Chapter Summaries

After mastering Lava Release, Nara Kaikei’s Ninjutsu and Sage Wisdom rose to A+, raising his overall evaluation to mid-Kage level. He returned to Konoha’s camp with news that Ōnoki had escaped their encounter and Roshi was temporarily incapacitated, then reunited with his teammates, who had heard exaggerated rumors about his exploits and plans to become Hokage.

• Nara Kaikei’s mastery of Lava Release increased his Ninjutsu and Sage Wisdom to A+ and his overall evaluation to A.
• Nara Kaikei considered expanding his Yin Seal reserves and rode his Shadow Creature back to Konoha’s main camp.
• Nara Kaikei told Orochimaru that Ōnoki had escaped their battle and Roshi had lost control of the Four-Tails and been put out of action.
• Orochimaru sent the intelligence for verification and ordered Nara Kaikei to rest while Uchiha Shisui, Hyuga Kiyoshi, and Shizune returned to camp.
• Uchiha Shisui, Hyuga Kiyoshi, and Shizune questioned Nara Kaikei about rumors of his battle and Hokage ambitions, and Hyuga Kiyoshi challenged him to a fight.
• Nara Kaikei denied the rumors in jest and postponed Hyuga Kiyoshi’s challenge by claiming he was exhausted.

Nara Kaikei sparred with his teammates and demonstrated how easily his shadow techniques and taijutsu could defeat them. After defeating Hyuga Kiyoshi, Uchiha Shisui, and Shizune, he earned three Ninja Scrolls from the mission panel.

• Hyuga Kiyoshi woke Nara Kaikei and challenged him to spar, but he dodged her Gentle Fist attacks and controlled her with his shadows.
• Nara Kaikei defeated Hyuga Kiyoshi again in a taijutsu-only match, revealing that he had studied Hard Fist under Princess Tsunade.
• Uchiha Shisui attacked Nara Kaikei with the Phantom Body Flicker Technique, but Kaikei countered with Shadow Piercing Bullets and a Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
• Nara Kaikei bound Uchiha Shisui with a Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet, and Shisui admitted defeat.
• Shizune charged Nara Kaikei and was defeated, completing the three teammates' sparring matches.

Nara Kaikei tested Shizune and Hyuga Kiyoshi’s Chakra natures and offered them ninjutsu suited to their abilities, while arranging training for his squad. After checking three Ninja Scrolls, he found two disappointing techniques and a Fire Release jutsu for Shisui.

• Nara Kaikei asked Shizune and Hyuga Kiyoshi what abilities they wanted to improve, then arranged for them to test their Chakra natures.
• The tests revealed that Shizune had Water nature, Hyuga Kiyoshi had Lightning and Earth natures, and Uchiha Shisui had Fire nature.
• Nara Kaikei offered Shizune the Water Release technique [Water Sever] and discussed long-range Earth Release options with Hyuga Kiyoshi.
• Nara Kaikei demonstrated [Earth Style: Bullet Rock Cannon Technique] and prepared scrolls for [Summoning Technique: Lightning Sword Transformation] for Hyuga Kiyoshi and Uchiha Shisui.
• Nara Kaikei opened Shizune’s and Hyuga Kiyoshi’s Ninja Scrolls, finding Paralysis Toxin and [Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Empty Wall Palm].
• Nara Kaikei opened Uchiha Shisui’s B-Rank Ninja Scroll and found [Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique].

Orochimaru gave Nara Kaikei’s squad separate missions after nearly a thousand Iwagakure ninja entered the Land of Grass: Shisui, Hyuga Kiyoshi, and Shizune were to sabotage enemy supply lines while Nara returned to the front. Nara escorted them behind enemy lines, helped clear a supply point, and left Hyuga with a marked mask as the squad split up.

• Orochimaru told Nara Kaikei that Iwagakure had sent nearly a thousand ninja into the Land of Grass and assigned his squad missions to disrupt their supplies and defend the front.
• Orochimaru gave Uchiha Shisui a Trident Kunai and made him temporary captain, while Nara was ordered to escort Shisui, Hyuga Kiyoshi, and Shizune behind enemy lines before returning to the front.
• Nara Kaikei flew the squad to an Iwagakure supply point, where Uchiha Shisui’s shuriken attack and the team’s efforts cleared out the guards.
• Nara Kaikei continued carrying his teammates to a safer area, then reminded Shisui to protect the Trident Kunai.
• Nara Kaikei gave Hyuga Kiyoshi a white mask bearing a spider-shaped mark and told her to keep it safe.

Nara Kaikei left Hyuga Kiyoshi and Shizune under Uchiha Shisui’s command before flying to the frontline, where he joined Orochimaru’s battle against Iwagakure. He unleashed a devastating aerial attack that killed nearly a hundred Iwagakure ninja, leaving the survivors terrified.

• Nara Kaikei gave Hyuga Kiyoshi the [Yin Release Mask] and his remaining Soldier Pills, then appointed Uchiha Shisui temporary captain before departing.
• Hyuga Kiyoshi activated her Byakugan and located an area where Iwagakure personnel were active.
• Orochimaru summoned snakes to support Konoha’s defensive line, but Kitsuchi’s Earth Release disrupted the formation and threw the snakes into Konoha’s ranks.
• Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han attacked Orochimaru with Boil Release, then spread high-temperature steam across the battlefield to conceal Iwagakure’s positions.
• Nara Kaikei used [Lacquer Eye] and [Spiral Shadow Mimic Bullet] to create [Shadow Clones], which killed and restrained Iwagakure ninja before firing again.
• Nara Kaikei’s [Shadow Clones] killed nearly a hundred Iwagakure ninja, terrifying the survivors.

Nara Kaikei devastated Iwagakure’s forces while keeping Ōnoki occupied, as Orochimaru’s attempt to restrain Han with Manda was thwarted by Kitsuchi. Kaikei infiltrated the Iwagakure ranks with a Shadow Clone, and Kitsuchi sensed something was wrong when no Quality Badge appeared.

• Nara Kaikei killed Iwagakure ninja by the dozens, while Ōnoki raised an Earth Corridor and flew up to confront him.
• Nara Kaikei kept Ōnoki dodging with Spiral Shadow attacks as his Shadow Clones hunted Iwagakure’s trapped chunin and genin.
• Orochimaru summoned Manda to restrain Han, but Kitsuchi trapped the snake with Mountain Earth Technique, forcing it to return to Ryūchi Cave.
• Kitsuchi used a Rock Clone to deceive Orochimaru, then returned underground to the Iwagakure lines and joined the fight against Kaikei’s Shadow Clones.
• Nara Kaikei sent a hidden Shadow Clone into the Iwagakure ranks, where it used Shadow Manipulation Technique to control a ninja.
• Kitsuchi closed his eyes and wondered why the Quality Badge had not appeared.

Nara Kaikei drew Ōnoki away while Kitsuchi turned against Iwagakure and disrupted Han’s attempt to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb. Kitsuchi’s punch caused the bomb to explode inside Iwagakure’s defensive line, leaving the battlefield devastated.

• Nara Kaikei asked Orochimaru when Konoha’s reinforcements would arrive, but Orochimaru admitted he had lost contact with the village.
• Ōnoki learned Iwagakure had suffered nearly three hundred casualties and ordered Han to launch a Tailed Beast Bomb while Kitsuchi supported him.
• Ōnoki and his Shadow Clone attacked Nara Kaikei in the sky, keeping him occupied as Han prepared the bomb below.
• Kitsuchi used Earth Style: Moving Earth Core to sink Iwagakure’s troops into a pit, then struck Han’s Tailed Beast Bomb with Earth Style: Rock Fist.
• Nara Kaikei withdrew from Kitsuchi’s body as the damaged Tailed Beast Bomb exploded, devastating the Stone Hidden Frontline and killing nearby Iwagakure ninjas.

Nara Kaikei’s plan turned the Five-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb against Iwagakure’s defensive line, devastating the invading force while he kept Ōnoki occupied. Minato Namikaze arrived to assess the battlefield, but Han weakened his seal and unleashed the Five-Tails.

• Nara Kaikei attacked Ōnoki and stopped him from reaching the wrecked Iwagakure defensive line.
• The Tailed Beast Bomb devastated Iwagakure’s force, leaving fewer than ten of its thousand ninja alive and seriously injuring Han.
• Orochimaru suspected Nara Kaikei had caused the blast and prepared to respond to the aftermath.
• Minato Namikaze arrived, and Orochimaru sent him to investigate the crater and eliminate surviving Iwagakure ninja.
• Minato approached Han, but Han withdrew his consciousness and the Five-Tails broke free of its seal.

Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze tried to contain Han after he unleashed the Five-Tails, while Nara Kaikei battled Ōnoki above the battlefield. The Five-Tails stopped fighting when Nara Kaikei returned, and Han was left incapacitated and captured.

• Minato Namikaze retreated to conserve Chakra, but Orochimaru summoned Manda and ordered Minato to keep the Five-Tails from leaving while he confronted Han.
• Manda refused to fight and returned to Ryūchi Cave, so Orochimaru summoned a Three-Headed Snake and advanced as the Five-Tails King questioned Minato Namikaze before charging Orochimaru.
• Orochimaru used Triple Rashomon and the Three-Headed Snake to resist the Five-Tails, while Nara Kaikei taunted Ōnoki and Ōnoki retreated rather than risk rescuing Han.
• Nara Kaikei returned to the battlefield, and the Five-Tails King withdrew its Chakra into Han's seal; Han awoke unable to gather Chakra and warned the Konoha ninja not to approach.

Nara Kaikei and Minato Namikaze left Konoha’s front line to coordinate their squads’ attack on Iwagakure’s rear supply lines after Konoha captured Han. They reunited with Minato’s team as Kakashi survived an ambush, and Minato announced that the Kannabi Bridge mission plan had changed.

• Orochimaru celebrated Konoha’s victory over Iwagakure and ordered Minato Namikaze and Nara Kaikei to continue their mission against Iwagakure’s rear supply lines.
• Nara Kaikei flew with Minato toward Minato Squad and praised Minato’s reputation as the Yellow Flash.
• Hatake Kakashi charged Mahiru with Chidori, but Minato rescued Kakashi from the swordsman’s counterattack and killed Mahiru.
• Nohara Rin treated Kakashi while Uchiha Obito complained, and Minato explained that the battle at the front had ended.
• Minato told his squad that they would carry out the Kannabi Bridge Destruction Plan alongside another squad and said the plan had changed.

Nara Kaikei reunited with Minato Namikaze’s team after his squad destroyed an Iwagakure outpost, then joined them in a revised mission to attack Kannabi Bridge and pursue Iwagakure’s remaining supply network. The teams flew toward the bridge as its defenders received orders to evacuate after the front-line defeat.

• Uchiha Shisui killed the guards at an Iwagakure outpost, planted Explosive Tags, and destroyed it while Hyuga Kiyoshi and Shizune supported him.
• Nara Kaikei arrived and told his teammates that Iwagakure’s army had been wiped out, the Tsuchikage had fled, and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki had been captured.
• Nara Kaikei’s squad joined Minato Namikaze’s team, and the groups agreed to destroy Kannabi Bridge and attack any Iwagakure supply points they found.
• Minato Namikaze and Nara Kaikei decided Hatake Kakashi could accompany them while recovering aboard a [Shadow Creature].
• Iwagakure’s logistical hub received an order to evacuate, and Nara Kaikei brought both teams toward Kannabi Bridge, asking Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Shisui to act.

Nara Kaikei’s squad joined Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Shisui to destroy Kannabi Bridge after defeating its Iwagakure defenders. As the teams discussed continuing their logistics sabotage mission together, an unseen Water Release ninja ambushed them in the sky, triggering an A-Rank mission.

• Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Shisui defeated the Iwagakure ninja at Kannabi Bridge while Nara Kaikei threw Uchiha Obito off the Shadow Creature and Minato caught him.
• Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Shisui planted Explosive Tags and destroyed Kannabi Bridge.
• Nara Kaikei and Minato Namikaze agreed to consider continuing their logistics sabotage missions together because Iwagakure’s response was uncertain and Hatake Kakashi was injured.
• An unseen ninja used Water Style: Water Dragon Bite Burst to attack the Shadow Creature, and Uchiha Shisui and Minato Namikaze combined Fire and Wind Release to counter the water dragon.
• The clash triggered the A-Rank mission “Ghost of the Uchiha,” which tasked the group with defeating or killing the attacking Water Release ninja.

Nara Kaikei’s team was attacked near the ruins of Kannabi Bridge by a masked ninja wielding powerful Water Release, and Minato Namikaze confronted him. The chapter ended with Kaikei’s shadow technique pinning the stranger as Minato’s Flying Thunder God Kunai struck his mask without piercing it.

• Nara Kaikei and Minato Namikaze’s team escaped the attacker’s Water Release and debated whether the ninja came from Kirigakure or had another connection.
• Hyuga Kiyoshi searched beneath the river with her Byakugan, while Minato summoned Kosuke to send news of the attack to Konoha.
• Minato descended into the river valley to investigate, but Hyuga Kiyoshi spotted a water blade rising toward the team and Kaikei maneuvered the Shadow Creature clear.
• Kaikei and his companions discovered a black-clad ninja wearing a white, tomoe-marked mask, whom Shisui found strangely familiar.
• Minato confronted the masked ninja, who called himself a ghost lost to history, and Kaikei pinned him with Spiral Shadow Binding Bullet.
• Minato threw a Flying Thunder God Kunai at the masked ninja’s head, but it struck the mask and failed to pierce it.

Minato Namikaze fought the White Mask, whose defenses and vast Water Release overwhelmed his attacks and threatened Nara Kaikei’s team. Minato escaped the White Mask’s underwater ambush by teleporting to the Flying Thunder God Kunai carried by Uchiha Shisui, rejoining the main force and asking Kaikei about his remaining Chakra.

• Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique to attack the White Mask at close range, but his kunai could not cut the White Mask’s neck or penetrate his defenses.
• The White Mask recognized Minato’s Flying Thunder God Technique and unleashed Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave across the battlefield.
• The White Mask used Rain Tiger At Will to bombard Nara Kaikei’s airborne team, and Kaikei raised an Earth Flow Wall before the [Shadow Creature] fell toward the ground.
• Minato attacked the White Mask with Flame Bullet, forcing him underwater, but the White Mask tried to drag Minato into the water and struck at him with Sky Weeping needles.
• Minato escaped with the Flying Thunder God Technique and appeared on the [Shadow Creature] beside the main force, then asked Kaikei whether he still had enough Chakra.

Nara Kaikei and Minato Namikaze coordinated an attack on the White Mask, with Minato drawing the enemy in so Kaikei could strike with the Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon. The White Mask survived the devastating blow and regenerated, leading Kaikei to suspect the enemy was using Impure World Reincarnation.

• Nara Kaikei gave Minato Namikaze the Yin Release Mask and asked him to distract the White Mask while Kaikei prepared a direct attack.
• Minato Namikaze interrupted the White Mask’s water ninjutsu by briefly summoning Gama Bunta, then engaged the enemy in close combat.
• Nara Kaikei built up Yin Release Chakra while Minato Namikaze and the White Mask fought without either gaining a clear advantage.
• Minato Namikaze threw the Yin Release Mask to distract the White Mask, allowing Nara Kaikei to use the Flying Thunder God Technique and hit him with the Spiral Shadow Kill Cannon.
• The White Mask regenerated the huge wound in his body, and Nara Kaikei suspected he was using Impure World Reincarnation.

Nara Kaikei deduced that the masked attacker was likely Kagami Uchiha and used shadow techniques to restrain him, while Minato Namikaze sealed his Chakra. The attacker’s white outer body separated from him, and Kagami Uchiha revealed his identity.

• Nara Kaikei ruled out several possible identities for White Mask after questioning his attitude toward the Uchiha Clan.
• Nara Kaikei attacked White Mask with shadow bullets while Minato Namikaze guarded him and looked for a way to break through the enemy’s defenses.
• Nara Kaikei used decoy shadow clones to attack White Mask from behind, then bound him with the [Shadow Grip Technique].
• Nara Kaikei’s shadow control drew a pale creature out of White Mask, revealing a young ninja beneath the mask.
• Minato Namikaze applied a Four Symbols Seal and a Flying Thunder God Technique mark to the restrained ninja.
• The ninja identified himself as Kagami Uchiha.

Nara Kaikei and Minato Namikaze questioned the reanimated Kagami Uchiha, who revealed that Uchiha Madara had revived him through Impure World Reincarnation. The chapter ended with Kagami Uchiha explaining why he had attacked the team: he wanted his son, Uchiha Shisui, to gain the strength to protect himself and the village.

• Nara Kaikei questioned Kagami Uchiha about his attack and his condition, and Kagami explained that Impure World Reincarnation had brought him back in an immortal body.
• Kagami Uchiha refused to name the person controlling the jutsu, while Nara Kaikei speculated about possible Konoha suspects.
• Uchiha Shisui arrived, recognized Kagami Uchiha as his father, and asked why he had attacked their team.
• Kagami Uchiha recounted being injured on a mission to the Land of the Falls, rescued, and later revived after suffering mortal wounds.
• Kagami Uchiha revealed that Uchiha Madara had been his savior and the person behind his reanimation.

Nara Kaikei and Minato Namikaze questioned Kagami Uchiha about Uchiha Madara, but Kagami refused to reveal Madara’s location before returning to the Pure Land. After finding a chakra-marked kunai inside the White Creature, Nara Kaikei proposed using it to track the mastermind.

• Nara Kaikei and Minato Namikaze asked Kagami Uchiha to take them to Uchiha Madara, whom they suspected was secretly plotting against Konoha.
• Kagami Uchiha refused to disclose Lord Madara’s location and insisted that Madara bore no hostility toward Konoha.
• Kagami Uchiha’s body began crumbling as Madara undid the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, and Kagami embraced Uchiha Shisui before vanishing.
• Nara Kaikei told Uchiha Shisui and Minato Namikaze that they could learn the Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu to reunite with their loved ones.
• Nara Kaikei found a special chakra-marked kunai inside the White Creature and suggested using it to trace the mastermind.

Minato Namikaze split the squad after the attack and sent Nara Kaikei back to camp, where Kaikei gained an A-Rank genjutsu and received another mission reward. He concealed the incident involving Kagami Uchiha from Orochimaru, then demanded to know where his Five-Tails was.

• Minato Namikaze sent a report about Kagami Uchiha and the Impure World Reincarnation incident to Konoha, while Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the squad not to tell Orochimaru about it yet.
• Minato Namikaze split the squad, sending Nara Kaikei and the injured Hatake Kakashi back to the frontline base while he continued sabotage operations with the others.
• Nara Kaikei opened Kagami Uchiha's A-Rank Ninja Scroll and obtained Genjutsu: Sharingan, which he planned to adapt into Genjutsu: Lacquer Eye.
• Nara Kaikei returned to camp, reported to Orochimaru without revealing Kagami Uchiha's involvement, and learned that his S-Rank mission had been marked complete.
• Orochimaru told Nara Kaikei to rest in camp for two days, and Kaikei demanded to know where his Five-Tails was.

Nara Kaikei confronted Orochimaru and took the Five-Tails' Jinchuriki, explaining that he wanted the Five-Tails because it resembled a giant white deer. After moving the Jinchuriki and a captured White Creature to a secluded forest, Kaikei opened an S-Rank Ninja Scroll and obtained the Dust Release: World Splitter jutsu.

• Nara Kaikei attacked Orochimaru with Shadow Piercing Bullet and demanded control of the Five-Tails' Jinchuriki.
• Kaikei told Orochimaru that he and the Nara Clan wanted the Five-Tails because it looked like a giant white deer, and Orochimaru allowed him to take its Jinchuriki.
• Kaikei took the unconscious Jinchuriki and the White Creature to a secluded forest, where his Shadow Clones built an underground base and began research.
• Kaikei opened his S-Rank Ninja Scroll and received the Kekkei Tōta jutsu Dust Release: World Splitter.
• Kaikei realized he could potentially use Dust Release because he possessed wind, fire, and earth Chakra natures, and anticipated gaining more from the Jinchuriki and White Creature.