Chapter Summaries

Mui's wish to revive Muku instead released a bloodthirsty monster that flew to Konoha and smashed through its outer wall. As Jiraiya and Gamabunta confronted the creature, Danzo kept Root on standby, prompting Hyuga Kagami to question his ambition to become Hokage.

• Mui joyfully approached Muku, but Muku stabbed him and revealed that he was not entirely Mui's son.
• Muku transformed into a winged monster, took the Box of Bliss, and flew toward Konoha as the four Kusagakure elders collapsed in fear.
• Konoha shinobi began evacuating villagers and preparing to defend the village when patrol members spotted the approaching monster.
• The monster crashed through Konoha's outer wall, and Jiraiya summoned Gamabunta, who recognized it as Satori.
• After Root shinobi reported the attack, Danzo ordered them to remain on standby, and Hyuga Kagami questioned why he would not help defend Konoha.

Hyuga Kagami left Danzo’s underground base and returned to Konoha, where Satori was attacking the village under the influence of the Box of Bliss. As Satori turned on the reinforcements and threatened Rin, a gigantic Iron Sand spear fell from the sky and blocked its claws.

• Hyuga Kagami dismissed Danzo’s warning and left the underground base with Orochimaru to inspect the attack on Konoha.
• Hyuga Kagami flew back to the village and saw Jiraiya and Gamabunta fighting Satori, while the Box of Bliss controlled nearby villagers.
• Satori struck Gamabunta with a chakra sphere, and Hyuga Kagami decided to check on Rin, Shion, and Neji before joining the battle.
• Tsunade led Konoha reinforcements, including Rin, toward the fight, and Satori charged through their formation, killing the shinobi in its path.
• Satori’s claws nearly struck Rin before a gigantic black Iron Sand spear dropped in front of her and blocked the attack.

Hyuga Kagami revealed himself to save Hyuga Rin and defended the Konoha shinobi against Satori, but his Iron Sand attack failed to hit the monster. As Satori mocked the village, Hyuga Kagami hoped his backup plan would work.

• Hyuga Kagami blocked Satori's attack on Hyuga Rin, then taunted the Konoha shinobi while concealing his concern for her.
• Hyuga Kagami protected the wounded with an Iron Sand shield and moved them away as Tsunade ordered the non-Jonin to withdraw.
• Jiraiya warned Tsunade that Satori could read minds and see through attacks, while the monster mocked the shinobi as tiny insects.
• Hyuga Kagami released a large supply of Iron Sand and attacked Satori with Iron Sand Drizzle, but Satori dodged every pellet.
• Hyuga Kagami watched Satori laugh over the village and hoped the backup plan he had arranged would work.

Obito, Nagato, and Konan learned that the God Organization had intervened against Satori during Kusagakure’s attack on Konoha, while the Third Hokage struggled to contain the monster without exposing Kusagakure’s cooperation. The chapter left the Third Hokage wondering why Yama had not appeared as the battle continued.

• Zetsu reported to Obito, Nagato, and Konan that Satori had defeated Jiraiya and that Tsunade was unable to help much.
• Zetsu said a God Organization member who used Magnet Release had joined the fight, leading Nagato and Obito to suspect the organization was aligned with Konoha.
• Konan ordered Zetsu to watch for Yama, while Obito told him to report immediately if Flame Demon appeared.
• At the Hokage Building, Ryūran offered Kusagakure’s help, but the Third Hokage refused because revealing him could compromise their plan to surprise Akatsuki.
• The Third Hokage pinned his hopes on the God Organization and wondered why its Magnet Release user had appeared instead of Yama.

Hyuga Kagami and Konoha’s fighters tried to stop Satori from ravaging the village, but the monster evaded their attacks. Satori revealed its torment inside the Box of Bliss, and Hyuga Kagami realized it had a weakness as his clone found the wounded Mui at the box’s opening site.

• Hyuga Kagami used Magnet Release to keep Satori occupied while villagers fled to shelters, though casualties continued.
• Tsunade, Jiraiya, Gamabunta, Fukasaku, and Shima coordinated attacks against Satori, but it evaded every strike.
• Hyuga Kagami recalled that Satori could sense fear, anxiety, and malice, making it nearly impossible for ordinary fighters to hit.
• Satori descended onto the Box of Bliss and described how its darkness had manipulated its emotions until it killed its father.
• Hyuga Kagami realized Satori had a weakness and his A-Type Wind Release Clone found the wounded Mui beside the Box of Bliss.

While Satori continued ravaging Konoha, the village’s leaders and the Four Kage waited underground as the God Organization fought the monster above. Hyuga Kagami brought the wounded Mui to Tsunade, calling him the key to defeating Satori, then shielded him and challenged the monster.

• Hinata found a seat in the crowded shelter beside Shion, who stayed silent about the frightening visions she had seen.
• The Four Kage and Mitokado Homura waited in Root’s former base, having agreed to help kill Nagato if the battle reached its crucial moment.
• The Fourth Raikage and Ōnoki questioned Konoha about the God Organization’s intervention, but the Fourth Kazekage urged them to set their disputes aside until after the battle.
• Jiraiya asked Hyuga Kagami for a way to stop Satori as the monster’s attacks continued to destroy Konoha.
• Hyuga Kagami’s Iron Sand clone delivered the wounded Mui to Tsunade and told her he was the key to defeating Satori.
• Hyuga Kagami protected Tsunade and Mui inside an Iron Sand dome, then blocked Satori and challenged it.

As Satori battled Hyuga Kagami and Jiraiya, the Box of Bliss spread evil chakra through Konoha, turning injured villagers and corpses into attackers. After Konoha’s clans and Anbu fought off the controlled villagers, Tsunade finished with Mui, and Hyuga Kagami asked whether he wanted to give his son release.

• Satori’s growing rage caused the Box of Bliss to release evil chakra that spread through Konoha and reanimated villagers and corpses.
• Fugaku sent Uchiha elites to defend the Uchiha Compound from the controlled villagers.
• Hiashi and Hizashi’s Hyuga forces cleared their compound of the attackers, while Hiashi said their strength could not help against Satori.
• Kurenai used a genjutsu to stop the attackers near the Hokage Building, and Hyuga Kagami’s Shadow Clone ordered Hayate and Yugao to kill them because they could not be saved.
• Jiraiya joined Hyuga Kagami atop the Iron Sand dome as Tsunade finished with Mui beneath it.
• Hyuga Kagami descended beside the despondent Mui and asked if he wanted to give his son release.

Hyuga Kagami rallied Mui to fight Satori and used overwhelming Iron Sand to pin the monster down. Mui struck Satori with Fire Release: Heavenly Prison, while the Third Hokage raised the threat level of Hyuga Kagami’s Magnet Release.

• Hyuga Kagami convinced Mui that Muku was still his son and the only person who could free him from Satori’s control.
• Mui regained his resolve, and Jiraiya and Tsunade realized Satori could not sense him and that he might be able to hit it.
• Hyuga Kagami covered the sky over Konoha with Iron Sand and immobilized the Box of Bliss as Satori tried to escape.
• The Third Hokage ordered the Anbu to raise Hyuga Kagami’s threat level after seeing his power.
• Hyuga Kagami forced Satori to evade a crushing Iron Sand barrage, creating an opening for Mui to strike with Fire Release: Heavenly Prison.
• Hyuga Kagami slammed Satori into the ground with a giant Iron Sand fist.

Tsunade and Mui defeated Satori with brute force and Fire Release: Heavenly Prison, but Akatsuki prepared to attack Konoha and capture the Box of Bliss and a God Organization member. Hyuga Kagami warned Shizune and Hyuga Rin to evacuate as the next battle approached.

• Tsunade smashed Satori into the ground, and Fukasaku warned that the monster was still alive.
• Mui realized the torment Satori had inflicted on Muku, then used Fire Release: Heavenly Prison to burn and restrain Satori.
• Hiruko and Akatsuki watched the battle from a cliff, and Konan ordered them to recover the Box of Bliss and capture a God Organization member if possible.
• Hyuga Kagami urged Shizune and Hyuga Rin to leave the battlefield, and Tsunade sent them to help at the shelter.

After Muku returned to the Box of Bliss, Hiruko appeared, killed Mui, and tried to take the box. Hyuga Kagami fought to stop him as explosions erupted around Konoha, suggesting more intruders had infiltrated the village.

• Tsunade regretted failing to train Shizune, while Hyuga Kagami realized that both Akatsuki and Konoha were holding back because they feared the nonexistent God Organization.
• Muku rejected Mui's plea, triggered the Heavenly Prison seal, and returned to the Box of Bliss as a ball of fire.
• Hiruko suddenly appeared, killed Mui, and took the Box of Bliss after dismissing Tsunade and Jiraiya's appeals.
• Hyuga Kagami attacked Hiruko with Iron Sand, but Hiruko absorbed its Magnet Release chakra and turned the sand against him.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade prepared to join the fight, but explosions sounded around Konoha, revealing that Hiruko was not the only intruder.

As Akatsuki launched a full-scale attack on Konoha, Hiruko overwhelmed the wounded Konoha ninja, Tsunade, and Jiraiya while pursuing the Box of Bliss. Hyuga Kagami arrived and landed on the box, confronting Hiruko.

• Hyuga Kagami surveyed the village and detected battles across several districts as Akatsuki’s attack erupted.
• Tsunade rallied the surviving Konoha ninja to protect the Box of Bliss, but Hiruko used his speed and Steel Release to slaughter them.
• Hiruko pierced Tsunade, then fought Jiraiya, who was weakened from his earlier battle with Satori, and sent him crashing through buildings.
• The Box of Bliss fell from the fused summoned beast, and Hyuga Kagami descended to land on top of it.

Hyuga Kagami faced Hiruko after Konoha reinforcements arrived, while the village’s ninja moved to secure the Box of Bliss. Hiruko attacked Kurenai and then charged Hyuga Kagami, who stood alone to confront him.

• The Box of Bliss and the defeated fused summoned beast crashed onto the battlefield, where Hiruko confronted Hyuga Kagami.
• Konoha reinforcements arrived as Tsunade and Jiraiya recovered, and Kurenai and Kakashi joined Hyuga Kagami beside the Box of Bliss.
• Hyuga Kagami let Kakashi’s team take the Box of Bliss, but Hiruko objected and advanced toward it.
• Hiruko nearly pierced Kurenai’s chest before Hyuga Kagami kicked him away and told her to retreat.
• Hiruko threatened Kakashi and lunged at Hyuga Kagami, beginning their fight.

Hyuga Kagami, known to Konoha as Wind Chime, fought Hiruko in a high-speed taijutsu duel while Konoha’s ninja escorted the Box of Bliss away. The fight continued as Kurenai revealed Wind Chime’s code name, but no victor had emerged.

• Hyuga Kagami dodged Hiruko’s Steel Release strike and kicked him through a house.
• Hiruko launched a full-strength attack, and he and Hyuga Kagami traded blows at tremendous speed, devastating a street.
• Jiraiya and Tsunade judged the fighters’ taijutsu to be near the pinnacle of the ninja world, while Tsunade warned Hiruko might gain the advantage in a prolonged fight.
• Kakashi asked who would win, and Kurenai insisted Wind Chime would not lose.
• Kurenai explained that she had heard Orochimaru call the God Organization member Wind Chime, and Tsunade identified him as the organization’s Wind representative.

Itachi experienced an ideal day with his family at Hyuga Kagami’s inauguration as Fifth Hokage, but he and Shisui realized the ceremony was a genjutsu hiding their memories of the God Organization. Itachi concluded they had found the Totsuka Blade.

• Itachi enjoyed breakfast with his family, then joined Fugaku, Sasuke, and Shisui on the way to the Fifth Hokage’s inauguration.
• At the ceremony, Fugaku told Itachi that Hyuga Kagami saw him as a potential successor, and the Third Hokage handed the Hokage hat to Hyuga Kagami.
• In the Hokage’s Office, Hyuga Kagami announced the God Organization’s disbandment and claimed that only he, Shisui, and Itachi had ever belonged to it.
• After leaving the office, Shisui remembered using Kotoamatsukami, and Itachi remembered a woman who had trained him, so they realized they were under a genjutsu.
• With Sasuke asking for dango and his parents calling him home, Itachi told Shisui that they had found the Totsuka Blade.

Itachi and Shisui escaped the Totsuka Blade’s illusion, claimed the Totsuka Blade and Yata Mirror, and learned that Tsukuyomi had helped them pass the trial. As dozens of message-bearing ninja crows arrived, they feared something had happened in the village.

• Shisui used his Mangekyō Sharingan to reveal the crimson interior of the Totsuka Blade’s illusion, where Itachi found an exit with Tsukuyomi.
• Itachi and Shisui returned to the burial chamber, and the gourd-shaped stone sculpture shattered.
• Shisui realized the Yata Mirror had entered his body, while Itachi understood that he had obtained the Totsuka Blade and that both artifacts had fused with their spirits.
• Itachi and Shisui learned that the ancestor’s trial required Tsukuyomi to escape and that failed candidates had become trapped in the illusion.
• After eating soldier pills, Itachi and Shisui saw dozens of communication ninja crows arrive and wondered whether something had happened in the village.

Hyuga Kagami battled Hiruko in Konoha, damaging him despite Hiruko's Sharingan-enhanced strength, then watched him regenerate from the wounds. Hiruko unleashed Storm Release and prepared to kill his opponent, but Hyuga Kagami revealed he had not yet used his full strength.

• Hyuga Kagami struck Hiruko through several buildings and into Konoha's outer wall, but then coughed up blood from the strain.
• Black Zetsu concluded that Hyuga Kagami was suppressing Hiruko and sent White Zetsu to inform Nagato that Hiruko might not complete the mission alone.
• Hiruko used his Demon Buds to repair his broken arm and caved-in chest while Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kurenai, and Kakashi watched warily.
• Hiruko formed hand seals and summoned a storm with Storm Release: Storm Ghost Dragon, prompting Tsunade to warn everyone of the deadly lightning.
• Hyuga Kagami extended a bone blade from his palm and told Hiruko that he had never shown his full strength.

Hyuga Kagami fought Hiruko, evading his Storm Release lightning before cutting through his Steel Release and severing his right arm. As Hiruko retaliated with more lightning, Hyuga Kagami caught it in his hand and extinguished it.

• Hiruko unleashed Storm Release lightning across the battlefield, forcing Tsunade, Jiraiya, and the Konoha ninja to seek cover as several were struck.
• Kakashi used Flying Thunder God to rescue Kurenai, while Hyuga Kagami's Shadow Clone watched the battle with Team 7 and denied knowing Wind Chime.
• Hyuga Kagami crossed Hiruko's lightning nets and struck his raised arm with a bone blade, severing it despite Hiruko's Steel Release.
• Hiruko attacked with more lightning, but Hyuga Kagami caught the bolts and extinguished them in his hand.

Nagato launched his attack on Konoha while Hyuga Kagami continued to overwhelm Hiruko, and the Third Hokage prepared the other Kage for battle. Obito ambushed Hyuga Kagami with his space-time technique, declaring that he had caught him.

• Zetsu reported that Hiruko was losing to the God Organization’s Magnet Release fighter, and Nagato ordered Obito to kill the fighter as the Six Paths of Pain attacked Konoha.
• Hyuga Kagami used his Shikotsumyaku bone blades to cut Hiruko apart and keep him on the defensive, while Jiraiya and Tsunade watched.
• Jiraiya spotted Nagato’s summoned beasts invading Konoha, and the Third Hokage ordered the four Kage to prepare for deployment after learning that Rinnegan-wielding figures had appeared across the village.
• Hyuga Kagami sensed Nagato’s assault and eased his attack on Hiruko, but Obito appeared behind him and began pulling him into a space-time distortion.

Hyuga Kagami escaped Obito’s Kamui by activating Bracken Dance and hiding within the resulting bone forest. From inside the forest, he killed Hiruko with a surprise strike, while Jiraiya and Tsunade prepared to support him against the Akatsuki attackers.

• Obito tried to warp Hyuga Kagami away with Kamui, but Hyuga Kagami used Bracken Dance to shift into a bone spear and evade the attack.
• Hyuga Kagami’s bone forest erupted across the battlefield, nearly skewering Hiruko and throwing Konoha’s forces into confusion.
• Jiraiya sensed Obito’s arrival and warned Konoha’s ninjas, who used Shadow Clones to conceal their real bodies.
• Jiraiya went to support Wind Chime, while Tsunade agreed to provide backup.
• Hyuga Kagami emerged from a bone spear behind Hiruko and cut off his head before disappearing into the bone forest.

Obito left Hyuga Kagami and Jiraiya to deal with the aftermath of Hiruko’s apparent defeat, then revealed himself above Konoha and unleashed Shinra Tensei. As the shockwave swept through the village, a vast curtain of black Iron Sand appeared to shield it.

• Obito used a Kamui shuriken to clear Hyuga Kagami’s bone spears, while Jiraiya’s Sage Art: Goemon incinerated much of the bone forest.
• Hyuga Kagami searched the burning area for Hiruko’s remains, but could not tell whether Obito had protected them from the flames.
• Obito mocked Hyuga Kagami and Jiraiya before vanishing in a vortex, and Jiraiya feared he had chosen another target.
• Hyuga Kagami and Jiraiya spotted an Akatsuki-cloaked figure floating above Konoha, and Hyuga Kagami said it was too late to stop him.
• The figure used Shinra Tensei to send a massive shockwave through the village, and a vast curtain of black Iron Sand spread over Konoha.