Chapter Summaries

Umino Sasuke defeated the Third Hoshikage and exploited the Star Ninja’s belief that he was a Stone Ninja to capture many of them. After securing the star and prisoners, he left Star Hidden Village and returned to his underground Secret Room in the Land of Waves.

• Umino Sasuke blinded the Third Hoshikage with the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique and sent him crashing into the Poison Gas Valley with a powerful punch.
• Umino Sasuke saw the Third Hoshikage’s body decaying from what appeared to be Sage Jutsu, then cut off his head when Samehada could not stop it.
• Star Ninja mistook Umino Sasuke for an Iwagakure ninja, entered the Poison Gas Valley, and suffered heavy casualties in his mist attack.
• Umino Sasuke fought off the Star Ninja’s counterattack and used candy walls to catch unconscious survivors before they fell.
• Umino Sasuke transformed to resemble a Stone Ninja and let an awakened Star Ninja escape with a false report while he transported the other prisoners to Angkor Fortress.
• Umino Sasuke secured the star, left Star Hidden Village, and teleported to his underground Secret Room in the Land of Waves.

Umino Sasuke extracted the Third Hoshikage’s magical secret technique and confirmed that the Star Meteorite was a remnant of the Ten-Tails. He and Kakuzu decided to secretly train ninja on a lawless island, and Sasuke named a talented red-haired girl Summer Star.

• Umino Sasuke learned that the Third Hoshikage used an explosive magical secret technique and a Chakra Sharing Secret Technique, then considered applying their principles to his own techniques.
• Umino Sasuke tested the Star Meteorite with Nine-Tails chakra and confirmed that it was a Ten-Tails remnant, leaving him seeking chakra from all nine Tailed Beasts.
• Umino Sasuke found Kakuzu teaching chakra refinement to three children and learned that their memories had been erased and their families were likely dead.
• Kakuzu proposed secretly training the children as ninja on a lawless island, and Umino Sasuke agreed to use it as a training base and supply station.
• Umino Sasuke named the talented red-haired girl Summer Star and named the other two children Night Hawk and Death Burial.

Umino Sasuke took control of Angkor Fortress and arranged to use its prisoners and Star Chakra to power the Mecha Puppets. After Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered him to reinforce the Land of Grass front lines, Sasuke assembled a new force that included prominent young clan ninja.

• Kakuzu celebrated Angkor Fortress's wealth and declared that he would live there, while Umino Sasuke assigned his recruited ninja to guard and maintain the stronghold.
• Umino Sasuke put Yantai in charge of the prison and ordered him to arrange daily chakra extraction from the prisoners.
• Umino Sasuke used selected prisoners to test pseudo Five-Tails Jinchuriki and had Samehada absorb Star Chakra before transferring it to the Mecha Puppets' energy storage.
• Umino Sasuke returned to Konoha and received Hiruzen Sarutobi's order to lead new recruits and mobilized troops to the Land of Grass front lines.
• Might Duy woke Umino Sasuke for the departure, and Uchiha Shun brought Uchiha Mikoto and two other Uchiha ninja to join the force.
• The Ino-Shika-Cho clans and other major ninja clans also assigned members to Umino Sasuke's Frontline Mobile Support Force.

Umino Sasuke infiltrated Kumogakure, stole intelligence and treasures, and disguised himself as Dodai to reach Blue B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. The chapter ended as he began releasing Blue B’s seal.

• Umino Sasuke sent Shadow Clones with the mobilized troops while his real body flew to Kumogakure and gathered intelligence on Ay and Dodai.
• He ambushed Dodai, extracted fragmented intelligence, took his appearance, and moved Dodai’s corpse into a Sealing Scroll.
• Umino Sasuke raided the Yazuki Clan’s treasury and teleported its valuable contents to the Land of Waves.
• Disguised as Dodai, he went to the valley where Blue B was held and used the Five Elements Seal—Release on Blue B’s stomach.

Umino Sasuke disguised himself as Omoi and broke Blue B’s seal, unleashing the Eight-Tails Ox-Demon in Kumogakure. The Third Raikage, A, arrived to protect the surviving Cloud Ninja and faced the beast’s Tailed Beast Ball head-on.

• Umino Sasuke used a Five Elements Seal on Blue B, exposed himself as an impostor, and released the Eight-Tails Ox-Demon.
• The Eight-Tails transformed and rampaged through the valley, while Umino Sasuke escaped underground and the Cloud Ninja fled.
• The Eight-Tails killed the Cloud Ninja in the valley, but the Third Raikage, A, arrived and rescued the last two survivors.
• A confronted the Eight-Tails as it fired a Tailed Beast Ball toward Kumogakure and its defenders.
• A charged into the Tailed Beast Ball with Hell Stab: Four-Finger Thrust, and Umino Sasuke watched in shock as he withstood its force.

Umino Sasuke watched the Third Raikage battle the Eight-Tails, secretly collected its severed tentacle and flesh, then encountered Orochimaru underground. After sharing some of the Eight-Tails tissue and learning Orochimaru’s mission, Sasuke left Kumogakure with him.

• The Third Raikage and the Eight-Tails fought for a day and night until both were badly injured and exhausted.
• Umino Sasuke secretly used Earth Release to collect the severed Eight-Tails tentacle and its scattered flesh.
• As Cloud Ninja entered the valley, Sasuke fled and sensed Orochimaru hiding underground nearby.
• Orochimaru attacked Sasuke with Shadow Snake Hand, then stopped when Sasuke identified himself and blocked the strike with Samehada.
• Sasuke gave Orochimaru a sealed portion of the Eight-Tails tissue, and Orochimaru explained that he had infiltrated Kumogakure to assess its stance in the war.
• Sasuke and Orochimaru agreed to withdraw and left Kumogakure underground.

After the Eight-Tails rampage and a wave of sabotage devastated Kumogakure, Third Raikage A blamed Iwagakure and ordered the village to prepare for war. He also maintained his plan to obtain the Uzumaki Clan’s Sealing Techniques, while Konoha escaped suspicion.

• Third Raikage A learned that Blue B’s seal had collapsed and ordered Kumogakure to pursue the Uzumaki Clan’s Sealing Techniques.
• A communications ninja reported that explosions had destroyed vital districts in Kumogakure and caused severe casualties.
• The ninja presented evidence that Stone Hidden spies had carried out Operation [Rock Cry] under orders from a superior codenamed [Earth Collapse], whom the report identified as matching Omoi.
• Third Raikage A blamed Ōnoki of Both Scales and ordered border forces to readiness, a purge of Iwagakure spies, and relief for the village.
• Third Raikage A vowed to seize the Uzumaki Clan’s Sealing Techniques after driving back Iwagakure, and the surviving Cloud Ninja cried out for revenge.

Umino Sasuke and Orochimaru disguised themselves as Iwagakure Anbu and led Omoi to believe his village had organized a successful attack on Kumogakure. Orochimaru captured Omoi after revealing the operation was Konoha’s conspiracy, leaving him unconscious as a research specimen.

• Umino Sasuke changed into an Iwagakure Anbu disguise and joined Orochimaru to intercept Omoi, an Iwagakure spy fleeing Kumogakure.
• The disguised Anbu praised Omoi, then fought off the pursuing Kumogakure ninja and killed their leading jonin with a Weighted Rock Technique.
• Omoi accepted the Anbu as his allies and joined their retreat, convinced that Iwagakure had orchestrated the devastating attacks on Kumogakure.
• Orochimaru restrained Omoi with Shadow Snake Hand and revealed that Konoha had framed Iwagakure for the attacks.
• Orochimaru poisoned Omoi, collected him as a research specimen, and praised Sasuke’s deception.

Umino Sasuke’s sabotage left Kumogakure devastated, while Ōnoki mistakenly credited the operation to Iwagakure’s spies and prepared for the Cloud’s retaliation. Back at the Land of Grass front line, Sasuke found Nara Shikaku trying to avoid extra work.

• Orochimaru recognized how Sasuke’s plan had exploited the Eight-Tails’ rampage and made Iwagakure appear responsible for Kumogakure’s destruction.
• Surviving Iwagakure spies told Ōnoki that their team had destroyed Kumogakure’s key facilities and that [Earth Collapse] had likely died covering their retreat.
• Ōnoki concluded that [Earth Collapse] had carried out the sabotage after realizing the village had abandoned him, then ordered honors, compensation, and S-Rank mission merits for the team.
• Ōnoki placed Iwagakure on high alert and welcomed the prospect of fighting a weakened Kumogakure, unaware that Sasuke had manipulated events to relieve pressure on Konoha’s front.
• Sasuke returned to the Land of Grass front line, where Nara Shikaku noticed his absence and denied that he wanted his workload reduced.

Umino Sasuke reviewed the fallout from the conflict between Kumogakure and Iwagakure, then led Konoha’s forces into a renewed stalemate with the Stone Ninja. After receiving orders to support Takigakure against Kagero Village, he prepared to take the Frontline Mobile Support Force to the Land of Mountains.

• Umino Sasuke gave Nara Shikaku intelligence about Kumogakure’s losses, and Shikaku questioned whether Sasuke had helped orchestrate the attack before accepting Ambersent as hush money.
• Umino Sasuke led the expanded Frontline Mobile Support Force in a probing attack, but the Stone Ninja retreated to the Feiying Mountain Range and both armies settled into a stalemate.
• Umino Sasuke visited the field hospital and praised Uchiha Mikoto’s chakra control, while Mikoto remained guarded around him.
• Umino Sasuke received orders from Konoha High Command to take his force to the Land of Mountains and help Takigakure capture Kagero Village.

Umino Sasuke led Konoha reinforcements to help Takigakure capture Kagero Village, whose explosive-tag defenses had stalled the assault. He used Sound Release to locate the traps and his swords to dismantle them, opening a safe path through the defenses as Takigakure watched in astonishment.

• Takigakure commander Takagi warned Umino Sasuke that Kagero Village's explosive-tag traps had inflicted heavy casualties, while the deputy commander mocked Konoha's ability to break through.
• Umino Sasuke led Uchiha Shun, Might Duy, Shirakumo Hayama, Heizo Raido, and Gekko Yoru toward Kagero Village's right defensive line after nightfall.
• Umino Sasuke and his Shadow Clones used the Sonic Radar Technique to locate hidden explosive-tag traps and chained arrays.
• Umino Sasuke's Shadow Clones used the Thunder God Sword and Seal Breaking Sword to destroy or dismantle the traps.
• Umino Sasuke led the Konoha teams through the cleared path, leaving Takagi and the Takigakure Ninja amazed by Konoha's strength.

Umino Sasuke and the allied Konoha and Takigakure forces conquered Kagero Village through coordinated assassinations and a swift assault. Takigakure thanked Konoha and presented Hero's Water, while Umino Sasuke led Might Duy to the village's hidden Secret Vault.

• Umino Sasuke's six-man team infiltrated Kagero Village and assassinated many of its upper ranks before the alarm sounded.
• Umino Sasuke fired a signal flare, and Inuzuka Ryo and Takagi led the allied forces through the disabled Explosive Tag defenses.
• Umino Sasuke, Uchiha Shun, Gekko Yoru, Shirakumo Hayama, Might Duy, and Heizo Raido helped rout Kagero Village's defenders and end the battle.
• Takagi apologized to Umino Sasuke and offered Hero's Water, which Umino Sasuke accepted in exchange for Red Curry Pills.
• Umino Sasuke coordinated the post-battle cleanup, then followed his Sound Release perception with Might Duy to Kagero Village's hidden Secret Vault.

Umino Sasuke seized Kagero Village’s vast Explosive Tag stockpile and secret techniques before Iwagakure’s Explosion Release Unit attacked. He organized a defense and confronted Bakuton Kari, leaving their battle poised at its first clash.

• Umino Sasuke and Might Duy opened Kagero Village’s Secret Vault, where Sasuke found a huge stockpile of high-grade Explosive Tags, treasure, and the village’s secret techniques.
• Umino Sasuke used the Flying Thunder God Formation to transport the vault’s contents to the Land of Waves as Might Duy guarded the entrance.
• Iwagakure’s Bakuton Kari led a newly assembled Explosion Release Unit in an assault on Kagero Village’s northwestern defenses.
• Umino Sasuke rallied the Konoha and Takigakure forces and ordered them to use Kagero Village’s remaining traps and fortifications to defend and counterattack.
• Umino Sasuke met Bakuton Kari in battle, and their chakra-enhanced fists collided.

Umino Sasuke overwhelmed Bakuton Kari in a brutal clash, then turned the Demolition Unit’s own earth technique against them. The chapter ended with Sasuke stabbing Kari through the heart with the Thunder God Sword.

• Umino Sasuke met Bakuton Kari’s Explosion Release punch head-on and sent him crashing into a tree.
• Sasuke and Kari collided again, shattering their right-hand bones, but Kari’s arm was crippled while Sasuke quickly recovered.
• The Demolition Unit launched a massive Giant Rock Sphere at Sasuke, who redirected it through Flying Thunder God Guidance Lightning into their position.
• Sasuke used Flying Thunder God Slash to pierce Bakuton Kari’s hardened defense and stab through his heart.

Umino Sasuke defeated the Stone Ninja at Kagero Village, driving them into a rout and annihilating the rebuilt Explosion Release Unit, though Bakuton Kari escaped underground. After securing the victory, Sasuke left Tejudo, Inuzuka Ryo, and Shiraha Ryo to defend Kagero Village with the Takigakure Ninja.

• Umino Sasuke stabbed Bakuton Kari through the heart, but discovered that Kari had escaped underground using the Split Technique.
• Sasuke failed to catch Kari and raised the apparent corpse on a stone spear, demanding that the remaining Stone Ninja surrender.
• Sasuke used Water Severing Wave to devastate the Stone Ninja formation, and the sight of Kari's apparent death broke their morale.
• Sasuke ordered the Konoha allied forces to pursue and wipe out the fleeing Stone Ninja, annihilating Iwagakure's rebuilt Explosion Release Unit.
• Sasuke assigned Tejudo, Inuzuka Ryo, and Shiraha Ryo to hold Kagero Village alongside the Takigakure Ninja and care for the wounded.

Umino Sasuke’s unit captured the Daimyo of the Land of Mountains, seized its resources, and disrupted Iwagakure’s supply lines while spreading rumors of a Konoha-Kumogakure alliance. Ōnoki ordered reinforcements and attacks on Kumogakure, and the provoked Cloud Ninja began retaliating against the Stone Ninja without orders.

• Umino Sasuke’s troops captured the Daimyo of the Land of Mountains after Uchiha Shun and Gekko Yoru killed the two Guardian Ninja resisting them.
• Yamashiro Ryūba guarded the daimyo and nobles for transfer to the Land of Fire as the Umino Unit seized the mansion’s wealth, supplies, maps, and Iwagakure’s supply routes.
• Umino Sasuke’s unit attacked Hidden Stone Village convoys and logistics stations in the Land of Mountains and spread rumors that Konoha and Kumogakure had secretly allied.
• Ōnoki ordered reinforcements to the Land of Frost and probing assaults on Kumogakure, fearing Iwagakure’s forces could be encircled.
• Rumors insulting the Cloud Ninja inflamed their troops, who began launching retaliatory attacks against Stone Ninja patrols despite their officers’ orders.

Umino Sasuke’s guerrilla campaign disrupted Iwagakure’s supply lines while Stone and Cloud forces escalated their fighting in the Land of Frost. After Roshi reopened the supply route and the mountain front settled into a stalemate, Sasuke received an emergency transfer order following Dan Katō’s death on the Land of Rivers front.

• Stone and Cloud forces turned their skirmishes in the Land of Frost into large-scale battles, drawing Iwagakure reinforcements away from the Land of Grass front.
• Roshi confronted Umino Sasuke’s unit in the Land of Mountains, but Sasuke used a waterfall and mist to cover the unit’s retreat.
• The Umino Unit continued ambushing Stone Ninja troops and supply convoys, while Roshi recalled the destruction of his force at the trapped Daimyo’s Mansion.
• Roshi advanced cautiously, retook the Daimyo’s Mansion, and withdrew to secure the northern passes and reopen the Land of Frost supply lines.
• Umino Sasuke received an emergency transfer order after Sand Ninja Puppet Masters found Dan Katō during his Soul Transformation Technique and destroyed his body before his soul returned.

After Umino Sasuke was ordered to abandon the Land of Mountains and reinforce the Land of Rivers, Mitokado Homura lost the mountain front to Roshi and the Four-Tails' forces, sparking a crisis with Takigakure. Sasuke reached the Land of Rivers to find its camp devastated by poison and Torifu Akimichi barely alive, leaving Sasuke to take charge.

• Umino Sasuke obeyed the transfer order and led the White Ghost Unit away from the Land of Mountains to reinforce the Land of Rivers front.
• Mitokado Homura took command in the mountains, underestimated Roshi and the Stone forces, and suffered a crushing defeat that forced Konoha and Takigakure to retreat into the Land of Waterfalls.
• Takigakure protested Homura's command and demanded that the Blue Flash return, but Hiruzen Sarutobi sent Shimura Danzō to replace Homura and ordered Sasuke's force to rush to the Land of Rivers.
• Sasuke arrived at the Land of Rivers camp and found its ninja suffering from a severe poisoning, with medical tents overwhelmed.
• Akimichi Dingzhu told Sasuke that Torifu Akimichi had also been poisoned, and the barely conscious Torifu handed Sasuke a scroll and entrusted the situation to him.

Umino Sasuke developed an antidote for Chiyo’s Purple Scorpion poison using Big White’s antibodies, saving many Konoha Ninja on the Land of Rivers front. The antidote turned the battlefront’s fortunes, while Ebizo learned Sasuke was responsible and vowed his fury against him.

• Umino Sasuke ordered the Land of Rivers camp to strengthen its defenses and treat the poisoned, then used his Water Transformation Healing Technique to suppress the poison in the wounded.
• Umino Sasuke enlisted Big White to build resistance to Purple Scorpion poison and extracted antibodies from its blood.
• On the fourth day, Umino Sasuke produced an experimental serum that worked, then organized mass production and saved nearly a hundred Konoha Ninja in one day.
• With the antidote in use, Konoha’s morale recovered and its forces repelled several probing attacks by the Sand Ninja.
• Ebizo learned that Umino Sasuke had developed the antidote and angrily called him the White Blood Demon.

Umino Sasuke visited Orochimaru at Laboratory No. 7 and found his body and soul becoming increasingly serpentine as he pursued a way to overcome death. After discussing Nawaki’s survival and the Soul Transformation Technique, Sasuke left troubled by the realization that saving Nawaki had not ended Orochimaru’s quest for immortality.

• Ebizo flew into a rage over the White Blood Demon killing his disciples and destroying his Puppet Unit.
• Umino Sasuke used the Flying Thunder God Technique to reach Laboratory No. 7 and found Orochimaru researching life and death.
• Sasuke delivered Nawaki’s letter, and Orochimaru read it before reflecting on how life might be prolonged or redefined.
• Orochimaru showed Sasuke the Soul Transformation Technique scroll and discussed preserving the soul and taking over another body.
• Sasuke left after seeing Orochimaru’s old group photograph and wondering whether the Ninja Hero’s collapse had driven Orochimaru to seek immortality.