Chapter Summaries

Hyuga Matsuba sent Anko, Yūhi Kurenai, and Nohara Rin away, then used Kotoamatsukami on Obito Uchiha after encountering his squad. Obito awakened his one-tomoe Sharingan and developed feelings for boys, while Hyuga Matsuba returned to his shop and raised prices again despite a petition to shut it down.

• Hyuga Matsuba escorted Anko, Yūhi Kurenai, and Nohara Rin out of the village, trusting his Takama-ga-hara seals to keep them safe.
• Hyuga Matsuba immobilized Obito Uchiha and Kakashi with a genjutsu, and Matsushita woke them by stabbing their arms.
• Obito Uchiha awakened his one-tomoe Sharingan and began feeling attracted to Matsushita and Kakashi.
• Hyuga Matsuba revealed that he had used Kotoamatsukami to change Obito Uchiha's sexual orientation.
• Hyuga Matsuba doubled his shop's prices, and the village's temporary leaders ignored a petition demanding that it be shut down.

Anko, Yūhi Kurenai, Uzuki Yugao, and Nohara Rin left Konoha without a map, then found a village and learned where a bandit stronghold was. They attacked the stronghold, where Uzuki Yugao killed a bandit with Murasamemaru for the first time, and the bandits realized they were facing ninja.

• Yūhi Kurenai, Uzuki Yugao, Anko, and Nohara Rin struggled to find their way after leaving Konoha and decided to seek directions rather than return.
• The girls bought a map in a village, and Anko proposed hunting Mountain Bandits to train and uphold justice.
• Anko learned that a group of Mountain Bandits was more than fifty li west, and she led the girls to their stronghold.
• Uzuki Yugao flew toward the stronghold with Murasamemaru, and Yūhi Kurenai, Anko, and Nohara Rin followed.
• Uzuki Yugao killed a bandit with Murasamemaru, whose water washed the blood from its blade, while the other girls recoiled at their first sight of corpses.
• A bandit warned the minor leader that the attackers were ninja, and the frightened leader realized his men could not defeat them.

Uzuki Yugao, Anko, Nohara Rin, and Yūhi Kurenai attacked a mountain bandit stronghold and killed its leader, the Konoha defector Enoki, along with the bandits. They spared the elderly women and children, though Anko regretted releasing them when some glared at the girls.

• Anko attacked the mountain bandits with her Fire Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu and charged through the stronghold as Yūhi Kurenai followed to protect her.
• Enoki came out to confront the girls, but Uzuki Yugao blocked his strike and kicked him through several buildings.
• After Yūhi Kurenai identified Enoki as a Konoha defector, Uzuki Yugao killed him with her Swift Thunder Slash.
• The girls stopped the bandits from fleeing and killed them all, leaving only elderly women and children alive.
• The girls debated what to do with the survivors and finally released them, but Anko grew angry when some of them glared at the girls.

Namikaze Minato fought the Third Raikage with Danzo’s Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and used Flying Thunder God to wound him. The Third Raikage nearly killed Minato with a lightning-fast attack, leaving Minato aware that he was still outmatched.

• Nohara Rin, Yūhi Kurenai, and Anko left the corpse-strewn battlefield after Anko used Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld to bury the dead.
• Danzo gave Namikaze Minato Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, a sword created by Hyuga Matsuba, and asked whether Minato could defeat the Third Raikage if the blade broke his defenses.
• Namikaze Minato formed a small squad and ordered its members to throw Flying Thunder God Kunai so he could attack the Third Raikage while the Raikage was distracted.
• Namikaze Minato used a mark on the Third Raikage to strike his back with Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, leaving him with a serious wound.
• A pointed out the sword’s resemblance to Hyuga Matsuba’s light projectile, and the Third Raikage recognized its possible connection to Matsuba.
• The Third Raikage used Hell Stab: Four Fingers against Namikaze Minato, who narrowly evaded the killing blow and realized he could not afford to underestimate him.

Minato Namikaze and Konoha struggled against the Cloud Ninja forces as Danzo fought A and the Third Raikage fought Minato. Minato’s Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi weakened and vanished after the Third Raikage struck him, leaving Minato badly wounded but alive.

• Danzo ordered Minato Namikaze to attack the Cloud Ninja army while he and Yamanaka Fu faced A.
• A nearly killed Danzo, but Yamanaka Fu disrupted him, and Aburame Torune sacrificed himself to protect Fu before A killed him.
• The Cloud Ninja overwhelmed Konoha’s forces, so Minato used his sword to kill hundreds of enemy soldiers.
• The Third Raikage attacked Minato, who teleported away and struck again, but the sword’s power weakened.
• The Third Raikage’s Hell Spear One Finger struck Minato’s sword, which disappeared as Minato suffered a bloody wound to his abdomen.

Namikaze Minato’s attack depleted his chakra, allowing Danzo’s retreat to collapse Konoha’s forces and the Third Raikage to drive them into the Land of Fire. Meanwhile, Tsunade destroyed Tanzaku Street’s gambling district after Hyuga Matsuba compared her unfavorably to Mikoto, and he led her and Kato Shizune away from the ruins.

• Namikaze Minato killed more than two hundred Cloud Ninja before his chakra ran low, and the Third Raikage recognized his weakness.
• Danzo ordered Konoha’s forces to retreat and fled, causing their morale to collapse as the Third Raikage led the Cloud Ninja in pursuit into the Land of Fire.
• At Tanzaku Street, Hyuga Matsuba teased Tsunade about her gambling and said Mikoto was better than her except for her breasts.
• Tsunade flattened the street with a punch, while Hyuga Matsuba protected Kato Shizune and remained unharmed.
• Hyuga Matsuba led Tsunade and Kato Shizune away from the ruined gambling district.

Tsunade learned that Kushina, Mikoto, and Sara were near the Kumogakure battlefield, where Kushina killed a group of Cloud Ninja and uncovered a plan to attack Konoha’s supplies. Kushina led her friends toward the Third Raikage and Kumogakure’s main force.

• Hyuga Matsuba joked about roasting Shizune’s pig, then told Tsunade that Kushina, Mikoto, and Sara were near the Kumogakure battlefield.
• Kushina urged Mikoto and Sara to attack Kumogakure, and several Cloud Ninja entered their room and provoked her.
• Kushina used Wood Release to kill the intruders, then took Mikoto and Sara toward the battlefield.
• Kushina’s group captured a Kumogakure squad, and Mikoto used her Sharingan to learn that the Third Raikage planned to attack Konoha from behind and cut off its food supplies.
• Kushina killed the captured squad and led Mikoto and Sara onward to confront the Third Raikage.

Kushina confronted the Third Raikage on the battlefield and overwhelmed him with her immense strength and magma techniques. Her Meteor Volcano forced the Raikage to retreat as the battlefield became a sea of fire.

• Hyuga Matsuba arrived with Tsunade and Kato Shizune while Kushina and Mikoto watched Konoha's forces retreat before Kumogakure.
• Kushina flew to challenge the Third Raikage, struck him with a punch, and sent him crashing into the ground.
• Kushina introduced herself as Hyuga Matsuba's wife and insisted on fighting the Third Raikage alone.
• Kushina attacked with Magma Fist, melting the ground and killing nearby ninjas as the Third Raikage leapt away.
• Kushina unleashed Meteor Volcano, covering the battlefield in magma and forcing the Third Raikage to retreat.

Uzumaki Kushina forced Konoha's troops to withdraw and challenged the Third Raikage alone, using Wood Style and fire to trap him. The Third Raikage escaped the inferno badly injured and faced the prospect of fighting Kushina again.

• Kushina attacked Danzo with a Lava Spear, but Namikaze Minato rescued him with Flying Thunder God before she ordered Konoha's forces to withdraw.
• The Third Raikage sent his soldiers away and faced Kushina alone while A watched from a distance.
• Kushina created a vast forest with Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence, trapping the Third Raikage and draining his Chakra with its branches.
• Kushina used Magma Rasengan to set the forest ablaze and cut off the Third Raikage's escape routes.
• The Third Raikage charged through the inferno, escaped with half his foot swallowed by lava, and prepared to find a way to defeat Kushina.

Kushina fought the Third Raikage and trapped him inside a vast volcanic eruption created with her Magma-Magma Fruit. He was swallowed by the magma and burned to ashes, leaving A and the people of Kumogakure mourning his death.

• The Third Raikage challenged Kushina to a final fight and attacked her with Hell Spear One Finger, but she evaded him using Six Styles Moon Walk.
• Kushina used Magma Domain to raise magma pillars and surround the Third Raikage, prompting Danzo and A to order their troops to retreat.
• Hyuga Matsuba explained to Mikoto and Tsunade that Kushina was creating volcanoes, while the Third Raikage chose to stay and face the eruption.
• Kushina triggered the eruption, and the Third Raikage was swallowed by the magma and burned to ashes.
• A and the people of Kumogakure mourned the Third Raikage, while Tsunade realized she would not have survived the eruption.

After Kushina defeated the Third Raikage and transformed the battlefield into a sea of lava, Danzo sent Minato on a dangerous mission to cut off the Cloud Ninja’s supplies. Kushina then arranged for her victory to be publicized on television as she returned with Hyuga Matsuba and the others.

• A blamed Konoha for the Third Raikage’s defeat and ordered the Cloud Ninja to withdraw across the lava-filled battlefield.
• Danzo considered Kushina’s power while Minato urged him to exploit the Cloud Ninja’s disrupted supply lines.
• Danzo assigned Minato a small squad and threatened him with death if he failed the mission.
• Minato left the Konoha army alone to cut off the Cloud Ninja’s supplies.
• Kushina threatened a television station worker into promising to broadcast her achievements, then headed back with Hyuga Matsuba and the others.

Kushina watched a flattering TV report about her exploits, while Tsunade misread the household’s morning scenes and argued with Kushina. Tsunade refused breakfast to spite everyone, but Hyuga Matsuba put a piece of cake in her mouth.

• Kushina watched a TV report praising her and then fell asleep on the sofa while Hyuga Matsuba and Mikoto prepared breakfast.
• Tsunade saw Kushina sleeping and assumed Hyuga Matsuba had mistreated her, then found him embracing Mikoto and called him a shameless scumbag.
• Tsunade accidentally woke Kushina by sitting on her, and Kushina bit Tsunade’s arm before blaming Hyuga Matsuba for her harsh bite.
• Kushina took Tsunade’s share of breakfast while Tsunade insisted she had no appetite and refused to eat.
• Hyuga Matsuba stuffed a piece of red velvet cake into Tsunade’s mouth, and she savored it while trying to maintain her pride.

Hyuga Matsuba brought Tsunade and the others to Kirigakure to meet Madara Uchiha, who was under his control. Matsuba revealed that the Sage of Six Paths was still alive, leaving Madara shaken and considering the implications for his plan.

• Hyuga Matsuba led Tsunade and the others to the Land of Water, where Shizune became dizzy during the journey and Matsuba hypnotized her to put her to sleep.
• Matsuba summoned Mei Terumi and Konan, then traveled with the group to Kirigakure, where the Third Mizukage escorted them to Madara Uchiha.
• Madara Uchiha restrained his anger toward Matsuba because an attempt to harm him caused unbearable pain in his head.
• After teasing Madara and making him wait, Hyuga Matsuba told him that the Sage of Six Paths was still alive.
• Matsuba explained that Hamura Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths' younger brother, had also remained alive before becoming Matsuba's puppet, and Madara realized the Sage might still be in the world.

Hyuga Matsuba told Madara Uchiha that the Sage of Six Paths was alive and that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was a trap, then proposed they join forces to defeat him. After removing Madara Uchiha’s curse mark, Hyuga Matsuba left him shaken and wary as he contemplated the Sage’s survival.

• Madara Uchiha celebrated the prospect of fighting the Sage of Six Paths, but Hyuga Matsuba warned that the Sage was alive and far stronger than him.
• Hyuga Matsuba claimed the Sage had left the stone tablet to manipulate Madara Uchiha and intended to gather the world’s Chakra through the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
• Madara Uchiha questioned Hyuga Matsuba’s motives, and Hyuga Matsuba said he wanted to ally with him against the Sage of Six Paths.
• Hyuga Matsuba removed the black tomoe curse mark from Madara Uchiha, briefly overwhelming him with his aura before leaving.
• Hyuga Matsuba demanded Madara Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan with the Kagutsuchi Dojutsu if he died, while secretly watching Black Zetsu.
• Madara Uchiha wondered how Hyuga Matsuba knew about his Mangekyō ability, then brooded over the possibility that the Sage of Six Paths was still alive.

Hyuga Matsuba encountered Kushimaru Kuriarare, who challenged him and was easily killed by Konan. Afterward, Matsuba teased Konan and Mei Terumi, leaving Mei flustered in his embrace.

• Hyuga Matsuba told Kushina that he had informed Madara Uchiha that the Sage of Six Paths was still alive.
• Kushimaru Kuriarare confronted Hyuga Matsuba and boasted that he was one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
• Hyuga Matsuba caught Kushimaru Kuriarare's attack and crushed Nuibari into powder with a finger.
• Konan froze Kushimaru Kuriarare and shattered him into powder, killing him in front of the crowd.
• Hyuga Matsuba teased Konan, kissed her cheek, and then dodged Mei Terumi's punch before pulling her into his embrace.

Hyuga Matsuba killed Munashi Jinpachi in Kirigakure and escaped the girls’ shopping plans with Yuki’s help. The chapter ended with the Third Shinobi World War intensifying as Konoha struggled on several fronts against Kumogakure, Sand Ninja, Stone Ninja, and Kirigakure.

• Konan grew jealous as Mei Terumi hugged Hyuga Matsuba, and Matsuba asked Mei whether she wanted to go home before deciding to leave with the others.
• Munashi Jinpachi confronted Matsuba’s group over Kushimaru Kuriarare’s death, but Matsuba killed Jinpachi with All-Killing Ash Bones.
• Madara Uchiha learned from the Third Mizukage that Matsuba had killed two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and destroyed Nuibari.
• Matsuba slipped away from the girls after their shopping trip, and Yuki agreed to keep his location secret in exchange for a future favor.
• The Fourth Raikage continued fighting Konoha despite Kumogakure’s supply shortages, while Konoha suffered defeats against Sand Ninja, Stone Ninja, and Kirigakure.

Anko led Uzuki Yugao, Yūhi Kurenai, and Nohara Rin to the Land of Rain to seek stronger opponents, where she attacked Yahiko’s Akatsuki gathering. Nagato and Yahiko fought back, and the battle was left unresolved.

• Uzuki Yugao killed more than a dozen ninjas, prompting Anko to suggest that the girls go to the battlefield for a real challenge.
• Yūhi Kurenai agreed, and the four girls traveled to the Land of Rain despite its constant rain and damp weather.
• The girls found Yahiko recruiting people for the Akatsuki Organization, and Anko rushed over to denounce him and his followers.
• Anko summoned a massive stone beast and sent it at Yahiko and Nagato, who scattered the crowd and fought back with Shinra Tensei.
• Nagato blasted the stone beast aside while Yahiko joined the fight with Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.

Nagato fought Anko and the other girls with the Rinnegan, but Hyuga Matsuba appeared after shielding them from his strongest attack. The girls regrouped around their teacher, who turned to face Nagato with a fierce expression.

• Nagato used Banshō Ten'in to pull Anko toward him, but Uzuki Yugao rescued her before he could strike.
• Nagato blasted Uzuki Yugao back with Shinra Tensei, and Anko retaliated with Earth Style: Stone Cage.
• Nagato used Shinra Tensei and Absorption Seal to break free, then pushed Yahiko away so he could fight without risking his friend.
• Nagato unleashed a much stronger Shinra Tensei, but the girls emerged unharmed because Hyuga Matsuba had protected them beforehand.
• Hyuga Matsuba arrived, comforted Anko, Yūhi Kurenai, Nohara Rin, and Uzuki Yugao, then turned to confront Nagato.

Hyuga Matsuba overwhelmed Nagato and captured him after he tried to escape, then confronted Yahiko and the Akatsuki members who came to rescue him. After defeating several of Yahiko’s subordinates, Matsuba demanded one billion ryō before letting them go.

• Nagato attacked Hyuga Matsuba with Shinra Tensei, but Matsuba used an even stronger repulsive force to knock him down.
• Anko told Matsuba that she and the other girls had fought Nagato and Yahiko after spotting them running a pyramid scheme, and Nagato tried to flee while Matsuba was distracted.
• Matsuba used Banshō Ten'in to pull Nagato back, and Yahiko arrived with more than a dozen Akatsuki members to save him.
• Matsuba asked Nagato whether he liked Yahiko, then threw Nagato aside when he blushed and refused to answer.
• Matsuba struck down several Akatsuki members with blades of light, and Yahiko demanded to know what it would take for Matsuba to release them.
• Matsuba demanded one billion ryō in compensation, leaving Yahiko furious because the organization could not afford it.

Hyuga Matsuba extorted Yahiko's group for ten billion ryō after they threatened his students, then sent them flying away with a hurricane. He accepted Yūhi Kurenai's money for Tsunade and decided to bring his students home for more training.

• Anko complained that Yahiko's group should not be let off easily, but Hyuga Matsuba pointed out that they were poor.
• Hyuga Matsuba demanded ten billion ryō from Yahiko's group within ten days, raising his original demand after Yahiko interrupted him.
• When Yahiko protested, Hyuga Matsuba declared that he did not reason with people and sent the group flying with a hurricane, killing some on impact.
• Hyuga Matsuba refused Yūhi Kurenai's offer of money from the Mountain Bandits, then snatched her wallet and claimed he was accepting it for Tsunade.
• Hyuga Matsuba scolded his students for struggling against the group and decided they should return so he could train them longer.