Chapter Summaries

Tsunade ordered Ronglin to stop Isobu from being unleashed while Konoha continued its assault on Kirigakure. Ronglin reached the shore and found Isobu struggling against an unstable seal in the sea.

• Tsunade ordered Ronglin to handle Isobu and prevent waves from reaching the forest.
• Ronglin reluctantly obeyed, dispelled Susanoo, and ran toward the seaside while the battle continued.
• Ronglin reached the shore and discovered a massive, unstable seal holding Isobu beneath the sea.
• Isobu repeatedly rammed the seal in an attempt to break free.

Ronglin faced the newly freed Isobu, who attacked him in a rage. Ronglin countered the giant wave with Wind Release, but the fight remained unresolved.

• Ronglin reflected on the Nine-Tails and how difficult it was for anyone to control Kurama.
• Isobu broke free of the unstable seal and emerged from the sea, glaring at Ronglin on the shore.
• Isobu charged at Ronglin after he called him a beast, sending a wave more than ten meters high toward him.
• Ronglin used Wind Release: Super Great Cutting to counter the wave, forming a huge semicircular Wind Blade.

Ronglin defeated and controlled the ownerless Isobu, then signed a contract that let him summon the tailed beast in the future. He planned to keep Isobu from being easily returned to Kirigakure after the war.

• Isobu attacked Ronglin with a wave of seawater and his spiked tails, but Ronglin evaded the attacks.
• Ronglin used his Eternal Mangekyo to control Isobu and forced him to lie still.
• Ronglin inspected Isobu and mocked his appearance.
• Ronglin signed a contract with Isobu so he could summon him later and prevent Kirigakure from reclaiming him easily.

Ronglin forcibly bound Isobu with a summoning contract and rode him to the battlefield, where Isobu’s arrival convinced Konoha that Ronglin had subdued the Tailed Beast and broken Kirigakure’s will to fight. Ronglin ordered Isobu to fire two Tailed Beast Balls at the battered Third Mizukage, leaving the mist ninja horrified.

• Ronglin forced Isobu into a summoning contract and rode on his head toward the battlefield.
• Isobu smashed through the landscape as his immense Chakra alerted the Konoha and Kirigakure forces.
• Ronglin arrived atop Isobu, and the Sharingan in Isobu’s eyes revealed that Ronglin controlled him.
• Tsunade declared that Kirigakure had lost, while Konoha’s ninja celebrated and the mist ninja lost hope.
• Ronglin ordered Isobu to fire two Tailed Beast Balls at the Third Mizukage, alarming the mist ninja.

Ronglin ordered Isobu to kill the Third Mizukage with a Tailed Beast Ball, ending the battle but leaving Konoha’s leaders facing renewed tension over how they would treat the Uchiha. The chapter ended with both the Uchiha and Konoha’s higher-ups troubled by the Mizukage’s final accusation.

• Tsunade ordered Konoha’s forces to retreat as Isobu formed a Tailed Beast Ball aimed at the Third Mizukage.
• The Third Mizukage refused to flee, accused Konoha of rejecting the Uchiha, and accepted his defeat.
• Isobu’s Tailed Beast Ball swallowed the Third Mizukage and the guards protecting him, then destroyed a small hill.
• Konoha’s clans and higher-ups looked toward the Uchiha, troubled by the question of how the village would handle Ronglin and his clan.

Konoha accepted Kirigakure’s surrender, ending their war and beginning the difficult work of handling prisoners and casualties. Ronglin checked on the badly wounded Shisui, whose Sharingan had awakened, and brushed off his question about the Fourth Hokage candidacy.

• Kirigakure’s clan heads surrendered, and Konoha took the surviving mist ninja into custody.
• News of the victory reached the village and the other battlefields, while Tsunade and Nara Shikaku began organizing the wounded and prisoners.
• Uchiha Fugaku assessed the Uchiha clan’s devastating losses, which exceeded half its deployed forces.
• Ronglin praised the injured Shisui for his stronger presence and newly awakened one-tomoe Sharingan.
• Shisui asked Ronglin about the village resisting his candidacy for Fourth Hokage, and Ronglin told him to recover instead of meddling in adult affairs.

After Konoha defeated Kirigakure, Ronglin’s fame rose while the village struggled with casualties, shortages, and political pressure. Ronglin escorted the captured mist ninja back to Konoha with Shisui, who questioned why they were being ransomed instead of killed.

• Konoha celebrated its victory over Kirigakure, and reports of Ronglin’s feats made his reputation soar.
• The Third Hokage worried over Konoha’s losses, dwindling supplies, village discontent, and the need to choose a successor.
• Danzo and White Fang welcomed news of Kirigakure’s defeat, though Konoha’s depleted forces could not quickly reinforce the other fronts.
• Tsunade treated the wounded while Nara Shikaku handled battlefield affairs and complained that Ronglin was not helping.
• Ronglin discovered that Uchiha Fugaku had secretly awakened his Mangekyo after losing comrades and the clan’s First Elder.
• Ronglin and Shisui escorted the imprisoned mist ninja to Konoha for a ransom, while Shisui said they should be killed instead.

Ronglin asked Shisui what the Will of Fire meant, then argued that Konoha’s founding ideals might have been different if the Uchiha had won their war against the Senju. He left Shisui considering how Uchiha Madara’s influence could have shaped Konoha and its dealings with other villages.

• Ronglin asked Shisui to explain the meaning of the Will of Fire, but Shisui admitted he did not know.
• Ronglin told Shisui that the Will of Fire might have meant something different if the Uchiha had defeated the Senju.
• Ronglin explained that Uchiha Madara favored fighting over carefully reasoned speeches and might have led Konoha to conquer the other great ninja villages if the Uchiha had held the advantage.
• Ronglin said that if Madara had remained in Konoha and retained faith in it and the Uchiha, other villages would have feared attacking Konoha.

Ronglin explained to Shisui that strength, not friendliness, kept Konoha safe, and Shisui defended Ronglin’s role in the war against Kirigakure. The victorious group returned to Konoha to a heroes’ welcome, while the captured Mist ninja faced the villagers’ anger and Ronglin completed his mission.

• Ronglin told Shisui that Konoha needed overwhelming strength to deter its enemies and avoid being attacked by several villages at once.
• Shisui praised Ronglin’s contribution to the victory over Kirigakure and expressed his distrust of Konoha’s higher-ups.
• Ronglin and the group returned to Konoha, where villagers and the Third Hokage welcomed the returning ninja.
• Villagers shouted at and threw eggs toward the detained Mist ninja, who hid their resentment.
• Ronglin safely escorted the prisoners back, and the Three-Tails was reinforced with seals and sealed inside tools.

After handing over the Three-Tails, Ronglin refused the Third Hokage’s request to join the Land of Wind battlefield, choosing to rest rather than help those who had previously sidelined him. He returned to his clan grounds and realized he had forgotten to request his discharge from Anbu.

• Ronglin completed the handover and met with the Third Hokage in the Hokage's Office.
• The Third Hokage asked Ronglin to go to the Land of Wind battlefield, but Ronglin declined and said White Fang and Jiraiya could hold the line while Hyuga, Shimura, and Senju pursued credit.
• The Third Hokage accepted Ronglin’s decision, and Ronglin left for his clan grounds.
• Ronglin remembered that he had forgotten to apply to leave Anbu and decided to raise it another time.

Ronglin returned to Konoha as a celebrated hero, while rumors of the village higher-ups targeting him and the Uchiha spread among the villagers. At home, Uchiha Diqin tearfully confronted him over the danger he had faced before laughing at his reassurance.

• Villagers praised Ronglin for escorting Kirigakure prisoners back to Konoha and complained that Anbu would not let them take revenge on the captives.
• People repeated rumors that the village higher-ups were targeting the Uchiha Clan and Ronglin, and blamed the Hyuga and Shimura Clans for obstructing him during the war.
• Ronglin enjoyed hearing villagers condemn Hyuga Hiashi and Shimura Danzō and praise him as Konoha's hero.
• Uchiha Diqin ran to Ronglin when he returned home, hugged him, and cried as she scolded him for attacking the enemy camp and capturing a tailed beast alone.
• Ronglin reassured Uchiha Diqin that he had returned unharmed, and she laughed before reproaching him for risking being surrounded.

Ronglin returned to Konoha and left the Anbu after comforting Uchiha Diqin, while Konoha’s victory came at the cost of more than half its forces. Tsunade reported the losses to the Third Hokage and asked to rest, but her duties as head of the Medical Department remained.

• Ronglin bragged to Uchiha Diqin about surviving Kirigakure’s encirclements and managed to stop her tears.
• Ronglin suspected Shisui had told Uchiha Diqin too much about his frontline experiences.
• Ronglin returned to the village early and applied to leave the Anbu and become an ordinary ninja.
• Tsunade returned ten days later with the troops and gave the battlefield reports to the Third Hokage, who saw that more than half the force had become casualties.
• Tsunade asked the Third Hokage to let her rest and arrange matters for the Medical Department, but her department duties stood in the way.

With Konoha suffering heavy losses from Sunagakure’s poisoned weapons, the Third Hokage asked Tsunade to oversee medical logistics at the front in the Land of Rivers. Tsunade agreed, though she could not promise to persuade Uchiha Ronglin to join the war.

• The Third Hokage told Tsunade that White Fang and Jiraiya needed her to reduce casualties caused by Sunagakure’s new poisons.
• Tsunade protested that she was exhausted after the war with Kirigakure, but agreed to go to the Land of Rivers.
• Tsunade asked about Uchiha Ronglin, and the Third Hokage said Ronglin wanted to rest and had left the matter to Shimura, Hyuga, and Senju.
• Tsunade warned the Third Hokage that she could not guarantee Ronglin would agree to go to the front lines.

Tsunade summoned Ronglin to a tavern and tried to get him drunk, but he only sipped his drink and explained that he was resting rather than seeking revenge against the Hyuga or Shimura. The chapter ended with Tsunade insisting that neither of them could leave until they were drunk.

• Tsunade left the Hokage's Office and went to a small tavern after sending for Ronglin.
• Ronglin joined the already-drinking Tsunade, who urged him to drink, but he took only tiny sips.
• Tsunade asked whether Ronglin could wait until everything was over before settling accounts, and he said he was not seeking revenge because he had already gained what he wanted in Kirigakure.
• Ronglin said he would avoid taking revenge on the Hyuga and Shimura until the conflict was over because Konoha's defeat would not benefit him.
• Tsunade declared that neither of them could leave until they drank themselves drunk.

Ronglin got drunk while drinking with Tsunade and carried her through Konoha as he insulted the Hokage. Tsunade sent away the Anbu following them, then released Ronglin, who complained that she had nearly suffocated him.

• Tsunade challenged Ronglin to drink and made him pay the bill.
• Two hours later, a drunk Ronglin carried Tsunade through Konoha and grumbled about having to take her home.
• Ronglin noticed two Anbu following them and cursed at them to leave.
• Ronglin told the Anbu to inform the Hokage that he was grateful to him but looked down on him for Konoha's struggles on several fronts.
• Tsunade woke up enough to dismiss the Anbu and said she would send Ronglin home.
• After Tsunade released him, Ronglin went limp and complained that she had nearly suffocated him.

Ronglin pretended to be too drunk to walk, so Tsunade carried him home to the Uchiha compound. After he fled inside, Tsunade discovered that he had drooled on her shoulder.

• Ronglin sat down and refused to move, demanding that Tsunade carry him home.
• Tsunade gave in and carried Ronglin back, where Uchiha Diqin was surprised to see them.
• Tsunade dropped Ronglin onto the floor and accused him of pretending to be drunk.
• Ronglin hurried off to rest, and Tsunade realized he had drooled on her shoulder.
• Uchiha Diqin laughed as Tsunade shouted Ronglin's name.

Ronglin avoided Tsunade after his embarrassing dream, but she stayed the night and waited for him the next morning. Tsunade told him to sit down for a meal prepared by Uchiha Diqin.

• Ronglin returned to his room, relieved that he had not bitten Tsunade while dreaming she was a roasted lamb leg.
• Tsunade told Uchiha Diqin to call her sister and teased her through the night.
• Ronglin slept late, hoping Tsunade would leave before he got up.
• Ronglin found Tsunade still waiting in the living room and tried to change the subject.
• Tsunade said she had waited until she was hungry and that Uchiha Diqin had already cooked the food.

Tsunade stayed at Ronglin’s home for three days, relying on his cooking before leaving to support the front line. Ronglin then learned that Kirigakure’s delegation, with the Fourth Mizukage among them, had arrived in Konoha earlier than expected.

• Ronglin refused to eat Uchiha Diqin’s cooking and made noodles for himself.
• Tsunade took Ronglin’s ramen, praised it, and announced she would stay at his home for two days.
• Tsunade spent the next three days eating Ronglin’s cooking before leaving with more Medical Ninja for the front line.
• An Anbu Ninja told Ronglin that the Kirigakure delegation had arrived and that Lord Hokage wanted to see him.
• Ronglin learned the Fourth Mizukage was with the delegation and realized Kirigakure had arrived two months earlier than he expected.

Ronglin joined the negotiations between Konoha and Kirigakure, where he met the newly elected Fourth Mizukage, Yagura. The meeting began with wary Kirigakure delegates and Ronglin teasing them about Yagura’s childlike appearance.

• Ronglin went to the Hokage's Office Building after learning that Kirigakure had elected a Fourth Mizukage and prepared to send a delegation.
• The Third Hokage opened the negotiations and seated Ronglin beside him.
• Ronglin recognized Yagura, who introduced himself as Kirigakure's Fourth Mizukage.
• Kirigakure's delegates tensed when Ronglin leaned toward Yagura, but Yagura calmly signaled them to relax.
• Ronglin claimed he was peace-loving, then asked whether Yagura was even younger than a child like him.

Ronglin attended negotiations between Konoha and Kirigakure, where the sides argued over compensation for the war and Kirigakure’s captives. After the first day ended without agreement, the Third Hokage asked Ronglin to represent him and Konoha in the next day’s talks.

• Ronglin and Yagura traded barbs before the Third Mizukage and Third Hokage called the meeting to order.
• The Third Hokage demanded compensation from Kirigakure for Konoha’s losses, prompting Kirigakure’s delegation to protest the terms.
• Konoha and Kirigakure failed to reach an agreement on the first day of negotiations.
• The Third Hokage asked Ronglin to attend the next day’s talks in his place and represent Konoha.