Chapter Summaries

Umino Sasuke flattered Hiruzen Sarutobi while urging him to send the Uchiha to the front lines, arguing that they were unfairly avoiding the war. Hiruzen agreed to transfer one squad of Uchiha ninjas, primarily to quiet public criticism and keep the clan in check.

• Umino Sasuke told Hiruzen Sarutobi that the Uchiha were avoiding the war while young Academy students were being sent to the front lines.
• Umino Sasuke praised Hiruzen's leadership and spoke sympathetically about Konoha's threats and the burden of preserving its standing.
• Umino Sasuke advised Hiruzen to smoke less and praised his parenting of Konohamaru, winning Hiruzen's favor.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi agreed to transfer a squad of Uchiha ninjas to the front lines to silence public opinion and restrain the clan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that Orochimaru had killed Team B after Dan Katō revealed the truth about Senju Nawaki, and he sent Dan to the Land of Rivers battlefield. Meanwhile, Umino Sasuke visited the Land of Waves, where he discussed military supplies and Hiruko’s research plans with Kakuzu and Hiruko.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered that Orochimaru had used the Soul Transformation Technique to eliminate Team B after Dan Katō told him about Senju Nawaki’s organs.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Dan Katō to the Land of Rivers battlefield and ordered Root Ninja to protect him while he used the Soul Transformation Technique.
• Umino Sasuke arrived in the Land of Waves with military supplies, and Kakuzu asked to sell some Executioner’s Blades.
• Umino Sasuke rejected Kakuzu’s proposal and urged him to focus on mass-producing Blast Furnace Special Steel while Hiruko continued researching a Tailed Beast Potion.
• Umino Sasuke settled Kakuzu and Hiruko’s dispute by promising that Gato would recruit assistants and that Hiruko would receive more project funding.

Senju Nawaki asked Umino Sasuke to let him return to the battlefield, and Sasuke promised to consider it once Nawaki mastered the Vanishing Facial Copy Technique. Sasuke then practiced the Soul Transformation Technique and began with its Meditation Method, judging it too dangerous to attempt separating his soul before strengthening it.

• Senju Nawaki asked Umino Sasuke when he could go to the battlefield, and Sasuke told him to master the Vanishing Facial Copy Technique first.
• Umino Sasuke explained that mastering the technique would let Senju Nawaki return to Konoha under another identity and join his command.
• Umino Sasuke went to Laboratory Zero and began studying the Soul Transformation Technique, identifying its dangers and four main challenges.
• Umino Sasuke practiced the technique's Meditation Method before attempting to separate his soul, and found it effective at restoring mental strength.

Umino Sasuke cultivated the Soul Transformation Technique and arranged for Hiruko to develop a device to protect his soul. After helping Senju Nawaki advance his training, he returned to the Land of Grass frontline, where he learned that the Jōmyū Clan had joined Iwagakure’s reinforcements.

• Umino Sasuke used the Meditation Method to restore his spiritual energy and decided to build his soul strength gradually before attempting to separate his soul from his body.
• Umino Sasuke asked Hiruko to design a soul-cage device to reduce the dangers of practicing the Soul Transformation Technique.
• Umino Sasuke gave Senju Nawaki cloned human skin for the next stage of his Vanishing Facial Copy Technique training.
• Umino Sasuke noticed changes in Senju Nawaki’s and Orochimaru’s chakra auras, then returned to the Land of Grass frontline using the Shadow Clone Cooperation Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Inuzuka Ryo informed Umino Sasuke that new Stone Ninja reinforcements, including members of Iwagakure’s Jōmyū Clan, had arrived.

Umino Sasuke traveled to Iwagakure to study its Kekkei Genkai and Earth Release techniques, while also seeking a way to counter the Jōmyū Clan’s giant carpenter bees. After infiltrating the village and discovering the Jōmyū Clan’s immense treasury, he found three enshrined items that appeared more valuable than its riches.

• Umino Sasuke decided to visit Iwagakure and the Jōmyū Clan, hoping to research Earth Release techniques and find a way to protect Konoha’s Air Supremacy.
• Umino Sasuke used Big White and the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Iwagakure’s outskirts, then disguised himself as a returning Stone Ninja to pass the village’s sensory guards.
• Umino Sasuke used the Spore Technique and Sonic Radar Technique to search the Jōmyū Clan’s territory and locate its secret treasury.
• Umino Sasuke discovered vast stores of wealth in the treasury and noticed three items enshrined at its back.

Umino Sasuke discovered a sword that could break sealing barriers, then stole the Jōmyū Clan’s treasury and infiltrated the Tsuchikage’s Office Building. He found the Scroll of Sealing but began by taking the intelligence files without disturbing its barrier.

• Umino Sasuke identified the Jōmyū Clan’s Inheritance Summoning Scroll and tested the enshrined sword, learning that its talismans let it break sealing barriers.
• Umino Sasuke named the sword the Seal Breaking Sword, soothed Samehada, and used enormous Sealing Scrolls to move the treasury to the Land of Waves.
• Kinpo entered the treasury, and Umino Sasuke killed him with the Seal Breaking Sword and found Chakra Metal in his chest.
• Umino Sasuke disguised himself with Kinpo’s face, passed the guards at the Tsuchikage’s Office Building, and reached its deepest Secret Room.
• Umino Sasuke found the Scroll of Sealing and packed the intelligence files and documents into an enormous Sealing Scroll without breaking its barrier.

Umino Sasuke stole Iwagakure’s Scroll of Sealing, copied it, and tricked the pursuing Stone Ninja into attacking a Hidden Cloud Village border outpost. He returned to the Land of Waves with the copied scroll and discovered it contained no Kekkei Tōta techniques.

• Umino Sasuke escaped Iwagakure with the Scroll of Sealing despite pursuit by Roshi and other Stone Ninja, then copied the scroll in the Land of Frost.
• Umino Sasuke disguised himself and three Shadow Clones as Hidden Cloud Village patrol ninja and sent the Stone Ninja spy files to a border outpost.
• Umino Sasuke warned the outpost that Roshi was invading and passed the original Scroll of Sealing to a fleeing Hidden Cloud Village Chunin.
• Roshi caught the Chunin and reclaimed the scroll while his group killed the outpost’s Hidden Cloud Village ninja, but a jonin sent the spy files away with the Summoning Jutsu.
• Umino Sasuke returned to the Land of Waves and found that his copy contained Iwagakure’s Advanced Ninjutsu and Kekkei Genkai knowledge but no Kekkei Tōta.

Umino Sasuke trained Senju Nawaki in the Land of Waves before bringing him to the Land of Grass front lines, where an urgent mission revealed the Jōmyū Clan’s plan to attack Konoha. Sasuke set out with Aburame Shibi, Might Duy, and Uchiha Shun to stop them.

• Umino Sasuke mastered the Hardening Technique and trained Senju Nawaki until Nawaki mastered the Vanishing Facial Copy Technique and the Hardening Technique.
• Umino Sasuke agreed to let Senju Nawaki join the Land of Grass front lines, where he introduced him to Tejudo as his cousin, Umino Tree.
• An Anbu delivered a mission scroll revealing that the Jōmyū Clan planned to fly Summoning Wooden Bees into the Land of Fire and attack Konoha.
• Umino Sasuke decided to return to Konoha immediately and set out with Might Duy and Uchiha Shun to meet Aburame Shibi and five Aburame ninjas.
• Umino Sasuke summoned Big White and prepared to carry the group back to Konoha.

Umino Sasuke and the Aburame Clan prepared to intercept the Jōmyū Ninja Army before it reached Konoha. The battle began with Sasuke’s trap turning the enemy’s hive-summoning technique against them, leaving the airborne force in chaos.

• Umino Sasuke used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to help Might Duy and the others fly back toward Konoha on Big White.
• They joined Aburame Shibi and the Aburame ninja, and Sasuke set Explosive Tag traps while the clan prepared to fight the Jōmyū invasion.
• Sasuke created Shadow Clones to bolster the Aburame forces as the Jōmyū Ninja Army approached on Giant Summoning Wood Bees.
• The Jōmyū army detected the Kikaichū ambush, but its leader ordered the attack to continue and commanded the ninja to summon hives.
• The Jōmyū ninja summoned strings of Explosive Tags instead, and the resulting blasts threw their airborne army into chaos.

Umino Sasuke and the allied ninja routed the Jōmyū forces with explosive traps, Shadow Clone attacks, and the Aburame Clan’s insect swarm. As the remnants fled, Sasuke broke through the Kamizuru Ninja’s Honey Wax defenses and killed a high-level summoning carpenter bee.

• Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags and Shadow Clone Vacuum Orbs devastated the Jōmyū Ninja Army and reduced its bee swarm to fewer than ten high-level summoning carpenter bees.
• The Kamizuru forces used Bee Sting Shower, but the Shadow Clones evaded it, and the Aburame Clan’s Parasitic Insect Swarm drove the Jōmyū remnants into the forest.
• Umino Sasuke ordered the pursuit as Big White carried him, Uchiha Shun, and Might Duy after the airborne bees while Aburame ninja and Insect Clones hunted fugitives through the trees.
• Uchiha Shun’s Fire Release failed to pierce the Honey Wax Wall, and the Kamizuru Jonin raised a Super Honey Wax Wall to defend the retreat.
• Umino Sasuke used Chakra-Enhanced Strength to punch through the Jonin and strike the bee, killing it in a crater-making crash.

Umino Sasuke and his allies eliminated the Kamizuru Ninja and Giant High-Level Summoning Wood Bees with little trouble. As the Konoha forces prepared to clean up, Aburame Shibi learned that Shikuroo was losing control of the Aburame Clan’s Nano Poison Insects, and the group rushed to stop them.

• Umino Sasuke used his strength to flush out and injure Kamizuru Ninja hiding underground, while Aburame Shibi killed the fleeing attackers with his insect techniques.
• Umino Sasuke and Aburame Shibi pursued the remaining enemy forces, with Umino Sasuke assigning Might Duy to guard Shibi.
• Umino Sasuke, Aburame Shibi, and Uchiha Shun cleared the Giant High-Level Summoning Wood Bees and defeated the remaining Kamizuru Ninja.
• An Aburame ninja warned Aburame Shibi that Shikuroo’s poisonous insects were about to lose control, so Shibi asked Umino Sasuke for a ride to the ambush site.
• Aburame Shikuroo told Aburame Shibi he could hold on for only ten more minutes, and Umino Sasuke recognized the dangerous Nano Poison Insect forbidden technique.

Aburame Shikuroo lost control of his Nano Poison Insects, threatening to devastate the surrounding area. Umino Sasuke contained the swarm with his Weighted Rock Barrier, and the Aburame clan destroyed it with a newly cultivated Kikaichū Swarm; afterward, he tried to recruit Shikuroo into his Mobile Support Unit.

• Aburame Shibi tried to cultivate a New Kikaichū Swarm while Aburame Shikuroo struggled to control the spreading Nano Poison Insects.
• The Nano Poison Insects escaped the pit’s barrier, consuming Stone Ninja corpses and withering the nearby plants and trees.
• Umino Sasuke’s four Shadow Clones formed a Weighted Rock Barrier that grounded the insects and drove them back into the pit.
• Aburame Shibi cultivated a New Kikaichū Swarm, which devoured the Nano Poison Insects, and Aburame Shikuroo completed the cleanup.
• Umino Sasuke asked Aburame Shibi to have Aburame Shikuroo join his Mobile Support Unit and promised to seek his promotion to Konoha Jonin.

Umino Sasuke staged a grand Captive Offering Ceremony with the Aburame Clan to display the Umino Clan’s strength and build its standing in Konoha. The spectacle won the clan public admiration before Uzumaki Mito summoned Sasuke to the Senju Clan Grounds.

• Umino Sasuke persuaded Aburame Shibi to endure the high-profile ceremony, while Aburame Shikuroo contributed a three-man squad to the Umino Unit.
• The Umino Clan transported the Jōmyū Clan’s giant High-Level Summoning Wood Bee corpses to Konoha, with Sasuke using the Light-Weight Rock Technique to ease the journey.
• Konoha Villagers gathered to see the corpses and praised the Umino Clan after learning that it had defeated the Jōmyū Clan.
• Aburame ninja guarded the display as villagers inspected the Summoning Beasts and discussed the Umino Clan’s growing strength.
• The ceremony ended after Uzumaki Mito sent ninja to summon Umino Sasuke to the Senju Clan Grounds.

After the Captive Offering Ceremony, Umino Sasuke visited Uzumaki Mito with Senju Nawaki and Umino Tobirama, and Mito arranged for Nawaki to live under a new identity with the Umino Clan. She transferred Senju assets and political connections to Sasuke, while rumors about their relationship spread through Konoha.

• Umino Sasuke brought Senju Nawaki and Umino Tobirama to the Senju Clan Grounds and gave Uzumaki Mito Summoning Bee King Honey.
• Senju Nawaki returned in tears and told Umino Sasuke he was now part of the Umino Clan, as Uzumaki Mito planned to hide his identity for his protection.
• Uzumaki Mito praised Umino Sasuke's peaceful chakra and transferred Senju properties, land, mines, and a Senju Secret Medicine formula to him.
• After Umino Sasuke left, Uzumaki Mito met with ninja and passed the Senju Clan's political legacy to him.
• Aburame Shikuroo and other talented clan members joined Umino Sasuke's command, while rumors spread that Uzumaki Mito favored him and was arranging a match with her granddaughter.

Umino Sasuke successfully fused the Ice Release Bloodline Limit, gaining powerful new chakra and anticipating further growth, but Angkor Fortress appeared near Konoha. As Konoha mobilized for battle, the Sky Ninja invasion began to blot out the morning sky.

• Umino Sasuke fused the Ice Release Bloodline Limit and felt his chakra, body, and soul undergo rapid changes.
• Umino Sasuke resolved to protect himself from Shimura Danzō and planned to use his growing strength and loyal subordinates to secure the Umino Clan’s position.
• Umino Sasuke learned through his Shadow Clone that Angkor Fortress had approached Konoha and ordered the Umino Clan into underground shelters.
• Umino Sasuke informed Uzumaki Mito, who ordered an emergency evacuation and placed Konoha on Level One combat readiness.
• Uzumaki Mito mobilized the Leaf Ninja Army as alarms sounded and Sky Ninja aircraft filled the sky over Konoha.

Umino Sasuke and his allies tried to stop the Sky Ninja, but the attackers broke through to Konoha and began bombing the village. Sasuke used his stored Active Water Candy to block Angkor Fortress’s Chakra Cannons, leaving Konoha’s residents alive but the battle unresolved.

• Umino Sasuke and Aburame Shikuroo attacked the approaching Sky Ninja, but their small force could not stop the many armored flyers.
• Angkor Fortress fired its Chakra Cannons at Big White, and Umino Sasuke’s Sticky Candy Wall bought the falcon time to escape toward Konoha.
• The Sky Ninja broke into Konoha and bombed the village while Konoha Ninja struggled to protect civilians and hit the flying machines.
• Umino Sasuke coordinated combined Wind and Fire Release attacks that destroyed several low-flying machines, but the Sky Ninja climbed beyond their reach.
• Angkor Fortress aimed its Chakra Cannons at Konoha, and Umino Sasuke used his stored Active Water Candy to raise a defense wall that barely blocked the barrage.

Umino Sasuke struggled to shield Konoha from Angkor Fortress’s Chakra Cannons as the Sky Ninja broke through, while Shimura Danzō led the Root in a powerful counterattack. With the Sticky Water Candy Wall near collapse, Uzumaki Mito emerged and released the Strength of a Hundred Seal, halting the chaotic battlefield with her immense Chakra.

• Umino Sasuke used Samehada’s Chakra to reinforce the Sticky Water Candy Wall and protect Konoha’s shelters from Angkor Fortress’s bombardment.
• The Sky Ninja broke into Konoha, spreading panic as Hiruzen Sarutobi remained absent.
• Shimura Danzō and the Root attacked the Sky Ninja with Wind Release and the Baku, driving them back and raising Konoha’s morale.
• Angkor Fortress resumed firing before its cannons had cooled, and Umino Sasuke’s damaged barrier neared collapse.
• Uzumaki Mito emerged from the Senju Clan Grounds and released the Strength of a Hundred Seal, spreading her immense Chakra across the battlefield.

Uzumaki Mito faced Angkor Fortress’s assault and countered its World-Destroying Main Cannon with a Tailed Beast Ball, then battered the fortress’s defenses. Umino Sasuke struck the Sky Ninja Commander through the damaged fortress, leaving his fate unclear.

• The Sky Ninja Commander ordered Angkor Fortress’s Chakra Cannons to target Uzumaki Mito, but she blocked them with her chakra tails.
• Uzumaki Mito located the fortress’s core as the Sky Ninja Commander fired its World-Destroying Main Cannon at her.
• Uzumaki Mito met the main cannon’s beam with a Tailed Beast Ball, and the two attacks annihilated each other in a vast energy vortex.
• Uzumaki Mito fired another Tailed Beast Ball, breaking Angkor Fortress’s energy shield and tearing open its hull.
• Umino Sasuke sensed the Sky Ninja Commander’s location and struck him in the heart with Water Release: Water Severing Wave.

Umino Sasuke helped defeat the Sky Ninja invasion, and Shinnō ordered the damaged Angkor Fortress to retreat after the Sky Ninja Commander died. Sasuke sent Konoha’s pursuit squad to attack Sky Hidden Village while he returned to a devastated Konoha, where Shimura Danzō and Hiruzen Sarutobi competed for the villagers’ support.

• The Sky Ninja Commander died after Umino Sasuke’s High-Pressure Water Line struck him, and he told Shinnō to retreat and capture Tailed Beasts.
• Shinnō ordered Angkor Fortress and the remaining Sky Ninja to withdraw, while Sasuke and Konoha forces pursued them and wiped out the rear guard.
• Sasuke used concealed Shadow Clones to track Angkor Fortress, then sent Aburame Shibi and the pursuit squad toward Sky Hidden Village while he kept the fortress’s crash site secret.
• Sasuke returned to Konoha and found nearly half the village destroyed by the bombardment, with villagers emerging from shelters amid the ruins.
• Shimura Danzō tried to calm the villagers and claim credit for the victory, but Hiruzen Sarutobi’s return drew many villagers away, while others stayed with Danzō in resentment.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and the sealing teams began transferring the Nine-Tails from Uzumaki Mito to Uzumaki Kushina, but the beast broke free during the ritual. Uzumaki Mito died stopping its attack, while Kushina awakened her Adamantine Sealing Chains and sealed the Nine-Tails inside herself.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi hurried to the shrine outside the village, with Umino Sasuke following to assist with the transfer.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the sealing teams to begin transferring the Nine-Tails from Uzumaki Mito to Uzumaki Kushina.
• The Nine-Tails emerged as a growing chakra body and nearly pierced Uzumaki Kushina with its claw.
• Uzumaki Mito used her remaining strength to bind the Nine-Tails with Adamantine Sealing Chains, but it pierced her chest.
• Uzumaki Kushina awakened her own Adamantine Sealing Chains and pulled the Nine-Tails into her body, completing the seal.