Chapter Summaries

Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo liberated Golden Spring Oasis, distributed its grain, and urged its oppressed people to confront the nobles responsible for their suffering. After the crowd killed the bound nobles and overseers, Sha Zhongba organized the oasis into a [Dawn] resistance stronghold and reported to Umino Sasuke, whom he praised as the movement’s spiritual leader.

• Umino Sasuke used Mecha Puppets to destroy Golden Spring Oasis’s defenses, defeat its guards, and distribute grain to the civilians and slaves.
• Umino Sasuke used his speech and a concealed genjutsu to encourage the people to recount the abuses they had suffered under the nobles and overseers.
• The crowd surged against the bound nobles and overseers, killing them as Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo watched.
• Umino Sasuke packed the oasis’s accumulated wealth into Sealing Scrolls and departed with Hatake Sakumo.
• Sha Zhongba and [Dawn] arrived at Golden Spring Oasis, organized its people, distributed weapons, and began establishing a resistance stronghold.
• Sha Zhongba met Umino Sasuke beyond the oasis and declared him the spiritual leader of [Dawn].

Umino Sasuke accepted Sha Zhongba’s request for mechanical modification and brought him to Laboratory Zero for surgery. He then checked on the ongoing work on Ruri Jade and Dodai and examined the Chakra Regeneration Core.

• Sha Zhongba asked Umino Sasuke to modify his body so he could gain power and strengthen his position in Dawn.
• Umino Sasuke warned Sha Zhongba that the surgery could be dangerous and used Sand Wolf’s death to demand loyalty, though he privately knew the procedure could not fail.
• Umino Sasuke knocked Sha Zhongba unconscious, transported him to Laboratory Zero, and assigned a Shadow Clone to perform the modification surgery.
• Umino Sasuke inspected the nearly completed modifications to Ruri Jade’s corpse and the Shadow Clones’ work turning Dodai into a rubber human puppet.
• Umino Sasuke examined the Chakra Regeneration Core made with Hashirama cancer cells and Nine-Tails chakra.

Umino Sasuke implanted a Chakra Regeneration Core into the Glazed Mech Princess and stabilized her with an Eight Trigrams seal, creating a powerful Kage-Level Human Puppet. He then implanted a gentler core into Dodai as a Chakra Outer Elixir and assigned a Shadow Clone to oversee his gradual Rubberization modification before turning to Sha Zhongba's operating table.

• Umino Sasuke decided to use chakra as a foundation for pursuing Sage Jutsu and prioritized creating a Kage-Level Human Puppet.
• Umino Sasuke implanted a Chakra Regeneration Core into the Glazed Mech Princess, then used an Eight Trigrams Sealing to control its Hashirama Cell and Nine-Tails chakra.
• Umino Sasuke released Ruri Jade's soul restraint and assessed the Glazed Mech Princess as a weak Kage-Level weapon with powerful chakra and Puppet Technique abilities.
• Umino Sasuke implanted a gentler Chakra Outer Elixir in Dodai's lower dantian and sealed it before its energy could run wild.
• Umino Sasuke tasked a Shadow Clone with monitoring Dodai's gradual Rubberization modification and recording data, then went to Sha Zhongba's operating table as surgery neared its end.

Umino Sasuke gave Sha Zhongba a powerful Wind-Style Chakra Regeneration Core and ordered him to secure Golden Spring Oasis and develop Dawn. Newly empowered and fearful of losing his advantage, Sha Zhongba planned to seize Red Lizard Oasis, while Umino Sasuke returned to Hatake Sakumo near the Daimyo’s Mansion.

• Umino Sasuke implanted the Desert Giant Falcon Chakra Regeneration Core in Sha Zhongba and warned that its erosion would require regular maintenance.
• Umino Sasuke brought Sha Zhongba to Golden Spring Oasis, where Sha Zhongba woke and discovered his enhanced strength and Wind Release abilities.
• Sha Zhongba pledged loyalty to Umino Sasuke, who ordered him to secure Golden Spring Oasis, develop Dawn, and remember his medical instructions.
• Sha Zhongba resolved to outshine An Lujing and Xin Xie by leading Dawn to capture Red Lizard Oasis.
• Umino Sasuke used the Flying Thunder God Technique to appear beside Hatake Sakumo near the Daimyo’s Mansion.

Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo bypassed Chiyo’s planned ambush at Quicksand Pass by crossing the Sea of Death Sands on Big White. They reached the Land of Wind’s central region and began scouting toward the Daimyo’s Mansion, where they discovered its defenses were stronger than expected.

• Hatake Sakumo warned Umino Sasuke that Chiyo and her elite Puppet Master unit were heading to Quicksand Pass to ambush them.
• Umino Sasuke proposed crossing the Sea of Death Sands to avoid Chiyo and strike directly at the Daimyo’s Mansion, and Hatake Sakumo agreed.
• Umino Sasuke summoned Big White and used the Light-Weight Rock Technique to help the two of them fly across the dangerous desert.
• After they crossed the Sea of Death Sands, Umino Sasuke dismissed Big White, and he and Hatake Sakumo concealed themselves and scouted toward the Daimyo’s Mansion.
• Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo discovered that the Daimyo’s Mansion had adopted a stronger defensive posture than they had anticipated.

Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo assessed the heavily fortified Daimyo's Mansion and rejected a direct assault because its unknown defenses and political consequences made capturing the Daimyo too risky. They chose to liberate more oases and disrupt Hidden Sand's supply lines, hoping to force the Daimyo to reveal his intentions and weaknesses.

• Hatake Sakumo and Umino Sasuke observed the Daimyo's Mansion's extensive defenses and considered whether the Land of Wind's Daimyo was foolish or a hidden schemer.
• Hatake Sakumo proposed infiltrating the mansion, capturing the Daimyo, and escaping, but Umino Sasuke recognized the danger of provoking the Daimyo of the Land of Fire and Konoha's leadership.
• Umino Sasuke argued that the Daimyo's unusual defensive posture could conceal traps or powerful ninja, and Hatake Sakumo agreed that they knew too little about their enemy.
• Umino Sasuke proposed liberating more oases, especially those along Hidden Sand's supply lines, to weaken the enemy and force the Daimyo to reveal his strength.
• Hatake Sakumo accepted the revised plan, and the two decided to resume liberating major oases in the Land of Wind.

The Daimyo of the Land of Wind planned to summon the Temple of Wind’s monk ninja to defend his mansion and strengthen his control by balancing the temple against Sunagakure. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo recalled from the Land of Wind, leaving their punishment undecided as Mitokado Homura pressed for harsher action.

• The Daimyo of the Land of Wind learned that the Daimyo of the Land of Fire had ordered Hiruzen Sarutobi to recall Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo, but Shadow warned that the mansion could not withstand both men attacking together.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Wind ordered the Minister of Commerce to summon the Temple of Wind’s elite monk ninja and offered the temple greater influence and a share of Sunagakure’s relinquished interests.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu debated the Land of Fire’s edict, with Utatane Koharu warning that punishing the two ninja without investigating could damage morale at the front.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the Anbu to tell Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo to halt their operations and return to Konoha, postponing any punishment until after an investigation.
• Mitokado Homura urged Hiruzen Sarutobi to impose some immediate discipline so the Daimyo of the Land of Fire would not see the recall as an empty gesture.

Hiruzen Sarutobi recalled Hatake Sakumo and Umino Sasuke from the front lines and removed Umino Sasuke from command to appease the Daimyo. Shimura Danzō failed to persuade him to reverse the order, warning that Konoha would regret losing its chance to defeat Hidden Sand.

• Mitokado Homura proposed removing Umino Sasuke as commander and placing the Frontline Mobile Support Force under Torifu Akimichi.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo to hand over their duties and return to Konoha for questioning.
• Utatane Koharu urged her clan to stay neutral, while Mitokado Homura arranged to send more than half of his clan’s shinobi to the Land of Rivers front.
• Shimura Danzō confronted Hiruzen Sarutobi and argued that recalling the two commanders would give Hidden Sand time to recover.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to withdraw the order, and Shimura Danzō left after warning him that he would regret it.

Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo expanded their campaign against Hidden Sand before receiving Hiruzen Sarutobi’s order to withdraw and remove Sasuke from command. They devised a plan to lure Chiyo into an ambush while obeying the recall on paper, as Sasuke teleported to the Land of Rivers to handle the command handover.

• Sha Zhongba captured Black Rock, and Umino Sasuke rewarded him with swordsmanship; An Lujing and Xin Xie then received chakra cores that greatly increased their abilities.
• The Free Sand Bandit organization captured another large oasis before Hatake Sakumo delivered Hiruzen Sarutobi’s order recalling the force and removing Umino Sasuke from command.
• Umino Sasuke proposed faking a retreat to lure Chiyo and her elite Puppet Unit into an ambush, and Hatake Sakumo agreed to lead the bait operation.
• Umino Sasuke teleported toward the Land of Rivers to handle the handover while Hatake Sakumo headed into the Land of Wind to draw Chiyo after him.
• At Konoha’s main camp, Torifu Akimichi and Shirakumo Hayama discussed Sasuke’s removal when a sudden spatial fluctuation put the guards on alert.

Umino Sasuke proposed disbanding his Frontline Mobile Support Force by folding its members into the regular Land of Rivers forces, strengthening the army while satisfying the Hokage’s order. Torifu Akimichi approved the plan and backed Sasuke, leaving him with greater influence over the front as he prepared to return to Konoha.

• Umino Sasuke returned to the command center with logistical supplies and Puppets, then discussed the Hokage’s order to remove him from command with Torifu Akimichi.
• Sasuke proposed abolishing the Mobile Support Force designation and dispersing its members throughout the two thousand regular frontline ninja, where they would bolster the army and spread the reforms.
• Nara Shikaku advised Torifu Akimichi that supporting Sasuke’s plan would protect the Ino-Shika-Cho clans’ interests as civilian ninja gained influence.
• Torifu Akimichi agreed to the reorganization and ordered Nara Shikaku and Shirakumo Hayama to assist Sasuke.
• Torifu told Sasuke to be careful when he returned to Konoha and promised that the frontline forces would support him.

Umino Sasuke disbanded the Frontline Mobile Support Force and absorbed its members into the regular forces, winning widespread support as the reorganization brought benefits and new opportunities. Nara Shikaku built a civilian staff to manage the increased workload, while the frontline army completed its five elemental Joint Ninjutsu Brigades.

• Umino Sasuke disbanded the Frontline Mobile Support Force and reassigned its members across the frontline forces, prompting cheers and renewed support for him and Torifu Akimichi.
• The reorganization gave Nara Shikaku the role of de facto chief of staff, made Yamanaka Inoichi a deputy in the Intelligence Squad, and placed Akimichi Choza among Umino Sasuke's guards.
• Nara Shikaku complained that Umino Sasuke had buried him in administrative work, but Umino Sasuke said Nara Shikasuke had wanted his son to take on more responsibility.
• Nara Shikaku recruited shinobi for document, accounting, and intelligence work, creating a civilian staff structure that improved the frontline force's efficiency.
• The reorganized force established its Wind Release and Lightning Release Joint Ninjutsu Brigades, completing its set of five elemental brigades.

Umino Sasuke oversaw the reorganization of Konoha’s Land of Rivers forces into the powerful, well-supplied Iron Wall Army, while the Daimyo’s trade ties deepened Sasuke’s influence over the region. Once the army’s restructuring was complete, Sasuke resumed training the Fish Bird Dog trio and guided Inuzuka Gaku’s development.

• Uchiha Mikoto contributed copied Fire Release techniques and trained the Fire Release Brigade, helping it catch up with the other elemental forces.
• The reorganized army expanded its medical, tool, puppet, and other units, with the Puppet Master Unit emerging as its strongest combat force.
• Tejudo became a Konoha Jonin, and his wealthy clan’s support strengthened his Tool Brigade and secured his leadership.
• The Land of Rivers Daimyo supplied food and cooperated with Konoha’s forces through trade, while the frontline troops came to call themselves the Iron Wall Army.
• After Nara Shikaku took on much of the staff work, Umino Sasuke found time to train the Fish Bird Dog trio and offer Inuzuka Gaku guidance on combat awareness and chakra control.

Umino Sasuke improved Tobirama and Kosuzu’s potential by transplanting his bone marrow and training them in a new Yang Release technique, giving them greater chakra reserves and the potential to awaken Ice Release. As the Fish Bird Dog Three Clans’ combat system took shape, the chapter ended with Tobirama and Kosuzu growing more confident while Sasuke considered how to develop the Umino Clan further.

• Tejiku Kin trained in Tool Manipulation and ninjutsu while the Tejiku Family developed Desert Giant Falcons, Mechanical Puppet Ballistas, and a possible Explosion Release path.
• After his own Senju Nawaki bone marrow transplant failed because of rejection, Umino Sasuke realized his siblings might be compatible recipients and successfully transplanted treated bone marrow into Tobirama and Kosuzu.
• Umino Sasuke taught Tobirama and Kosuzu the Bone Marrow Yang Release Blood Creation Technique, and they gained chakra, recovered faster, and developed Wind Release alongside Water Release.
• Umino Sasuke added Sound Release training to their regimen to strengthen their Wind Release and help them develop the potential to awaken Ice Release, though they struggled with the techniques.
• Umino Sasuke outlined different training paths for Umino clansmen as the Fish Bird Dog Three Clans developed into a formidable combat force, while noting that the Umino Clan still lacked high-end fighters.
• Tobirama and Kosuzu became more confident after their improvements, reaching the standard of an outstanding ninja clan genius like Inuzuka Ryo.

Umino Sasuke reassured Xiao Xiao that her work treating the psychological trauma of frontline ninja was valuable, then began planning how she could develop into a combat-capable medical ninja. He proposed improving her defenses with custom armor and using her emotional perception and chakra control to learn disruptive genjutsu.

• Umino Sasuke considered how to conceal the Ice Release bloodline by helping more Umino Clan members awaken it and keeping them safe during the transformation process.
• Umino Sasuke returned Kosuzu to Tsunade and continued overseeing Tobirama's training as the Fish Bird Dog trio practiced nearby.
• Xiao Xiao told Umino Sasuke she felt left behind because Liao and Tejudo had become jonin while she remained a Special Jonin and Medical Department administrator.
• Umino Sasuke praised Xiao Xiao's medical skills and her work easing the psychological trauma of frontline ninja, calling her contributions vital to military morale.
• Xiao Xiao said she wanted to become a combat-capable medical ninja like Tsunade, and Umino Sasuke proposed custom armor and low-cost genjutsu suited to her strengths.

Umino Sasuke planned Xiao Xiao’s training around her medical skills, chakra control, and Lightning Release, then taught her Lightning Release Activation. After she began training, he assigned Shadow Clones to oversee her and the Three Youngsters before returning to Hatake Sakumo in the Land of Wind.

• Umino Sasuke advised Xiao Xiao to study genjutsu and develop support tools with Tejudo, while also improving her Chakra Scalpel and learning Chakra-Enhanced Strength.
• Umino Sasuke recommended Hatake Sakumo’s Lightning Release Activation for Xiao Xiao, explaining its benefits for speed, defense, explosive power, and body conditioning.
• Umino Sasuke taught Xiao Xiao the technique, and she used it to run faster before her limited chakra ran out.
• Umino Sasuke confiscated Xiao Xiao’s honey water and ordered her to run twenty laps before dinner; she resumed running to pursue her training goals.
• Umino Sasuke created Shadow Clones to supervise Tobirama, Little Gold, Jaw, and Xiao Xiao, then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Hatake Sakumo in the Land of Wind.

Umino Sasuke ordered the Free Sand People to shift to guerrilla warfare while Hatake Sakumo continued luring Chiyo’s forces toward a designated battlefield. In Laboratory Zero, Sasuke began refining a Chakra Outer Elixir fused from Hashirama Cells, Nine-Tails chakra, and his Ice Release chakra, with Samehada absorbing the energy released by the difficult process.

• Umino Sasuke gave Hatake Sakumo supplies and told him to keep leading Chiyo’s pursuing forces toward the designated battlefield.
• Umino Sasuke ordered Sha Zhongba to direct the Free Sand People to abandon their frontal campaign and wage guerrilla warfare across the Land of Wind.
• Sha Zhongba relayed the new strategy to An Lujing and Xin Xie, who agreed to carry it out while privately competing to prove themselves.
• Umino Sasuke returned to Laboratory Zero and assigned four Shadow Clones to install Hashirama Cells Regeneration Cores in four Mecha Puppets.
• Umino Sasuke began refining the Chakra Outer Elixir with his Ice Release chakra, and Samehada absorbed energy leaking from the struggling core.

Umino Sasuke refined the embryonic Chakra Outer Elixir through a cycle involving his Ice Release chakra and Samehada, strengthening both Samehada and his own chakra. After testing Hashirama Cell Regeneration Cores in his Mecha Puppets, he considered adapting Ruri Jade’s Soul Chip to make them intelligent.

• Umino Sasuke used food energy to help Samehada convert the Regeneration Core’s violent chakra into pure chakra, allowing him to continue refining the Chakra Outer Elixir.
• The cycle stabilized the Outer Elixir and subtly improved Umino Sasuke’s chakra, while Samehada grew larger and stronger until it reached its conversion limit.
• Umino Sasuke stopped the session, stored the more condensed Outer Elixir, and decided to make the method part of his daily training.
• Umino Sasuke reviewed his Shadow Clones’ tests and found that Hashirama Cell Regeneration Cores strengthened the Mecha Puppets’ Chakra Shields while reducing energy consumption.
• Umino Sasuke identified Shadow Clone control as a weakness and considered using Ruri Jade’s Soul Chip to create intelligent Mecha Puppets, noting that advanced sealing techniques were needed to link a soul to a metal puppet.

Umino Sasuke concluded that Uzumaki sealing arts might let him link souls to mechanical Puppets and considered how to acquire them. Back at the Land of Rivers front, he assigned Mito Kadena’s clan to a dangerous mission, leaving Kadena trapped between obeying and facing punishment for refusing.

• Umino Sasuke identified the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing techniques as a possible solution for binding Soul Chips to metal Puppets and considered seeking a way to bring the clan under his control.
• Umino Sasuke returned to the front-line camp and learned that Mito Kadena had brought over sixty Mitokado Clan ninja to support the army and prepare for Mitokado Homura’s return.
• Umino Sasuke ordered the Mitokado Clan ninja to join Shirakumo Hayama’s Special Assault Team and raid the heavily defended Hidden Sand outpost at Red Sand Fortress.
• Mito Kadena refused the order, calling it a suicide mission, and an Iron Wall Army messenger recorded his insubordination.
• Nara Shikaku delivered a new urgent order requiring Kadena’s unit to rescue Hatake Sakumo and Umino Sasuke from Chiyo’s pursuing elite Puppet Master Unit.
• Mito Kadena realized that refusing the rescue mission after already defying orders could bring battlefield punishment upon him and his clan, and understood that Sasuke had trapped them.

Umino Sasuke forced Mito Kadena to choose between the Mitokado Clan’s survival and Mitokado Homura’s faction by revealing evidence implicating Homura in crimes against Konoha, including Senju Nawaki’s death. Kadena handed over the names of Homura’s twelve confidants and ordered the clan’s shinobi to accept a dangerous mission supporting Hatake Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo.

• Umino Sasuke showed Mito Kadena evidence of the Mitokado Clan’s arms smuggling, intelligence leaks, and Homura’s role in Konoha’s succession politics.
• Umino Sasuke presented a Hidden Stone mission file and Konoha intelligence tying Homura’s Anbu to the conspiracy behind Senju Nawaki’s death, and warned Kadena that the evidence had been sent to the Daimyo and Third Hokage.
• Mito Kadena agreed to cooperate and gave Umino Sasuke a list of twelve of Homura’s confidants in exchange for a chance to preserve the Mitokado Clan.
• Umino Sasuke told Kadena to follow his orders on the next day’s battlefield, while Kadena blamed Homura and resolved to sacrifice the twelve confidants for the clan’s survival.
• Mito Kadena ordered the Mitokado Clan’s Special Assault Team to depart on the mission supporting Hatake Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo, while Iron Wall Army shinobi kept the clan surrounded.

Mito Kadena led selected Mitokado clansmen toward the Land of Wind while Umino Sasuke expanded their target list and used the Iron Wall Anbu’s intelligence network to plan political moves against Mitokado Homura and the Daimyo’s advisers. Sasuke then joined Hatake Sakumo in battle against Chiyo’s pursuing force, where he faced a swarm of puppet attacks.

• Mito Kadena ordered his elite clansmen to head for the Land of Wind border and rendezvous with Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo.
• Umino Sasuke added members of Mitokado Homura’s branch and foreign-born deathsworn to Mito Kadena’s list, intending to force Homura’s removal and secure Kadena’s allegiance.
• Umino Sasuke reviewed the Iron Wall Anbu’s intelligence operations and learned that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind had engineered the order that threatened the Iron Wall Legion.
• Umino Sasuke sent Senju Nawaki and an elite Anbu squad to the Capital of the Land of Fire to deliver evidence against Mitokado Homura and target the finance minister.
• Umino Sasuke teleported to Hatake Sakumo’s position and killed a Sand Hidden Jonin Puppet Master who was attempting to ambush him.
• Chiyo led more than two hundred Hidden Sand Puppet Masters against Umino Sasuke and Hatake Sakumo, but Sasuke used Wind Release Chakra Mode and Samehada to withstand their attacks.