Chapter Summaries

Nara Kaikei arrived on the battlefield atop the Five-Tails King and used shadow techniques to overwhelm Kirigakure’s Seven Ninja Swordsmen. Five were killed, while Raiga Kurosuki escaped, leaving the battle and the remaining swordsmen in chaos.

• Nara Kaikei assessed the battlefield as the Five-Tails King approached, and Konoha’s morale rose while Kirigakure’s forces faltered.
• Nara Kaikei launched Spiral Shadow Mimic Bullets at the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and killed the wielder of Hiramekarei, taking the sword.
• Nara Kaikei restrained Kushimaru Kuriarare and Munashi Jinpachi; Uchiha Shisui killed Kushimaru Kuriarare while Munashi Jinpachi briefly drove the Shadow Clone back.
• Nara Kaikei’s Shadow Clone restrained and killed Jinin Akebino and Biwa Juzo, while Raiga Kurosuki fled with Lightning Blade Kiba.
• Nara Kaikei used Illusion Technique: Lacquer Eye to control Munashi Jinpachi and killed him with Spiral Shadow Piercing Bullet, leaving five of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen dead.

Nara Kaikei used Kokuō and powerful ninjutsu to disable Isobu and devastate the retreating Kirigakure forces. The Mist Village army was nearly wiped out, while Nara Kaikei still wondered what had happened to Uchiha Obito.

• Nara Kaikei rode Kokuō into the battlefield, where its steam formed dark clouds as the Konoha forces regrouped and Kirigakure fled.
• Nara Kaikei noticed Uchiha Obito was missing and wondered whether he had died or been captured by Old Madara.
• Nara Kaikei trapped Isobu in an Earth Release swamp, while Kagami Uchiha escaped the sinking ground using Yata no Karasu.
• Nara Kaikei ordered Kokuō to prepare a Tailed Beast Bomb as Isobu fired its own toward them.
• Nara Kaikei absorbed Isobu's Tailed Beast Bomb with the Flame Fan and unleashed Uchiha Reflection, killing Raiga Kurosuki and nearly wiping out the Kirigakure forces.

Nara Kaikei and Kagami Uchiha combined their techniques to trap and overwhelm Isobu, while the Kirigakure forces were wiped out. Five-Tails Kokuō’s Tailed Beast Bomb struck the paralyzed Three-Tails, leaving Isobu unconscious.

• Suikazan Fuguki survived Nara Kaikei’s [Flame Fan] attack by drawing Chakra from Samehada, but he was badly wounded and left with little Chakra.
• Isobu struggled to escape Nara Kaikei’s [Yellow Springs Swamp] and tried to stop Five-Tails Kokuō from completing a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• At Nara Kaikei’s command, Kagami Uchiha used Weeping Marsh to engulf Isobu in a vast water tornado.
• Nara Kaikei summoned Kirin through the storm clouds, and its lightning struck Isobu and killed Suikazan Fuguki, erasing the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure.
• Nara Kaikei ordered Five-Tails Kokuō to fire his Tailed Beast Bomb at the injured, paralyzed Isobu, knocking the Three-Tails unconscious.

After defeating Kirigakure’s forces, Nara Kaikei captured Isobu and collected the Seven Ninja Blades, but he had no interest in keeping the ugly Three-Tails. He discovered Samehada was an S-Rank ninja tool, sealed it against being summoned back to Kirigakure, and tested its appetite with a Lava Release Mask.

• Kaikei and Five-Tails King realized the defeated Three-Tails was wild Isobu, and Kaikei admitted he did not want to keep it or return it to Kirigakure.
• Kaikei’s Shadow Clones recovered all seven ninja blades, including Samehada, and he sealed the other blades into a scroll.
• Kaikei identified Samehada as an S-Rank ninja tool with the ability to absorb Chakra, aid recovery, and merge with its wielder.
• Kaikei placed a Contract Seal on Samehada to prevent Kirigakure from summoning it back, intending to seal the other blades as well.
• Kaikei fed Samehada Chakra from a Lava Release Mask, and the blade reacted painfully to the scorching Chakra.

Nara Kaikei subdued Samehada, assigned Kagami Uchiha to guard the unconscious Three-Tails, and deferred deciding its fate until he could consult Kokuō. Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze killed A during his fight with Kumogakure, driving Killer B into a berserk state.

• Nara Kaikei used Kai Release: Armament to withstand Samehada’s spikes, then burned them with his Lava Release Mask until Samehada submitted and he sealed it away.
• Nara Kaikei ordered Nara Shikaku to clear the battlefield and assigned Kagami Uchiha to guard the unconscious Three-Tails while he discussed its fate with Kokuō.
• Minato Namikaze used Flying Thunder God Technique to strike A with a Rasengan, then exploited A’s weakened defenses to slash him across the torso.
• Minato Namikaze delivered a final slash to A’s throat, killing him.
• Killer B saw A die, erupted with Chakra, and went berserk as Minato Namikaze recognized the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki’s state.

Minato Namikaze fought the rampaging Killer B and escaped a Tailed Beast Bomb, while Nara Kaikei rushed from the Mist Village Battlefield to help. Kaikei blocked Killer B’s attacks with [Rashomon], restrained him briefly, and summoned [Samehada] as he prepared his next move.

• Killer B’s rampaging Eight-Tails Chakra formed tentacles, and Minato Namikaze dodged their attacks while conserving Chakra.
• Killer B fired a [Tailed Beast Bomb], and Minato Namikaze escaped with the [Flying Thunder God Technique] as the bomb exploded in the Land of Hot Water.
• Nara Kaikei sensed the Eight-Tails Chakra and traveled to Minato Namikaze, who warned him that Killer B had gone berserk and that he had taken care of A.
• Killer B attacked Nara Kaikei with his tentacles, but Kaikei blocked them with [Shadow Transformation Technique: Rashomon] and restrained Killer B with the [Shadow Grip Technique].
• Nara Kaikei summoned [Samehada] while holding Killer B in place.

Nara Kaikei used Samehada to drain Killer B’s Eight-Tails Chakra, but the Eight-Tails chose to aid him and Killer B became a perfect Jinchuriki. After Minato Namikaze retreated from the Eight-Tails’ devastating attack, Nara Kaikei injured it with Dark Spiral Ring, and Killer B decided to retreat with A’s body.

• Nara Kaikei threw Samehada at berserk Killer B, and the sword began devouring his Eight-Tails Chakra until it reached saturation.
• Killer B told the Eight-Tails Ox Demon he would give his life to avenge A, and the Eight-Tails agreed to lend him its Chakra, forging a temporary bond between them.
• Killer B entered Full Tailed Beast Transformation and unleashed a Tailed Beast Scroll, forcing Minato Namikaze to retreat and Nara Kaikei to shelter behind Rashomon.
• Nara Kaikei struck the Eight-Tails with Dark Spiral Ring, badly wounding it and several of its tails.
• Killer B realized Minato Namikaze was gone, feared for the Third Raikage, and decided to return to Kumogakure with A’s body.

Nara Kaikei used the Flying Thunder God Technique to gain an aerial advantage over Killer B and the Eight-Tails, then struck them with the Great Dark Spiral Ring. Killer B was knocked unconscious and the Eight-Tails was sealed, leaving Nara Kaikei with a successful capture.

• Nara Kaikei and the Eight-Tails Ox Demon clashed their Dark Spiral Ring and Tailed Beast Bomb, and the Eight-Tails followed with a barrage that destroyed Rashomon.
• Nara Kaikei escaped the blasts with the Flying Thunder God Technique, then appeared in the sky by teleporting to Samehada's marked hilt.
• Nara Kaikei sealed Samehada away as the Eight-Tails warned Killer B that it could not reach him in the sky.
• Nara Kaikei's Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon detonated the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, and he prepared a far more powerful Great Dark Spiral Ring.
• Nara Kaikei struck the Eight-Tails with the Great Dark Spiral Ring, forcing its Chakra back into the Iron Armor Seal and knocking Killer B unconscious.

Nara Kaikei captured and sealed Killer B, then left Minato Namikaze to take him and A’s corpse back to the Konoha camp. He switched consciousnesses with Nara Raikage in an underground cave and prepared to pursue his plans involving the Tailed Beasts and the Two-Tails.

• Nara Kaikei controlled Killer B with the Shadow Manipulation Technique and reinforced the control with a Four Symbols Seal.
• Nara Kaikei considered gathering more Tailed Beasts to study the Ten-Tails’ power, but decided to focus first on Kekkei Genkai and Natural Energy.
• Minato Namikaze arrived, added more seals to Killer B, and agreed to take Killer B and A’s corpse back to the Konoha camp.
• Nara Kaikei traveled to an underground lava cave, where Nara Raikage reported that Ōnoki had left after interrogating Hozuki Ketsuzuki and Ishikawa.
• Nara Kaikei replaced Nara Raikage’s clone consciousness and absorbed its memories from the Cloud Village Camp.
• Nara Raikage asked what he should do now that A and B were defeated, especially with Nara Kaikei still planning to target the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

After defeating Kumogakure’s forces, Nara Kaikei discussed the aftermath with his Raikage clone and reviewed the spoils from the battle. He opened two S-Rank Ninja Scrolls, gaining Water Release: Water Transformation Technique and Water Release: Water Mirror Technique.

• Nara Kaikei defended his role in defeating A and B, while Nara Raikage complained about handling Kumogakure’s cleanup work.
• Nara Kaikei told Nara Raikage to watch the Hozuki Clan captive for research, and the clone left with the captives.
• Nara Kaikei reviewed One-Eyed Uchiha’s rewards and discovered the A-Rank Adamantine Sealing Chains and the B-Rank Water Release: Giant Vortex of Water.
• Nara Kaikei completed the S-Rank Missions Multi-Village Alliance and The Five-Tails Is Mine!, earning two S-Rank Ninja Scrolls.
• Nara Kaikei opened the scrolls and obtained Water Release: Water Transformation Technique and Water Release: Water Mirror Technique.

Nara Kaikei studied the Water Mirror Technique and Hozuki Water Transformation, choosing Yin Release and Water Release as the focus of his next self-developed Kekkei Genkai. After Konoha’s victories crippled Kirigakure and Kumogakure, Minato Namikaze reflected on Kaikei’s growing prominence, while the surviving enemy forces began retreating.

• Nara Kaikei examined the Water Mirror Technique and Water Transformation Technique and decided to pursue a Kekkei Genkai combining Yin Release and Water Release.
• Nara Kaikei returned to the Konoha camp and told Minato Namikaze that Kirigakure’s invading forces and Seven Ninja Swordsmen had been wiped out and the Three-Tails Jinchuriki had died.
• Minato Namikaze realized that Konoha’s victories over Kumogakure and Kirigakure could end both battlefronts, then reflected that Kaikei was impossible to compete with.
• Nara Raikage learned that A was dead and B had been captured by Konoha, then ordered Dodai to prepare Kumogakure’s withdrawal from the Land of Hot Water.
• Nara Ōnoki reunited with Iwagakure’s Lava Release unit and ordered it to retreat through the Land of the Falls, declaring the mission a failure and Ishikawa lost.

After the battle in the Land of Hot Water, Nara Kaikei learned that Uchiha Obito had gone missing and discussed Konoha’s victory and the captured tailed beasts with Nara Shikaku. He headed to meet the Three-Tails, leaving the question of its fate open as he proposed that Konoha might buy it.

• Nara Shikaku reported Konoha’s casualties, including Uchiha Obito listed as killed or missing, and Nara Kaikei suspected Obito had been taken by the One-Eyed Uchiha’s group.
• Nara Kaikei told Nara Shikaku that Minato Namikaze had killed A and that he had captured B alive, then rejected the idea of becoming Fourth Hokage.
• Nara Shikaku asked how Nara Kaikei planned to handle the Three-Tails and explained that Kagami Uchiha and Kokuō had moved it to the coast near camp.
• Nara Kaikei asked Nara Shikaku to accompany him to meet the Three-Tails and suggested that Konoha might be interested in buying it.

Nara Kaikei decided to sell the captured Three-Tails to Konoha and traveled with Nara Shikaku to negotiate. After Isobu awoke, Kaikei proposed a one-on-one fight in the open sea, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Nara Kaikei proposed selling the Three-Tails to Konoha, and Nara Shikaku reconsidered the idea as a way to balance the clan's interests with the village's.
• Nara Kaikei and Nara Shikaku traveled to the coast, where Kagami Uchiha reported that Isobu had awakened but remained under genjutsu.
• Nara Kaikei had Kagami Uchiha release the genjutsu and told Nara Shikaku to move away before a possible clash.
• Isobu woke, recognized Kokuō beside Nara Kaikei, and questioned the Five-Tails King about his freedom.
• Nara Kaikei told Isobu he wanted to follow the First Hokage's example and challenged him to fight one-on-one in the open sea.

Nara Kaikei took Isobu out to sea for a one-on-one fight, then used his flight and powerful techniques to overwhelm the Three-Tails. As Kirin struck Isobu, the battle remained unresolved.

• Nara Kaikei rode Isobu across the sea while Nara Shikaku and Kagami Uchiha stayed on the beach with Five-Tails King.
• Isobu attacked with Tailed Beast Flood and a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Nara Kaikei evaded them from the air and received an S-Rank mission to defeat or kill Isobu.
• Isobu used Water Release: Exploding Water Shock Wave, but Nara Kaikei countered with Lava Release: Meteor Volcano and scorched Isobu beneath the sea.
• Isobu escaped the lava attack range and surfaced, where Nara Kaikei summoned Kirin, which struck the Three-Tails.

Nara Kaikei defeated Isobu by restraining him with Adamantine Sealing Chains and blasting a hole through his shell with Explosion Release: Killer Bomb. Isobu admitted defeat and carried Kaikei back toward shore, while Kaikei opened the S-Rank scroll and received Raging Sea Spray.

• Isobu endured Nara Kaikei’s Kirin strike and attacked with repeated water pillars, but Kaikei dodged them and closed in.
• Nara Kaikei bound Isobu with Adamantine Sealing Chains, suppressing his Tailed Beast Chakra and immobilizing him.
• Nara Kaikei used Explosion Release: Killer Bomb to blast a large hole in Isobu’s shell, making Isobu fear for his life.
• Isobu admitted that he could not defeat Nara Kaikei, and Kaikei released the chains after the mission panel confirmed his victory.
• Isobu agreed to swim back to shore with Nara Kaikei on his back, while Kaikei opened the S-Rank scroll and received the jutsu Raging Sea Spray.

Nara Kaikei studied Isobu’s S-Rank [Raging Sea Spray] and considered how its control of Natural Energy could complement his other techniques. After defeating Isobu, he told the Three-Tails he would hand it over to Konoha, and the chapter ended with him asking Isobu to sign a Summoning Contract as a safeguard.

• Nara Kaikei examined [Raging Sea Spray], noted its weak attack power, and considered combining it with [Water Release: Water Severing Wave].
• Nara Kaikei reflected on the Tailed Beasts’ special abilities and wondered whether Kokuō’s power came from Boil Release.
• Nara Kaikei stopped Isobu at sea and told it he planned to hand it over to Konoha.
• Isobu objected to being sealed, but Nara Kaikei reminded it that he had defeated it and could seal it by force.
• Isobu said it would prefer to be sealed inside Nara Kaikei, but Nara Kaikei rejected the idea and asked it to sign a Summoning Contract.

Nara Kaikei formed a Summoning Contract with Isobu and brought the Three-Tails back toward Konoha, planning to find a compatible Jinchuriki among his team. News of his victories reached Konoha, where the Hokage and senior elders gathered to discuss the situation.

• Nara Kaikei formed a Summoning Contract with Isobu and persuaded him to consider a compatible Konoha shinobi as his Jinchuriki.
• Nara Kaikei introduced Isobu to Nara Shikaku and Kagami Uchiha, then led both Tailed Beasts toward the Konoha camp.
• Nara Kaikei left Isobu with Kokuō at a hot spring and summoned Uchiha Shisui, Hyuga Kiyoshi, and Shizune to meet him.
• Nara Kaikei considered his three teammates as potential Three-Tails Jinchuriki because of their exceptional talents.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders received reports of Nara Kaikei's victories, and Shimura Danzō joined them at the Hokage's Office.

Shimura Black Pot returned to Konoha injured and joined Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders to discuss Nara Kaikei’s growing influence and the captured tailed beasts. After learning Kaikei intended to hand the tamed Three-Tails over to the village, Shimura Black Pot demanded that Root receive it.

• Shimura Black Pot arrived at the Hokage’s Office badly injured, and Hiruzen Sarutobi urged him to rest.
• Shimura Black Pot reflected on his failed attempt to kill Nara Kaikei and seize the Five-Tails, and decided to pursue the Eight-Tails or Three-Tails instead.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told the meeting that Nara Kaikei had tamed the Three-Tails, prompting Shimura Black Pot, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu to criticize Kaikei.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi explained that Kaikei had tamed the Three-Tails to make it easier to hand over to Konoha.
• Shimura Black Pot demanded that Root receive the Three-Tails.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rejected Shimura Danzō’s bid to give Root the Three-Tails and decided to prepare a Jinchuriki for it after Nara Kaikei offered to sell it to Konoha. He assigned the mission to Minato Namikaze and his squad, leaving Danzō frustrated and waiting for news from the front lines.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the elders rejected Shimura Danzō’s request for Root to control the Three-Tails.
• Hiruzen explained that Nara Kaikei had tamed the Three-Tails and wanted the village to purchase it, while Mitokado Homura defended the proposal as a practical gesture.
• Hiruzen decided to select a Three-Tails Jinchuriki on the front lines and said he had assigned the mission to Minato and his squad.
• Shimura Danzō asked whether Minato Namikaze would become the Jinchuriki, but Hiruzen told him to wait for news from the front lines.

Minato Namikaze’s squad and Nara Kaikei’s team prepared to take part in the plan to seal Isobu, while Konoha reassigned Minato Namikaze and Kagami Uchiha to other battlefields. The chapter ended with the shinobi arriving to meet Isobu and reacting uneasily to the gray giant turtle.

• Minato Namikaze arrived with orders for his squad to join the Three-Tails Sealing Plan, and Hatake Kakashi and Nohara Rin agreed to participate despite Minato Namikaze’s warning about the burdens of being a Jinchuriki.
• Nara Shikaku told Nara Kaikei that Killer B’s body and the fallen Konoha shinobi would be sent back to the village, and that Minato Namikaze and Kagami Uchiha were being transferred to other battlefields.
• Nara Kaikei learned that he would remain stationed in the Land of Hot Water and invited Nara Shikaku to meet Isobu, but Nara Shikaku declined.
• Nara Kaikei took his three teammates and Minato Namikaze’s squad to the Tailed Beasts, where they saw Isobu up close and found the gray turtle unsettling.