Chapter Summaries

A and his allies attacked Hiruzen Sarutobi and Fū Yamanaka after Fū tried to assassinate the Raikage, but Xu Fan blocked A’s killing strike with Wood Release. A recognized Xu Fan as a potential threat and launched another attack, intending to capture him for Kumogakure.

• A ignored Hiruzen Sarutobi’s explanation and ordered Haku to act while he pursued Fū Yamanaka.
• Haku, Yugito, and Darui combined genjutsu, Tailed Beast Chakra, and Water Release to pin down Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• Hiruzen defended himself with Earth Style Wall, while A reached Fū and struck at his throat.
• Xu Fan used Wood Release to bind A’s arm and stop his attack, shocking the Raikage and the others.
• A decided to capture Xu Fan and have Kumogakure study his Kekkei Genkai, then charged with Lightning Release: Liger Bomb.

Ay struck Xu Fan with the Raikage’s Lightning Blade, but the apparent victim was a Wood Release Clone that trapped Yugito and suppressed her Tailed Beast Chakra. Xu Fan revealed himself above the room and released his Zanpakuto into silver-white gauntlets as he prepared to face Ay.

• Ay hit Xu Fan in the chest and sent him crashing through a wall, while Mifune ordered the samurai to stand down.
• Yugito and Haku moved to seize Xu Fan, but his body became a Wood Release Clone that rapidly grew into a tree and captured Yugito.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi realized Xu Fan had concealed his true body, while Haku and the others saw Xu Fan sitting on a branch above them.
• Ay activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and declared he would destroy every Xu Fan he could find.
• Xu Fan drew his Zanpakuto, released it with the words “Burst apart, Rushing Thunder,” and transformed it into silver-white gauntlets.

Xu Fan fought A, the Fourth Raikage, and revealed that his Zanpakuto’s Thunderclap Body could match and surpass A’s Lightning Release. The chapter ended with Xu Fan’s Thunderclap Burial striking A down before he could retaliate.

• Xu Fan blocked A’s Juryoku with his lightning gauntlets while Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped Haku and Darui from interfering.
• A attacked with Lightning Release: Violent Wave, but Xu Fan met his hand blade at the sixth Thunderclap and shattered the surrounding walls and ceiling.
• Xu Fan urged A to fight at full strength, and A raised his Lightning Release Chakra Mode to its maximum.
• Xu Fan reached nine Thunder Claps, revealed his Thunderclap Body, and unleashed Thunderclap Burial at A.
• A could not evade the attack and fell toward the ground after the explosion shattered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Earth Style Wall.

Xu Fan defeated the Fourth Raikage and then fought Yugito Nii after she transformed into Matatabi. He subdued the Two-Tails with Wood Release and ended Yugito Nii’s transformation.

• Xu Fan knocked A unconscious with Lightning Release, and Haku and Darui prepared to retreat with him.
• Yugito Nii broke free of Xu Fan’s Wood Release and transformed into Matatabi while remaining in control.
• Darui carried A away as Haku withdrew with him, leaving Yugito Nii to face Xu Fan.
• Xu Fan used the Wood Human Technique to block Matatabi’s attack and overpower her Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Xu Fan pinned Matatabi to the ground and used Wood Release to undo Yugito Nii’s Tailed Beast Transformation.

Xu Fan captured Yugito Nii after the Fourth Raikage, Haku, and Darui fled, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi to prepare for a possible war with Kumogakure. Xu Fan rejected Mifune’s calls for compromise and insisted Konoha would defend Hiashi and face Kumogakure’s hostility head-on.

• Xu Fan defeated Yugito Nii with the Wood Human Technique and captured her as the Fourth Raikage, Haku, and Darui escaped.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Mifune that the Land of Iron could remain neutral and resolved to take Xu Fan back to Konoha.
• Xu Fan said Kumogakure would likely declare war once A woke, and urged Konoha to prepare.
• Mifune questioned whether the summit had been intended to provoke war and argued that Konoha should hand over Hiashi to preserve peace.
• Xu Fan defended Hiashi as a person and a Konoha shinobi, then told Mifune to convey that Konoha would negotiate sincerely but fight if Kumogakure chose war.

Xu Fan revealed that Danzo was dead and declared he would take over Root, then ordered Fū Yamanaka to carry the captured Yugito Nii back to Konoha. As Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to leave with Xu Fan, a sign-in prompt directed Xu Fan to Naka Shrine.

• After Mifune wondered whether Xu Fan was being groomed as the next Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi admitted it might not be a bad idea.
• Fū Yamanaka tried to stab himself, but Xu Fan stopped him and revealed that Danzo had been killed by his Wood Release Clone and Itachi Uchiha.
• Xu Fan announced he would take over Root and told Fū Yamanaka he could leave if he could not accept the change.
• Xu Fan restrained Yugito Nii with Wood Release vines and ordered Fū Yamanaka to carry her back to Konoha.
• Xu Fan rejected Mifune's concern that taking Yugito Nii would worsen relations with Kumogakure, and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed it was time to return to Konoha.
• As Xu Fan prepared to depart with Hiruzen Sarutobi, a voice prompted him to proceed to Naka Shrine to sign in.

Xu Fan and Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to return to Konoha while Mifune affirmed the Land of Iron’s neutrality. After A awoke and learned that Yugito Nii had been captured, he vowed to fight Konoha, and Mifune began relaying Xu Fan’s and Hiruzen Sarutobi’s message.

• Xu Fan became eager to return to Konoha after learning that Naka Shrine might yield a Sharingan sign-in reward, while Hiruzen Sarutobi also decided to leave the Land of Iron to prepare for threats.
• Mifune ordered Rikaku to escort Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions out, then reminded Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Land of Iron would stay neutral.
• Darui and Haku escaped through the mountains with the unconscious A, who soon woke and learned that Yugito Nii had stayed behind and been taken to Konoha.
• A, shocked by his defeat and furious over Yugito Nii’s capture, declared that Konoha wanted war.
• Mifune caught up with A and told him that Yugito Nii had been taken to Konoha, then began conveying Xu Fan’s and Hiruzen Sarutobi’s words.

A chose to return to Kumogakure and prepare for war against Konoha, while Xu Fan reassured Hiruzen Sarutobi about the coming conflict and revealed that Jiraiya was in Amegakure with disciples who could hold off the Land of Earth's shinobi. Hiruzen accepted Xu Fan’s reasoning and hoped to meet Jiraiya’s disciples someday.

• A ordered Haku and Darui to return with him to Kumogakure and prepare to reclaim Yugito Nii and attack Konoha.
• Mifune escorted A from the Land of Iron and wished the Five Kage could reach a lasting peace.
• Xu Fan and Hiruzen Sarutobi hurried back to Konoha, where Xu Fan urged Hiruzen not to regret choosing war.
• Hiruzen told Xu Fan he feared other shinobi villages might exploit the conflict, and Xu Fan outlined how Konoha could defend against the Land of Earth.
• Xu Fan claimed Jiraiya was in Amegakure with disciples who could delay the Land of Earth's forces, and Hiruzen said he wanted to meet them.

Xu Fan and Hiruzen Sarutobi discussed the danger posed by the Sand Ninja Village and returned to Konoha, where Xu Fan planned to address the Uchiha Clan’s brewing coup. Yugito Nii woke while being taken to Konoha, and Xu Fan considered using her as a possible influence on Naruto Uzumaki.

• Xu Fan and Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed that the Sand Ninja Village was a greater concern than the Land of Earth and decided to return to Konoha to discuss it.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi kept the Uchiha Clan’s coup from Yugito Nii and warned Xu Fan not to handle the clan as Danzo had.
• Xu Fan planned to visit Naka Shrine and seek Fugaku’s help in identifying Uchiha clan members whose rift with the village could not be repaired.
• Yugito Nii woke as Fū Yamanaka carried her and discovered that Xu Fan’s Wood Release suppressed her chakra and Matatabi’s power.
• Xu Fan told Yugito Nii that Konoha would take her back and might renew its alliance with Kumogakure if the Fourth Raikage showed sufficient sincerity.
• Xu Fan considered letting Yugito Nii meet Naruto Uzumaki to help him use the Nine-Tails Chakra sooner.

After returning to Konoha, Xu Fan learned from Itachi Uchiha that the Uchiha Clan planned to launch a coup at dawn. Itachi warned that he might resort to killing the clan to stop it and said Fugaku Uchiha wanted to meet Xu Fan.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi convened a meeting with Konoha's leadership, while Yugito Nii was handed over to the Anbu.
• Itachi Uchiha told Xu Fan that Fugaku Uchiha had delayed the Uchiha Clan's coup once, but the clan now planned to act at dawn.
• Xu Fan learned that only Fugaku knew Danzo was dead and that the rest of the clan remained unaware.
• Itachi said he was prepared to kill the Uchiha Clan as a last resort and would need Xu Fan's help.
• Itachi told Xu Fan that Fugaku Uchiha wanted to meet with him.

Xu Fan met Fugaku Uchiha in a secluded cabin to stop the Uchiha Clan’s impending coup. After resisting Fugaku’s Mangekyō genjutsu, Xu Fan warned him that the coup would bring the clan’s destruction, but Fugaku challenged his claim that the Uchiha lacked strength.

• Itachi Uchiha led Xu Fan to a secluded cabin to meet Fugaku before the coup began.
• Fugaku questioned whether the Uchiha Clan could produce a Hokage and used his Mangekyō Sharingan to show Xu Fan his imagined future after the coup.
• Xu Fan yawned through Fugaku’s genjutsu and said he was immune to it.
• Xu Fan warned Fugaku that the coup would lead to the massacre of the Uchiha, including Sasuke, and leave Itachi in pain.
• Fugaku rejected Xu Fan’s claim that the Uchiha lacked strength and asked why the village had pushed them aside.

Xu Fan confronted Fugaku over the Uchiha Clan’s coup plans and learned that they had taken Naruto Uzumaki to use the Nine-Tails as leverage. Fugaku promised to reveal Naruto’s whereabouts and abandon the coup if Xu Fan defeated him, then awakened his Susanoo.

• Fugaku explained how the village’s distrust and exclusion had pushed the Uchiha Clan toward rebellion.
• Xu Fan asked where Naruto Uzumaki was, and Fugaku admitted that Naruto was safe but in Uchiha hands.
• Itachi urged Fugaku to reveal Naruto’s location and tried to use Tsukuyomi on him, but Fugaku resisted.
• Fugaku challenged Xu Fan to prove his strength, promising to disclose Naruto’s whereabouts and abandon the coup if he lost.
• Xu Fan told Itachi to step back, and Fugaku manifested his Susanoo.

Fugaku Uchiha revealed his complete Susanoo and confronted Xu Fan, who answered with the Wood Human Technique. Their clash left the outcome unresolved as Fugaku faced the power of Wood Release.

• Fugaku Uchiha activated his complete Susanoo, stunning Itachi Uchiha with the strength he had kept hidden.
• Itachi Uchiha warned Xu Fan that Susanoo could not be broken head-on and pointed out its weak spots, but Xu Fan ignored his advice.
• Fugaku reflected on how his situation resembled Madara Uchiha's and considered Itachi Uchiha as he prepared to fight for the village.
• Fugaku's Susanoo formed an Amaterasu-coated blade and swung it at Xu Fan.
• Xu Fan used the Wood Human Technique to catch Susanoo's blade, then rose to Fugaku's height and declared Fugaku's defeat inevitable.

Xu Fan fought Fugaku Uchiha’s Susanoo at the Uchiha Compound while Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered the battle and suspected a coup. Xu Fan stopped holding back, shattered Susanoo with his Rushing Thunder Wood Human, and left Fugaku stunned by the power he associated with Hashirama Senju.

• Fugaku Uchiha attacked Xu Fan with his complete Susanoo, while Itachi Uchiha watched in shock as Xu Fan’s Wood Human endured the assault and Amaterasu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sensed immense Chakra at the Uchiha Compound, used the Telescope Technique to see Fugaku fighting Xu Fan, and hurried out intending to eliminate Fugaku for the village.
• Fugaku accused Xu Fan of stalling, but Xu Fan denied it and explained through his actions that he had been testing Fugaku’s strength.
• Xu Fan used his Wood Human to seize Susanoo’s blade and pin its shoulder, then entered Partial Shikai and cloaked the construct in Rushing Thunder.
• Xu Fan’s Rushing Thunder Wood Human forced back Amaterasu and broke Susanoo apart, leaving Fugaku stunned.

Xu Fan defeated Fugaku Uchiha and stopped him from dying, then offered to end the coup and address the Uchiha Clan’s mistreatment if Fugaku provided a list of the conspirators. Fugaku faced a choice between taking his own life or trusting Xu Fan’s promise, while Itachi watched anxiously.

• Xu Fan destroyed Fugaku’s Susanoo, seized him at high speed, and slammed him into the ground, leaving him badly injured.
• Itachi Uchiha reached Fugaku and heard him ask that Sasuke be cared for, while Xu Fan confirmed Fugaku’s injuries were serious but not fatal.
• Fugaku asked Xu Fan to kill him and take his body to Naka Shrine so the coup would end, mentioning that Naruto Uzumaki was there.
• Xu Fan sealed several of Fugaku’s acupoints and offered to stop the coup and end the village’s distrust of the Uchiha Clan in exchange for a list of coup participants.
• Xu Fan placed a kunai within Fugaku’s reach, leaving him to choose whether to trust Xu Fan or take his own life, as Itachi watched anxiously.

Fugaku struggled to choose between sacrificing himself and betraying the Uchiha coup plotters, but Hiruzen Sarutobi intervened and had him imprisoned. Hiruzen then asked Xu Fan and Itachi where Naruto Uzumaki was.

• Fugaku hesitated to hand over the Uchiha clansmen who had planned the coup, while Itachi urged him to consider the consequences of resisting Xu Fan and the village.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived with Anbu and learned from Itachi that the Uchiha had planned a coup and kidnapped Naruto Uzumaki to use the Nine-Tails' power.
• Fugaku tried to kill himself with a kunai, but Hiruzen knocked it away with a shuriken and ordered the Anbu to imprison him.
• Hiruzen warned Fugaku that his crime could implicate his family, then invoked Itachi's loyalty to the village to pressure Fugaku to cooperate.
• Hiruzen asked Xu Fan and Itachi where Naruto Uzumaki was.

Xu Fan and Itachi Uchiha went to Naka Shrine to retrieve Naruto Uzumaki and prevent the Uchiha coup from endangering the village. They entered the shrine by pretending to support the coup, while Xu Fan began his check-in.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Itachi Uchiha and Xu Fan to Naka Shrine while he organized Anbu and Root to guard against the Nine-Tails going berserk.
• On the way, Xu Fan said they would pretend to be Uchiha and fool the clansmen long enough to retrieve Naruto Uzumaki, then assured Itachi he would never fool him.
• Xu Fan approached the patrolling Uchiha clansmen and called Itachi over, prompting Itachi to reveal his identity and Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Itachi told the gathered clansmen that Fugaku was fighting Danzo outside the village, but a powerful Uchiha questioned whether Itachi truly supported the coup.
• Xu Fan reached Naka Shrine and started his check-in.

Xu Fan received the Three Tomoe Sharingan sign-in reward as Itachi tried to stop the Uchiha coup. When the Uchiha rejected Itachi’s warning, Xu Fan overwhelmed them with Wood Release, leaving them convinced he was connected to Hashirama Senju.

• Xu Fan received the Three Tomoe Sharingan while Itachi told the Uchiha that Fugaku had decided to abandon the coup.
• The Uchiha distrusted Itachi and Xu Fan, then resolved to attack Konoha’s leadership despite Fugaku’s absence.
• Xu Fan asked where Naruto Uzumaki was, and Itachi prepared to fight when the Uchiha confirmed their suspicions.
• Xu Fan unleashed Wood Release: Tree World Descent, tearing apart Naka Shrine and trapping most of the Uchiha in trees.
• The Uchiha’s genjutsu failed against Xu Fan, and they began comparing him to Hashirama Senju.

Xu Fan and Itachi rushed to stop the Nine-Tails after it erupted in the village, while the restrained Uchiha clan realized the rampage had not been part of their original plan. The chapter ended with Hiruzen Sarutobi sensing the Nine-Tails’ chakra.

• Itachi tried to use Tsukuyomi on a restrained Uchiha but stopped when the Nine-Tails’ chakra erupted from the village center.
• Xu Fan recognized the chakra as the Nine-Tails and explained that Naruto’s full Tailed Beast Transformation could make it especially dangerous.
• Xu Fan left a Wood Release Clone to hold the Uchiha and headed toward the rampage with Itachi.
• Itachi nearly told Xu Fan something about the Nine-Tails but changed his mind, while Xu Fan suspected Itachi had encountered Obito.
• The Uchiha assumed their clansmen had unleashed the Nine-Tails and hoped it would kill Konoha’s leaders, Xu Fan, and Itachi.
• Xu Fan activated his Byakugan and rushed toward the rampage as Hiruzen Sarutobi sensed the Nine-Tails’ chakra.

Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma and confronted Six-Tails Naruto as the rampaging Jinchuriki threatened the village. He tried to hold Naruto back until Xu Fan could arrive, but Naruto broke through the Anbu’s attack and struck at Hiruzen.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi sensed the Nine-Tails’ Chakra, ordered civilians and lower-ranked ninja evacuated, and sent Fū Yamanaka to find Xu Fan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Enma, transformed him into the Adamantine Staff, and rushed to confront Naruto.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi found Naruto in a six-tailed Tailed Beast Transformation and ordered the Anbu to surround him.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi attacked with the Adamantine Staff, but Naruto dodged and charged along it.
• Enma tried to grab Naruto, but Naruto’s Chakra Tails struck him, and the Anbu’s Water Dragon Bullets failed to stop Naruto.
• Naruto swept his hand toward Hiruzen Sarutobi’s neck.