Ice Release: Multiple Ice Pillars to stop Madara Uchiha’s Deep Forest Emergence.
• Ken told Seiji that the Mizukage was fighting suspected Konoha Ninja near the coastline, and Seiji suspected Shimura Danzō was behind the attack.
• Seiji used Takamagahara to return to the former Hidden Mist camp and identified the opponent as Madara Uchiha.
• Hyou fought Madara Uchiha with Ice Release, then froze him and two fire dragons with Absolute Zero.
• Madara Uchiha declared that he would show his true strength, shattered the ice with his Sharingan and Chakra, and formed Susanoo.

Madara Uchiha used his Second Stage Susanoo to overpower Third Mizukage Hyou, who fought on despite devastating injuries. Hyou’s final attack failed to break through, and Madara captured him unconscious for treatment.

• Madara Uchiha expanded his Susanoo to its Second Stage and struck Hyou with its Chakra blades and Yasaka Beads.
• Hyou, badly injured, continued forming hand seals and unleashed Ice Release: Eternal Prison of Ice as his final attack.
• Madara Uchiha raised Susanoo’s defenses to withstand the explosion, leaving Hyou unconscious and himself unharmed.
• Madara Uchiha reduced Susanoo to its ribcage form and lifted Hyou to have White Zetsu treat him.
• The chapter outlined Susanoo’s five stages and explained that the Third and Fourth Stages were separate paths from the Second Stage.

Seiji interrupted Madara Uchiha as he tried to control the dying Third Mizukage Hyou, then fought him and rescued Hyou. The confrontation with Madara continued as Seiji prepared to face him directly.

• Madara Uchiha began using genjutsu to take control of Third Mizukage Hyou, but Seiji spotted him and shouted his name.
• Seiji attacked Madara with Twin Swords Ninja Art: Crescent Moon Sky Piercer, forcing Madara to abandon Hyou and raise his Susanoo to its third stage.
• Seiji's chakra blade shattered much of Madara's Susanoo, and Seiji rushed in to test its defense with a punch.
• Seiji withdrew and stored the unconscious Hyou in Takamagahara Space to halt the worsening of his injuries.
• Seiji considered speaking to Madara but decided he had no way to persuade him, leaving the two to face one another.

Seiji attacked Madara Uchiha with Shikotsumyaku and his Jōgan techniques, exploiting Susanoo’s limited mobility to force Madara to abandon it. Madara survived Seiji’s follow-up barrage but recognized that Seiji’s strength and abilities might exceed what he could handle in his current state.

• Madara Uchiha recognized Seiji’s Takamagahara as a Space-Time dojutsu but remained confident he could face it.
• Seiji spread a forest of bone spikes across the battlefield with Dance of the Seedling Fern, and Madara defended himself with Susanoo’s swords.
• Seiji dropped three Daikokuten onto Susanoo, forcing Madara to leap clear and leaving him exposed when Susanoo vanished.
• Seiji used his Jōgan to predict Madara’s landing point and attacked him with Ten Finger Drilling Bullets before he could restore Susanoo.
• Madara dodged much of the barrage but was struck repeatedly, then concluded that Seiji’s power might be too much for him in his current condition.

Seiji appeared to kill Madara Uchiha after pulling him from Susanoo, but Madara revived with Izanagi and revealed that White Zetsu Clones had arrived. Madara replaced the eye sacrificed to use Izanagi, leaving the battle poised to continue.

• Madara Uchiha summoned his third-stage Susanoo and attacked Seiji and his two Shadow Clones with chakra sword waves and a Great Fireball.
• Seiji used his clones, Earth Release, and Shikotsumyaku to pull Madara Uchiha out of Susanoo and pierce his chest with a bone drill.
• Seiji believed Madara Uchiha was dead, but the corpse vanished and Madara reappeared behind him after using Izanagi.
• Several White Zetsu Clones emerged beside Madara Uchiha, who explained that they had arrived while he stalled Seiji.
• Madara Uchiha removed his blinded left eye and transplanted a preserved Sharingan from a glass vial.

Madara Uchiha used the White Zetsu Clones to restore his youth, then unleashed his Perfect Susanoo against Seiji. Seiji escaped back to Kirigakure gravely wounded, where Genji rushed to conceal the injuries of Seiji, Third Mizukage Hyou, and Yagura.

• Madara Uchiha reflected Seiji’s Wind Release with his War Fan, then drained the White Zetsu Clones and Tobi to restore his vitality and youth.
• Madara Uchiha manifested the Perfect Susanoo and swung its massive blade as Seiji tried to escape through a Space Tunnel.
• The attack shattered Seiji’s Space Tunnel and left him badly wounded, but he made it back to Kirigakure.
• Seiji used Takamagahara to release Third Mizukage Hyou and Yagura, then collapsed unconscious.
• Ao found the three injured men and alerted Genji, who summoned Ringo Minako in secret and resolved to keep their condition from becoming public.

Ringo Minako reported that Seiji and Yagura would recover, while Third Mizukage Hyou might suffer lasting damage. Madara Uchiha returned to his lair after his failed attack, and Kumogakure’s assault on Uzushio Village reached its breaking point as Third Raikage A struck the village’s weakening Barrier.

• Ringo Minako told Genji that Seiji and Yagura were expected to recover, but Hyou’s injuries might permanently weaken him.
• Madara Uchiha returned to his underground base, ordered the White Zetsu original body to keep gathering intelligence, and directed it to investigate Seiji.
• Madara Uchiha told the White Zetsu original body to help Tobi recover before falling asleep again.
• Five days later, Uzushio Village’s Barrier weakened as its defenders died from exhausting their chakra and stamina, leaving just over a hundred Uzumaki clansmen able to fight.
• Third Raikage A launched his One-Finger Nukite at the Barrier, which warped but held as he poured more chakra into his strike.

Ashina Uzumaki and the Uzumaki Clan fought Kumogakure after Third Raikage A shattered Uzushio Village’s defensive Barrier. Ashina burned his life force to trap A in the Four Red Yang Formation, leaving the battle around the village still raging.

• Ashina Uzumaki told the remaining Uzumaki fighters that the Barrier was about to fall and urged them to fight to the death for their clan.
• Third Raikage A broke through the defensive Barrier and charged into Uzushio Village, scattering the Uzumaki defenders and killing one ninja.
• Ashina confronted A with a Shadow Clone, detonating it to stall him, but A emerged unharmed.
• Ashina burned his Chakra, life force, and bloodline to cast the Four Red Yang Formation with three Shadow Clones.
• Ashina trapped A inside the red Barrier and declared that A could not escape until Ashina died.

Ashina Uzumaki died holding Third Raikage A inside the Four Red Yang Formation, allowing Kumogakure to destroy the Uzumaki Clan and seize its Sealing Technique scrolls. When news reached Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Shimura Danzō for concealing the clan’s plea for help, but ultimately let him off with a warning.

• Third Raikage A failed to break through Ashina Uzumaki’s Four Red Yang Formation and waited for Ashina to run out of Chakra.
• The outnumbered Uzumaki Clan fought Kumogakure’s forces with desperate Sealing Techniques and forbidden techniques, but its resistance gradually weakened.
• Ashina Uzumaki died, the formation disappeared, and Third Raikage A emerged to learn that Kumogakure had wiped out the Uzumaki Clan and found its Sealing Technique scrolls.
• Madara Uchiha attacked Kirigakure’s retreat, severely injuring Third Mizukage Hyou and Seiji, so Ken concealed the news from Shimura Danzō.
• After Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that the Land of Whirlpools had fallen and that Danzō had hidden its request for aid, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu defended Danzō, and Hiruzen chose to reprimand him rather than punish him harshly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stripped Danzo of most of his Root command and suspended him, then planned a decisive campaign against Amegakure. Danzo, obsessed with becoming Hokage, leaked Konoha’s battle plan to Hanzō of the Salamander.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Danzo to hand Root over to Sarutobi Shinnosuke and suspended Danzo as Hokage Assistant.
• At Mitokado Homura’s suggestion, Hiruzen let Danzo keep one or two Root squads, and Danzo left angrily.
• Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu chose to strike Amegakure first, assigning Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya to lead the attack.
• Hiruzen kept Hatake Sakumo in command against Sunagakure and entrusted the Iwagakure front to the Ino-Shika-Cho clans.
• Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu told Danzo about the war plan while comforting him, and Danzo leaked it to Hanzō of the Salamander.

Black Zetsu investigated Seiji’s identity, traced him to Hidden Mist Village, and infiltrated the Mizukage Tower to search for concealed records. He opened a hidden barrier in the archives, while White Zetsu killed two Anbu who came to investigate.

• Danzo secretly sold information to Hanzo, who prepared to gamble on a final attack against Konoha’s elite force.
• Black Zetsu searched the Kaguya Clan’s territory for Seiji but found no information, then learned from White Zetsu’s intelligence that Seiji belonged to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu went to Hidden Mist Village and identified Seiji as Kaguya Seiji through local reports and the Mizukage Tower archives.
• After finding no registration file for Seiji, Black Zetsu possessed an Anbu ninja and made him open a hidden barrier in the archives.
• White Zetsu ambushed and killed two Anbu who sensed the barrier opening and came to investigate.

Black Zetsu discovered Seiji's hidden record and was shocked to find that it named him Seiji Otsutsuki. After escaping Kirigakure, Black Zetsu decided to approach Kaguya Musashi to investigate Seiji's identity and seek cooperation with the Kaguya Clan.

• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu entered the hidden archive room and found Seiji's record, which identified him as an Otsutsuki.
• Black Zetsu recognized Seiji's appearance as resembling the Otsutsuki Brothers who had betrayed Kaguya Otsutsuki, and White Zetsu also understood the significance of his surname.
• Ken rushed to the archive room after the barrier team reported an intrusion and found three dead ANBU, while Black Zetsu and White Zetsu escaped without being detected.
• After leaving Kirigakure, Black Zetsu reasoned that Seiji was likely a Kaguya Clan member with an altered bloodline rather than an emissary of the Otsutsuki Clan.
• Black Zetsu decided to visit Kaguya Musashi and use the Kaguya Clan's internal divisions to investigate Seiji's identity.

Seiji awakened after recovering from the injuries and Jōgan backlash that had kept him unconscious for days. Meanwhile, Black Zetsu and White Zetsu approached Kaguya Musashi, the Kaguya Clan head, and revealed themselves in his courtyard.

• Seiji's body healed, while the Jōgan backlash kept him unconscious and accelerated his growth in using the Dōjutsu.
• Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan noticed Seiji move, and Konan called Hozuki Chino to examine him.
• Hozuki Chino treated Seiji and told Genji and the others that his injuries had healed and he should wake soon.
• Seiji groaned and awakened at dawn as his companions waited beside him.
• Black Zetsu and White Zetsu appeared before Kaguya Musashi during his morning training, and Musashi punched at them.

Black Zetsu sought an alliance with Kaguya Musashi, who tested him in battle before agreeing to talk. Black Zetsu named Kaguya Seiji as their common enemy, and Musashi denied knowing him despite recognizing the threat he posed.

• Black Zetsu used Wood Release to fend off Kaguya Musashi, who kept attacking to test his strength and worth as a potential ally.
• Black Zetsu trapped Musashi with Wood Release, but Musashi broke free with Dance of the Seedling Fern and acknowledged that Zetsu qualified to cooperate with him.
• Kaguya clansmen arrived after the battle, and Musashi dismissed them before forming chairs from bones and inviting Zetsu to talk.
• Black Zetsu named Kaguya Seiji as their common enemy, while concealing his suspicions about the Kaguya Clan's knowledge and testing Musashi's reaction.
• Musashi denied that anyone by that name belonged to his clan, and Black Zetsu insisted that he had absolute confidence in his claim.