Chapter Summaries

Ye Zi tried to capture Yugito alive, but she transformed into Matatabi and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb. Ye Zi caught it with a wooden hand and hurled it into the Cloud ninja, leaving Yugito furious as more powerful reinforcements approached.

• Ye Zi used Wood Release to bind Yugito and absorb her Chakra, but she broke free by fully transforming into Matatabi.
• Yugito fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Ye Zi as Cloud ninja, the Third Raikage, A, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio arrived nearby.
• Ye Zi caught the Tailed Beast Bomb in a wooden hand and threw it toward nearly a hundred Cloud ninja.
• The Tailed Beast Bomb exploded among the Cloud ninja, destroying nearby buildings and shocking Yugito and the arriving witnesses.

Ye Zi overwhelmed Yugito by turning her Tailed Beast Bomb against the Cloud ninja, then pinned her with Sealing Gates and used her Chakra to attack the reinforcements. As Yugito's Chakra drained rapidly, Ye Zi's plan to capture the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki remained ahead.

• Ye Zi caught Yugito's Tailed Beast Bomb and threw it back, killing nearly a hundred Cloud ninja.
• Ye Zi dropped Sealing Gates onto Yugito, pinning her fully transformed body and preventing her from breaking free.
• Ye Zi connected Wood Release roots to Yugito and began absorbing her Chakra.
• About two hundred Cloud ninja arrived and attacked Ye Zi to rescue Yugito.
• Ye Zi used Yugito's absorbed Chakra to create a pseudo-Wood Forest that blocked the attacks and killed more than a dozen Cloud ninja.
• Yugito realized that her Chakra was being drained too quickly and feared she would soon be defeated.

Ye Zi used Yugito’s Chakra to overwhelm the Cloud ninja with pseudo-Wood Release: Wood Forest, leaving Yugito unconscious when her Chakra ran out. The Third Raikage arrived and saved the surviving Cloud ninja, but Ye Zi picked up Yugito and faced the Raikage at close range.

• Yugito felt her Chakra and strength draining as pseudo-Wood Release: Wood Forest slaughtered the Cloud ninja around her.
• Ye Zi’s tree roots broke through the Cloud ninja’s defensive line and killed the blade-wielding fighters.
• The Third Raikage arrived in the final second and destroyed the remaining assault, saving the surviving Cloud ninja.
• Yugito’s tailed-beast form ended when her Chakra was exhausted, and she fell unconscious.
• Ye Zi picked up Yugito, and the Third Raikage moved in front of him as they faced each other.

Ye Zi blocked the Third Raikage’s full-powered punch with Blood, then broke free and drove A away to give White Zetsu time to escape with Yugito. White Zetsu disappeared with Yugito, leaving Ye Zi facing the Third Raikage.

• The Third Raikage attacked Ye Zi while Ye Zi threw Yugito toward the ruins, where White Zetsu caught her.
• Ye Zi blocked the Third Raikage’s punch with the flat of Blood and remained standing without injury.
• Ye Zi used a kick to the Third Raikage’s elbow to break away, then kicked A into a mountain wall as A tried to reach Yugito.
• Ye Zi told White Zetsu to go, and White Zetsu carried Yugito into the ground and disappeared.

Ye Zi left for Cloud-Thunder Gorge to pursue the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki after White Zetsu escaped with Yugito beyond the Cloud ninja’s perception. The Third Raikage and A chased him, while Dodai mobilized Kumogakure’s forces for the battle ahead.

• Ye Zi stayed behind while White Zetsu took Yugito to Nagato, and the Cloud sensory team failed to locate him.
• The Third Raikage and A attacked Ye Zi, but he used the Inorganic Reincarnation Technique to escape through a mountain wall toward Cloud-Thunder Gorge.
• The sensory team detected Ye Zi heading east, and A realized that Bee was likely his next target.
• The Third Raikage ordered Dodai to watch the Konoha group and send Kumogakure’s forces to Cloud-Thunder Gorge before pursuing Ye Zi with A.
• Dodai organized the remaining Chunin and Jonin into specialized units and dispatched them after the Third Raikage.

Ye Zi reached Cloud-Thunder Gorge as Kumogakure mobilized nearly ten thousand shinobi to surround him, while Dodai sent Ino-Shika-Cho away and Lujiu anticipated an alliance with Kumogakure. Ye Zi killed the guards at the gorge and confronted Killer B, whose notebook he sliced in half with his first attack.

• Kumogakure dispatched most of its forces to Cloud-Thunder Gorge, while Dodai stayed behind and told Ino-Shika-Cho to return to the residential district.
• Lujiu offered to help plan the battle, but Dodai refused; Lujiu concluded that Kumogakure would likely agree to an alliance after the confrontation.
• Ye Zi arrived at Cloud-Thunder Gorge and killed the three Cloud ninja guarding the approach with a single slash.
• Gyuki sensed Ye Zi and woke Killer B, who leaped from the house and began writing a line for his entrance in a notebook.
• Ye Zi attacked Killer B, who dodged the blade, but the lightning-charged slash cut his notebook in half.

Ye Zi fought Killer B at Cloud-Thunder Gorge, first clashing with him in a sword duel and then facing his Tailed Beast Transformation Second Form. Ye Zi's genjutsu stalled Killer B only briefly, and Killer B's ox-skull strike hit Ye Zi in the chest.

• Killer B attacked Ye Zi with his seven-bladed Aragatsumugi Blade after Ye Zi destroyed his notebook.
• Ye Zi defended against Killer B's rapid sword strikes, then used a powerful clash to knock him back.
• Killer B abandoned his blades and entered the Tailed Beast Transformation Second Form.
• Ye Zi used an amplified Earth Binding genjutsu, but Eight-Tails quickly dispelled it.
• Killer B struck Ye Zi in the chest with Lightning Scythe Hot Blade.

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• Purple Pig watched the rival’s monthly tickets surge past the 1,500-ticket prize and regretted not exchanging 500 yuan in red votes for 200 monthly tickets earlier.
• Purple Pig took the day off and promised to write at least five chapters to thank readers for their support.
• Purple Pig said he would switch to a steady two chapters a day starting next month and expected the book to end in December.
• Purple Pig said the book still needed 1,200 average subscriptions to reach the boutique tier, though it might not manage that before ending.
• Purple Pig aimed to publish 500 VIP chapters to obtain Great God's Light and see how many readers subscribed to them.

Ye Zi fought Killer B at Cloud-Thunder Gorge, dodging his attacks and turning his Tailed Beast Bomb back against him. After Killer B’s transformation ended, Ye Zi launched a Senjutsu-powered Wood Release attack to capture him, while Third Raikage and A approached the gorge.

• Killer B charged Ye Zi with Lightning Scythe Hot Blade, but Ye Zi evaded the attack with a Lightning Clone.
• Ye Zi sent a tracking black lightning beam after Killer B, but the Eight-Tails removed the lightning filaments from Killer B and helped him fire a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Ye Zi caught Killer B’s Tailed Beast Bomb with a Wood Release hand and flung it back, and its explosion ended Killer B’s Tailed Beast transformation.
• Third Raikage and A realized that Killer B had fought Ye Zi as they approached Cloud-Thunder Gorge.
• Ye Zi used Senjutsu-powered Wood Release: Wood Forest, spreading roots across the platform as Killer B fled.

Ye Zi's Wood Release: Wood Forest failed to capture Killer B, and the Third Raikage and A arrived to confront him. Killer B chose to stay and fight after learning Yugito had been captured, while Ye Zi prepared to face all three.

• Killer B used the Eight-Tails' tentacles to evade Ye Zi's Wood Release: Wood Forest and retreated beyond its range.
• The Third Raikage and A arrived, and A urged Killer B to leave while they dealt with Ye Zi.
• Killer B refused to leave after learning Ye Zi had captured Yugito, and the Third Raikage allowed him to stay.
• The Third Raikage charged toward Ye Zi as A began briefing Killer B on Ye Zi's abilities.
• Ye Zi watched the Third Raikage approach and considered how to capture Killer B while facing two powerful enemies.

Ye Zi chose to meet the Third Raikage head-on, hoping to use his blade and genjutsu to overcome the Raikage’s speed and strength. The Third Raikage anticipated Ye Zi’s counterattack and struck him with a powerful elbow, leaving Ye Zi’s condition uncertain.

• Ye Zi dismissed his other options and drew a blade coated in black lightning to face the Third Raikage directly.
• The Third Raikage moved erratically through the roots to avoid Ye Zi’s gaze, preventing Ye Zi from landing genjutsu.
• The Third Raikage charged and swung a punch, expecting Ye Zi to slash at it based on intelligence about Ye Zi’s fighting habits.
• Ye Zi slashed toward the Third Raikage’s fist, but the Raikage withdrew it, spun, and transferred his force into his left elbow.
• The Third Raikage struck Ye Zi’s left shoulder with Heavy Downpour, sending him across the water and into a mountain cliff.

Ye Zi recovered from Third Raikage’s Heavy Downpour and resumed their battle, but neither fighter could land a hit. As thousands of Kumogakure shinobi surrounded them, A hesitated over whether to order an attack.

• A and Killer B watched Third Raikage’s Heavy Downpour send Ye Zi flying and expected him to be killed or crippled.
• Ye Zi emerged with a fractured shoulder that quickly began healing, then advanced toward Third Raikage without rushing to counterattack.
• Third Raikage charged while guarding against Ye Zi’s genjutsu, and Ye Zi met him with his blade.
• Ye Zi and Third Raikage fought at close range for thirty seconds, dodging every attack without making contact.
• A and Killer B saw that approaching the fighters would be dangerous, while nearly ten thousand Kumogakure shinobi surrounded the gorge and waited for orders.
• Third Raikage could not speak during the fight, and A hesitated over whether to have the shinobi attack.

Ye Zi remained locked in a stalemate with the Third Raikage while nearly ten thousand Cloud ninja surrounded them. A overcame his hesitation and ordered a massive combined attack, which began just as the chapter ended.

• Nearly ten thousand Cloud ninja surrounded Ye Zi and the Third Raikage, while A struggled to decide whether to order an attack that could hit his own father.
• A ordered the ninjutsu teams and other Cloud ninja to prepare their strongest ranged attacks against Ye Zi.
• A stopped Killer B from using a Tailed Beast Bomb and told him to watch.
• More than eight thousand Cloud ninja gathered Chakra while nearly two thousand prepared concealed weapons, and Ye Zi stayed locked in the clash with the Third Raikage.
• A shouted, "Attack!" as the combined assault began.

Ye Zi and the Third Raikage survived the Cloud ninja’s combined attack, but the Raikage began to tire while Ye Zi remained in strong condition. Surrounded by nearly ten thousand Cloud ninja and still needing to capture the Eight-Tails, Ye Zi prepared to spend a vast amount of Chakra.

• More than two thousand Cloud ninja threw weapons at Ye Zi and the Third Raikage, but their lightning defenses deflected the weapons and blocked the explosions.
• Over eight thousand Cloud ninja unleashed a combined barrage of Lightning, Wind, and Water Release techniques, including a lightning-laced tsunami and hundreds of elemental dragons.
• The sensory team confirmed that Ye Zi and the Third Raikage had survived the attack unharmed, prompting A to take Ye Zi as seriously as his father.
• Ye Zi and the Third Raikage emerged from the water, and the Cloud ninja saw that the Raikage was breathing heavily while Ye Zi remained calm.
• Ye Zi judged that the encirclement would eventually wear him down and told Kū he would spend a great deal of Chakra to deal with the Cloud ninja.

Ye Zi unleashed the power of Gotenjin, amplified by Oogami, and transformed the battlefield into a catastrophe of earthquakes, red lightning, boiling lava, and falling meteorites. As the Cloud ninja faced annihilation, they realized Ye Zi was behind the disaster.

• The Third Raikage withdrew from Ye Zi and ordered the nearly ten thousand Cloud ninja to attack together.
• Ye Zi activated both Mangekyo techniques and released Gotenjin's power through Oogami, triggering violent tremors in the water.
• Dark clouds covered the sky, red lightning struck the Cloud formation, and hundreds of Cloud ninja were killed.
• The Third Raikage ordered a retreat, but Ye Zi disappeared from the water and appeared floating beside the thunderclouds.
• The water beneath the Cloud ninja turned into scorching lava, steam reduced a Stone ninja to bones, and hundreds of meteorites began falling as the Cloud ninja recognized Ye Zi's power.

Ye Zi trapped nearly ten thousand Cloud ninja, including the Third Raikage and A, in a genjutsu that made them experience a catastrophic barrage of meteorites, red lightning, and magma. After the illusion ended, Killer B realized what had happened, and Ye Zi revealed that it was no ordinary genjutsu.

• Ye Zi appeared above the Cloud ninja as meteorites, red lightning, boiling water, and erupting magma seemed to destroy Cloud-Thunder Gorge and its inhabitants.
• The Third Raikage and A tried to help their companions escape and destroyed three meteorites, but the imagined disaster overwhelmed them and swallowed them in magma.
• Killer B found himself beside the calm Ye Zi after the illusion, while the other Cloud ninja remained shaken with their eyes shut.
• Killer B asked Ye Zi if he had used a genjutsu, and Ye Zi said it was not an ordinary genjutsu.

Ye Zi used Gotenjin and Oogami to trap nearly ten thousand Cloud ninja in a deadly wide-area genjutsu, leaving Killer B horrified as thousands died. The remaining Cloud forces, including the Third Raikage and A, were still caught in the illusion as Ye Zi approached.

• Killer B realized the Cloud ninja were trapped in genjutsu and considered drawing Ye Zi away to protect his companions.
• A young Cloud ninja collapsed into the water, and Ye Zi's steps triggered a chain of collapses throughout the ranks.
• Killer B pulled one fallen ninja from the water and discovered he was dead, confirming that Ye Zi's genjutsu could kill its victims.
• Ye Zi revealed that Gotenjin had released its stored genjutsu energy and that Oogami had amplified its power tenfold.
• Roughly five thousand Cloud ninja had died, while the Third Raikage, A, and other survivors remained trapped as Ye Zi advanced.

Ye Zi used Gotenjin to devastate the Cloud forces, leaving thousands dead or incapacitated, then seized the opening to fight the Third Raikage and fatally pierced him. Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails as Ye Zi’s attack left the Third Raikage frozen with a blade aimed at his heart.

• Gotenjin left five thousand Cloud ninja dead, four thousand unconscious, and roughly a thousand barely able to fight.
• The Third Raikage and A endured the genjutsu, while Ye Zi judged the surviving Cloud ninja too weakened to recover before he attacked.
• Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails as the Third Raikage charged Ye Zi in fury.
• Ye Zi caught the Third Raikage’s punch barehanded and crushed the bones in his right fist.
• Ye Zi twisted the Third Raikage’s left arm, then pierced through his fist and arm with his blade, aiming the tip at his heart.

Ye Zi gravely wounded the Third Raikage, but A and Killer B rescued him before Ye Zi could finish him off. As Killer B held Ye Zi back, the Third Raikage resolved to spend his remaining strength paving the way for A, while A began evacuating the Cloud ninja.

• Ye Zi’s blade pierced the Third Raikage’s chest and ruined both of his arms, but A arrived and forced Ye Zi to retreat before he could strike again.
• Killer B used his tentacles to pull the Third Raikage and A away, then shielded them and fought Ye Zi while severing tentacles drew Ye Zi’s attention.
• A found no medical ninja among the surviving Cloud ninja, while the Third Raikage told him to take charge of the village and vowed to use his remaining Chakra against Ye Zi.
• Killer B called for A to evacuate everyone so he could use Tailed Beast Eight-Volume, and the Third Raikage struggled back to his feet.

The Third Raikage prepared his injured left hand for one last attack while the Cloud ninja evacuated their wounded. He unleashed One-Finger Nukite against Ye Zi, who shattered the attack and defeated him in Cloud-Thunder Gorge.

• The Third Raikage asked A to cauterize and bind his wounded left hand so he could still use it.
• A and the Cloud ninja began carrying their unconscious comrades out of Cloud-Thunder Gorge while Ye Zi cut more of Killer B's tails.
• Killer B retreated as the Third Raikage charged Ye Zi with his strongest spear, One-Finger Nukite.
• Ye Zi met the Third Raikage's finger with his lightning blade and shattered it, destroying the Raikage's arm and shoulder while his body remained standing.