Chapter Summaries

Yagura recognized Xu Fan as a possible Jinchuriki and chose to keep fighting rather than retreat. As Yagura unleashed a Tailed Beast Bomb, Xu Fan activated his Partial Shikai and Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

• Yagura and Ao suspected Xu Fan was a Jinchuriki after his Fire Release overwhelmed Yagura's Water Dragon Bullet.
• Yagura ordered Ao to leave, but Ao refused, and Yagura charged Xu Fan with his weapon.
• Yagura restrained Xu Fan in close combat, transformed into his three-tailed form, and attacked with Coral Palm and a brute-force strike.
• Yagura condensed Chakra into a Tailed Beast Bomb while Xu Fan praised his power.
• Xu Fan released his Zanpakuto into Partial Shikai and activated a lightning-enhanced body, prompting Yagura to fire the Tailed Beast Bomb.

Xu Fan survived Yagura’s point-blank Tailed Beast Bomb without injury, shocking Yagura and Obito. Yagura fully transformed into the Three-Tails, and Xu Fan entered Sage Mode as Isobu gathered an even more powerful attack.

• Xu Fan grabbed Yagura’s Tailed Beast Bomb and shoved it back, and the explosion sent Yagura and Ao flying.
• Yagura used Wind Release to clear the smoke and found Xu Fan standing unharmed in Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
• Obito judged Xu Fan to be on Madara’s level and abandoned his plan to attack after the two fighters weakened each other.
• Yagura fully unleashed Isobu’s power and transformed into the Three-Tails.
• As Isobu formed a much stronger Tailed Beast Bomb, Xu Fan entered Sage Mode and activated Sage Art: Thunderclap Body.

Xu Fan defeated Yagura and the Three-Tails with his Sage Art: Great Thunder Arrow, killing Yagura and destroying the Three-Tails. Obito fled in fear, while Xu Fan was left surprised by the strength of his own attack.

• Xu Fan decided that killing Yagura would benefit his bid for the Hokage position and prepared a lightning attack.
• The Three-Tails recognized Xu Fan's Sage Chakra and used all its Chakra to form a Tailed Beast Bomb, warning Yagura to escape if it failed.
• Xu Fan fired his Sage Art: Great Thunder Arrow at the Tailed Beast Bomb while Obito watched from hiding and panicked.
• The arrow pierced the Tailed Beast Bomb, struck the Three-Tails through the chest, and blasted Yagura into dust.
• The Three-Tails broke apart and turned to ash, while Obito fled without collecting the other Sharingan.
• Xu Fan watched the destruction and wondered how powerful he might become if he used his full arsenal.

Xu Fan defeated Yagura and the Kirigakure force, then sent the wounded Ao back to Kirigakure with a warning for the next Mizukage. After searching the battlefield and finding no survivors, Xu Fan returned to the Temple of Fire and told Jirōbō that the Uchiha and Kirigakure ninja had all died.

• Xu Fan kept Ao alive with Chakra, introduced himself as a member of the Senju Clan, and ordered Ao to warn Kirigakure not to challenge him.
• Xu Fan tore the Byakugan from Ao’s eye and left him to return to Kirigakure.
• Xu Fan searched the battlefield through the night, collected Sharingan, and found no living Uchiha or Kirigakure ninja; he also realized Obito had escaped.
• Xu Fan returned to the Temple of Fire, where Jirōbō asked about the missing Uchiha.
• Xu Fan told Jirōbō that more than a thousand Kirigakure ninja and the Fourth Mizukage had died, and Jirōbō nervously asked about the Mizukage.

After repelling Kirigakure, Xu Fan headed to the Valley of the End, where he completed a sign-in and received the Mangekyō Sharingan. Meanwhile, Kakashi and his remaining companions were trapped by Kumogakure forces after the Fourth Raikage killed Fū Yamanaka, leaving them in grave danger.

• Xu Fan left Jirōbō to bury the dead Uchiha clansmen and went toward the Valley of the End while his Wood Release Clone informed Hiruzen Sarutobi of the victory over Kirigakure.
• Xu Fan learned from his clone that the Fourth Raikage had overwhelmed Kakashi’s forces, then reached Madara Uchiha’s statue and began the sign-in.
• Xu Fan completed the sign-in and received the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kakashi led Tenzō, Yūki Neji, and Hizashi in retreat, but Hizashi spotted Kumogakure shinobi ambushing their route.
• A arrived and revealed that he had killed Fū Yamanaka, whose body he threw at Kakashi’s group as they faced the ambush.

Kakashi and his comrades were overwhelmed by A, the Fourth Raikage, as they tried to retreat from Kumogakure’s advance. Just as A was about to kill Yūki Neji and Kakashi charged in to stop him, Xu Fan arrived and sent A flying.

• Kakashi stayed behind with part of Konoha’s force to cover their retreat while Tenzō stepped forward to protect him and the others.
• Tenzō attacked A with Wood Release, but A broke through his techniques and beat him down.
• Hizashi and Yūki Neji attacked A to give Kakashi a chance to escape, but A overpowered both of them.
• Kakashi charged A with Chidori as A pinned Yūki Neji down, but Xu Fan arrived and knocked A away.

Xu Fan arrived in time to save Kakashi and the injured Konoha shinobi, then faced the Fourth Raikage, A, alone. As their fight began, Xu Fan refused A’s challenge to use his Thunderclap Body.

• Xu Fan found Fū Yamanaka gone and Tenzō, Yūki Neji, and Hizashi injured, while Kakashi remained unharmed beside him.
• Xu Fan told Kakashi that the Kirigakure battle was settled and ordered him to retreat from the fight against A.
• A attacked Kakashi as he tried to carry Tenzō away, but Xu Fan blocked the blow with a giant sand hand.
• Kakashi, Yūki Neji, and Hizashi stayed back to guard Tenzō and avoid interfering with Xu Fan.
• A freed his arm from the sand and challenged Xu Fan to use his Thunderclap Body, but Xu Fan refused.

Xu Fan used Susanoo to withstand the Fourth Raikage A’s full-power attack, revealing that he had acquired the Mangekyō Sharingan. A refused to back down and declared that he, too, had grown stronger.

• A entered the second form of Lightning Release Chakra Mode and charged Xu Fan with a powerful elbow strike.
• Xu Fan activated Susanoo and blocked A’s attack, sending a shockwave through the battlefield.
• Kakashi, Hizashi, and Tenzō watched in shock as Yūki Neji identified Susanoo and explained that it required the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Kakashi guessed that Xu Fan had transplanted a Sharingan, while Yūki Neji suspected that the explanation did not fit what he knew.
• A recognized that Xu Fan had gained a stronger power and insisted that he had grown stronger as well.

Xu Fan faced A, who unveiled Hell Stab and steadily increased its power against Xu Fan’s Susanoo. A’s two-finger attack was about to strike as the chapter ended.

• A revealed that he had prepared for a fight with Xu Fan and attacked with Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite.
• Xu Fan’s Susanoo blocked the four-finger attack, while Tenzō and Kakashi struggled to shield the others from the shockwave.
• A used Three-Finger Nukite, cracking Xu Fan’s Susanoo and overwhelming Tenzō and Kakashi’s defenses.
• Hizashi Hyuga warned Xu Fan that Hell Stab grew stronger as A used fewer fingers.
• A launched Hell Stab: Two-Finger Nukite at close range.

A shattered Xu Fan’s skeletal Susanoo and launched his strongest Hell Stab, the One-Finger Nukite. Xu Fan entered Sage Mode and countered with a copied Sage Art version of the same technique, leaving their attacks to collide.

• A broke Xu Fan’s skeletal Susanoo with the Two-Finger Nukite and decided to spend all his remaining Chakra on a killing blow.
• A charged at Xu Fan with the One-Finger Nukite while Kakashi, Tenzō, Hizashi, and Yūki Neji watched, unable to intervene.
• Xu Fan activated Sage Mode and met A’s attack without dodging.
• A recognized Xu Fan’s technique as Hell Stab, and Xu Fan explained that the Sharingan could copy ninjutsu.
• Xu Fan and A collided with their respective Sage Art and Hell Stab One-Finger Nukites.

Xu Fan defeated and killed A with a devastating One-Finger Nukite, ending Kumogakure’s attempt to challenge Konoha. After Xu Fan let the surviving Cloud Shinobi choose whether to fight or retreat, he left them to recover A’s body.

• Xu Fan’s One-Finger Nukite overwhelmed A’s attack, pulverized his arm, and crushed half his body.
• Kakashi, Hizashi, Tenzō, Yūki Neji, and the surviving Cloud Shinobi witnessed A’s defeat as Xu Fan confirmed that A was dead.
• Xu Fan told the surviving Kumogakure Shinobi to take A’s corpse back and warn their leaders not to make Konoha an enemy.
• Three Cloud Shinobi charged Xu Fan, who killed them with a burst of Chakra.
• The leading Cloud Shinobi stopped his companions from attacking and agreed to surrender so they could carry A’s remains home.

After Xu Fan killed the Fourth Raikage, he let the surviving Kumogakure Shinobi retreat rather than risk more Konoha lives. The group recognized that Xu Fan had copied the Raikage’s powerful technique, and Kakashi explained why the feat made Xu Fan exceptional.

• The lead Jonin surrendered and ordered the Kumogakure Shinobi to abandon their mission, then carried A’s body away.
• Yūki Neji questioned Xu Fan’s decision to let the enemy retreat, and Xu Fan explained that pursuing them would cost Konoha more lives.
• Xu Fan told Kakashi and the others that Kumogakure had suffered enough losses to seek peace, while he privately saw benefits in either peace or another war.
• Kakashi explained that his Copy Ninja reputation came mostly from already knowing many techniques and that he could not copy the Fourth Raikage’s Hell Stab.
• Hizashi and the others realized that Xu Fan’s ability to copy the Raikage’s killing move made him uniquely talented.

After killing the Fourth Raikage, Xu Fan returned to Konoha with Kakashi and offered him a chance to seek strength, while leaving forces to guard the Valley of the End. Kumogakure learned of the Raikage’s death, and Darui ordered a retreat.

• Kakashi reflected on his inability to protect his companions, and Xu Fan hinted that he could help Kakashi grow stronger if Kakashi asked.
• Xu Fan brought Kakashi and the injured Hizashi, Tenzō, and Yūki Neji back to Konoha, leaving Wood Release Clones and ninja stationed near the Valley of the End.
• Xu Fan and Kakashi reported the Fourth Raikage’s death to Hiruzen Sarutobi, who ordered Anbu and Root ninja to guard against a counterattack.
• A wounded Jonin brought the Raikage’s corpse to Darui and Haku, who learned Xu Fan had killed him.
• Darui recognized that Kumogakure’s remaining forces could not defeat Xu Fan and ordered them to retreat.

The Land of Fire's daimyo worried that Xu Fan's strength, Senju heritage, and position in Root could threaten the daimyo's authority if he became Hokage. He and his advisers considered driving Xu Fan out of Konoha and grooming Tsunade to take the position instead.

• The daimyo summoned his advisers to discuss Xu Fan's killing of the Mizukage and Raikage and his unexpected rise to power.
• The advisers noted that Xu Fan had succeeded Danzo as Root's leader and suspected Hiruzen Sarutobi planned to groom him as the next Hokage.
• The daimyo learned Xu Fan was Tobirama's great-grandson and feared he might combine Hashirama's strength with Tobirama's forcefulness.
• One adviser proposed driving Xu Fan out of Konoha and cultivating Tsunade as a successor to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
• The daimyo considered the proposal and decided it seemed feasible.

Xu Fan attended a meeting with the daimyo of the Land of Fire, who questioned him about the Uchiha Clan’s heavy losses in the war. The chapter ended with Xu Fan and Hiruzen Sarutobi stunned by the daimyo’s demand that Xu Fan defend himself.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Xu Fan that the daimyo had summoned him after his role in ending the war and suggested the meeting might assess him as a Hokage candidate.
• Xu Fan considered the possibility that the daimyo wanted him to become Hokage and followed Hiruzen Sarutobi to the meeting room.
• Xu Fan met the daimyo, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, and Shikaku Nara, then confirmed that he was a descendant of the Senju Clan.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Xu Fan for bringing the war to a swift end.
• The daimyo pointed out that nearly all the Uchiha Clan’s adults had died in the Temple of Fire Forest and demanded that Xu Fan defend himself, leaving Xu Fan and Hiruzen Sarutobi stunned.

The Daimyo and his advisers blamed Xu Fan for the Uchiha Clan's deaths and used the tragedy to challenge his authority. Hiruzen Sarutobi defended Xu Fan, but one adviser called for Xu Fan to be removed as Root's leader, and Xu Fan demanded to know whether the Daimyo supported the proposal.

• The Daimyo questioned Xu Fan about the Uchiha Clan's deaths, and Xu Fan replied that wars always had casualties.
• An elderly adviser accused Xu Fan of lacking guilt, but Xu Fan said he felt none and denied responsibility.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi defended Xu Fan, explaining that the Uchiha had volunteered and Xu Fan had held back the Mizukage.
• An adviser argued that Xu Fan had failed as commander and proposed removing him as leader of Root.
• Xu Fan looked directly at the Daimyo and asked whether the proposal reflected his wishes.

The daimyo ordered Xu Fan to leave Konoha and search for Tsunade, using the assignment to curb his influence and place Fugaku in charge of Root. Xu Fan saw that no one would defend him and laughed as the daimyo’s advisers accused him of planning to become a rogue ninja.

• The daimyo invoked Hiruzen Sarutobi’s age and proposed bringing Tsunade back to replace him as Hokage.
• The daimyo ordered Xu Fan to search for Tsunade and leave the village, blaming him for the Uchiha Clan’s destruction and appointing Fugaku Uchiha to lead Root.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi recognized the daimyo’s attempt to restrain Xu Fan but accepted the order, while Shikaku Nara understood Xu Fan had become a political sacrifice.
• Xu Fan looked around the room, saw that no one spoke up for him, and began laughing coldly.
• Two of the daimyo’s advisers challenged Xu Fan and asked whether he intended to defy the daimyo and become a rogue ninja.

Xu Fan defied the Daimyo’s demand to submit, killed one of his trusted men, and then killed the four other officials who called for his execution. He turned his gaze toward Hiruzen Sarutobi as the meeting room descended into chaos.

• Xu Fan rejected the Daimyo’s threat to brand him a rogue ninja, despite Hiruzen Sarutobi urging him to back down.
• Xu Fan killed the old man who had challenged him, shocking the Daimyo, Hiruzen, and Shikaku.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura moved to protect the Daimyo as the remaining officials called for Xu Fan’s death.
• Jonin and Chunin guards rushed into the meeting room, but Xu Fan dismissed their threats.
• Xu Fan used Wind Release Chakra to slice through the four remaining old men, then turned his gaze toward Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Xu Fan confronted the daimyo after killing several men, while Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to stop him from making himself a rogue ninja. As Hiruzen and the others prepared to defend the daimyo, Shikaku Nara caught Xu Fan with the Shadow Binding Jutsu, and the daimyo ordered Xu Fan's immediate execution.

• The daimyo hid behind Hiruzen Sarutobi and begged him to stop Xu Fan, while Hiruzen warned Xu Fan not to harm the daimyo.
• Hiruzen summoned Enma and used the Adamantine Sealing Wall to protect the daimyo.
• Xu Fan rejected Hiruzen's plea, and his pressure sent the approaching Jonin and Chunin flying.
• Hiruzen called on Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura to help suppress Xu Fan.
• Shikaku Nara revealed that he had restrained Xu Fan with the Shadow Binding Jutsu.
• The daimyo ordered Hiruzen to execute Xu Fan immediately.

Xu Fan overwhelmed Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others with genjutsu as he confronted the daimyo. Koharu and Homura chose not to interfere, and Xu Fan killed the daimyo.

• Xu Fan used his Sharingan genjutsu to knock Shikaku unconscious and free himself from the Nara shadow technique.
• Xu Fan revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan, while Koharu and Homura retreated and Enma fell under genjutsu.
• Xu Fan trapped Hiruzen Sarutobi in a genjutsu that showed him the daimyo dead, leaving Hiruzen unable to break free.
• Koharu and Homura stepped aside and told Xu Fan they would not stop him.
• Xu Fan killed the terrified daimyo with a Wind Release strike.