Chapter Summaries

Ronglin assured Tsunade that the Nine-Tails could overcome Kumogakure’s much larger army, while Tsunade remained uncertain. Ay learned that Konoha had deployed three thousand troops and the Nine-Tails, leaving him wary of Ronglin’s plans but confident that Killer B and the Eight-Tails could match them.

• Ronglin told Tsunade that he was confident the Nine-Tails could take on several thousand Kumogakure ninja, despite the threat posed by Killer B.
• Tsunade questioned Ronglin’s confidence, then turned her attention back to the army’s logistics.
• The Hyuga Clan rejoiced after receiving orders that relieved them of responsibility and public blame.
• Konoha and Kumogakure activated spies to gather intelligence on each other’s wartime deployments.
• Ay learned that Konoha had stationed three thousand troops at the border and deployed the Nine-Tails, and he wondered what Ronglin was planning.
• Ay dismissed the Nine-Tails as a decisive advantage because he believed Killer B and the Eight-Tails could match it.

Kumogakure's massive army reached the border, while Ronglin chose to wait for them to make the first move. He summoned the Nine-Tails, and Killer B prepared to face it as the Eight-Tails warned him of its strength.

• Ay continued advancing, convinced Kumogakure would ultimately win.
• Kumogakure's main force arrived four days after Ronglin reached the border, unnerving many Konoha ninja.
• Ronglin told Tsunade to wait for Kumogakure to set up camp and start the war first.
• Ronglin called the Nine-Tails, which came out of the camp and respectfully lowered its head before him.
• Ay told Killer B to handle the Nine-Tails, and Killer B agreed before breaking into a rap.
• The Eight-Tails warned Killer B that the Nine-Tails was the strongest Tailed Beast, and Killer B asked if it was really that strong.

Ronglin ordered the Nine-Tails to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb at Kumogakure’s army as a greeting gift. The Nine-Tails began charging the attack, and Killer B warned his allies to move out of its path.

• Killer B spoke with the Eight-Tails, which warned that the Nine-Tails was exceptionally powerful.
• Ronglin told the Nine-Tails to greet Kumogakure’s formation with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• The Nine-Tails gathered yin and yang Chakra and formed a massive Tailed Beast Ball as Konoha’s troops watched in alarm.
• Killer B sensed the attack, and the Eight-Tails told him the Nine-Tails was charging a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Killer B shouted for Kumogakure’s forces to move out of the way.

The Nine-Tails used a Tailed Beast Bomb as the armies gathered, forcing Killer B to let the Eight-Tails take control and defend them. The two beasts fired their attacks at each other, and the chapter ended as their energy pillars collided in a blinding explosion.

• Ay ordered Killer B to stop the Nine-Tails, while the Eight-Tails demanded control of B's body.
• Killer B handed control to the Eight-Tails, which appeared in its true form and began charging a Tailed Beast Ball.
• The Nine-Tails swallowed its own Tailed Beast Ball, and the Eight-Tails swallowed its smaller one to attack first.
• The Eight-Tails fired a destructive energy pillar through the forest, and the Nine-Tails answered with a larger, more powerful blast.
• The two pillars collided, forming a huge, blinding ball of light.

The Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb overwhelmed the Eight-Tails' attack, forcing the Eight-Tails to take the blast head-on to protect Kumogakure's army. The Eight-Tails survived with injuries, while the enormous crater left both armies fearful of the Tailed Beasts' power.

• The Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb pushed back the Eight-Tails' attack, alarming Kumogakure's army and encouraging Konoha's forces.
• The Eight-Tails charged into the Nine-Tails' attack and used its body to keep the explosion from reaching the Kumo ninjas behind it.
• The blast drove the Eight-Tails backward and carved a crater more than two kilometers wide and hundreds of meters deep.
• The injured Eight-Tails recovered quickly and wondered whether Kumogakure could truly gain the advantage against the Nine-Tails and Uchiha Ronglin.

Ronglin used the Nine-Tails to taunt Kumogakure and promised not to attack while Ay built his camp, then ordered the Nine-Tails to harass them anyway. The Nine-Tails reluctantly agreed, realizing Ronglin’s promise had excluded tailed beasts.

• The Nine-Tails mocked the wounded Eight-Tails for protecting the people behind it.
• Ronglin told the Nine-Tails to pass Ay a message promising Konoha would not attack before Kumogakure finished building its camp.
• The Nine-Tails announced Ronglin’s message across the battlefield, angering Kumogakure and amusing Konoha’s forces.
• Ay ordered Kumogakure to build its camp and planned to begin the battle once it was complete.
• Ronglin ordered the Nine-Tails to fire a Tailed Beast Ball at Kumogakure’s forces morning, noon, and night.
• Ronglin argued that his promise applied to Konoha’s people, not the Nine-Tails, and the Nine-Tails reluctantly agreed.

Ronglin defended his plan to let the Nine-Tails harass Kumogakure, while Ay and Killer B prepared to counter the tailed beast. That night, the Nine-Tails began charging a Tailed Beast Bomb near Kumogakure's camp, where patrolmen spotted its light.

• Ronglin told Tsunade that he would keep Konoha from attacking Kumogakure but would not stop the Nine-Tails from striking them.
• Ay asked Killer B about the Eight-Tails' condition, and Killer B said its injuries were minor and promised to face the Nine-Tails.
• Ay ordered Kumogakure's army to build a defensive wall facing Konoha instead of a massive camp.
• The Nine-Tails left its camp at night and began gathering a Tailed Beast Bomb toward Kumogakure's camp.
• Kumogakure's patrolmen spotted the sudden burst of light.

The Nine-Tails launched a surprise Tailed Beast Ball attack on the Kumogakure camp, enraging Ay and forcing the injured Eight-Tails to defend it. The Eight-Tails braced for the incoming blast as the Cloud ninja panicked.

• Kumogakure's patrol squad spotted the Nine-Tails preparing a Tailed Beast Ball and raised the alarm.
• Ay realized Ronglin had attacked despite their agreement and ordered Killer B to stop the strike.
• The Eight-Tails emerged, crushing tents and camp fences as it rushed to defend Kumogakure.
• The Nine-Tails fired its Tailed Beast Ball before the Eight-Tails could prepare, and the two tailed beasts argued.
• The Eight-Tails enlarged its body and braced its arms against the incoming attack while the Cloud ninja feared for their lives.

The Eight-Tails deflected the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball away from the Kumogakure camp and into the mountains. The two old rivals traded insults, and the enraged Nine-Tails prepared to continue the fight.

• The Eight-Tails buried itself in a crater and used its body to knock the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball over the Kumogakure camp.
• The Tailed Beast Ball exploded in the mountains, destroying sections of several peaks and causing landslides.
• The Nine-Tails and the Eight-Tails mocked each other, with the Eight-Tails taunting the Nine-Tails about becoming Ronglin's pet.
• The Nine-Tails grew furious when the Eight-Tails brought up its Jinchuriki, while the Eight-Tails remained confident it could withstand its old rival.
• The Nine-Tails roared as the confrontation continued.

The Nine-Tails obeyed Ronglin and charged into Kumogakure's camp, smashing its barricades and killing Cloud ninja. Ay and Killer B surrounded it as the Cloud ninja prepared a combined attack, leaving the Nine-Tails facing the enemy forces alone.

• The Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails fought after the Eight-Tails provoked the Nine-Tails.
• Ronglin told the Nine-Tails to move closer to Kumogakure's camp, and it broke away from the Eight-Tails to obey.
• The Nine-Tails smashed through the camp's barricades and trampled or struck down Cloud ninja.
• Ay rushed to confront the Nine-Tails as Killer B, wearing the beast's cloak, joined him.
• Ay ordered the Cloud ninja to prepare a combined attack against the Nine-Tails.

Ay and Killer B attacked the Nine-Tails together, but it unleashed a devastating barrage against the surrounding camp. The chapter ended as Killer B warned everyone to retreat just before the Nine-Tails fired its fur like steel needles.

• Ay rushed the Nine-Tails and struck it with his lightning-wrapped fist.
• Killer B joined Ay, and the two coordinated their attacks to wound the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails swept its tails through the camp, killing many people and scattering others.
• The Nine-Tails bristled its fur and launched it in every direction like steel needles.
• Killer B warned the people nearby to retreat, but his warning came too late.

Ronglin joined the Nine-Tails’ attack on Kumogakure’s camp, unleashing a powerful Wind Release technique while Ay and Killer B tried to restrain the beast. As the camp was torn apart, Kisame Hoshigaki followed Ronglin, and Ronglin urged him to join the fight.

• The Nine-Tails attacked the cloud ninja, while Ronglin told Kisame Hoshigaki he would step in to help his pet.
• Ronglin formed Wind Style Secret Technique: Infinite Cutting and sent several Wind Blades sweeping through the camp.
• Ay and Killer B struggled to hold back the Nine-Tails as Ronglin’s Wind Blades cut down Kumogakure ninja.
• Kisame Hoshigaki used Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave.

Ronglin, Kisame Hoshigaki, and the Nine-Tails devastated the Kumogakure camp before escaping, leaving Ay to face heavy losses. As Konoha celebrated the attack, Ay realized the trouble had begun when he accepted Ronglin’s proposal out of pride.

• Kisame Hoshigaki unleashed a massive water wave that swept through the Kumogakure camp and ruined supplies.
• Ronglin called the Nine-Tails away, and the beast knocked Ay and Killer B aside while crushing Cloud ninja with its tails.
• Ronglin left atop the Nine-Tails, and Kisame Hoshigaki followed as Ay watched helplessly.
• Killer B reminded Ay to focus on the aftermath, and Ay ordered the camp repaired and the dead and wounded attended to.
• Konoha celebrated the attack while Ay reviewed what had gone wrong and traced the trouble back to accepting Ronglin’s proposal out of pride.

After Kumogakure suffered heavy losses in battle against Uchiha Ronglin and the Nine-Tails, Ay recognized that his rash strategy and trust in the enemy had contributed to the disaster. The chapter ended with Ay confronting the casualty figures as his secretary tried to steady him for the war ahead.

• Ay regretted believing Ronglin's promise and realized that his massed frontal assault had played into the enemy's hands.
• Ay recognized that Kumogakure's numerical advantage would have been more useful if his forces had spread out instead of charging together.
• Ay asked his secretary how many Kumogakure ninja had died or been wounded in the battle.
• Ay's secretary reported 760 dead and more than a thousand wounded, many seriously injured or disabled.
• Ay blamed Ronglin for leaving many of his ninja crippled, and his secretary reminded him that battlefield losses were unavoidable.

After Kumogakure suffered heavy losses in its first battle against Konoha, Ay reconsidered his approach and ordered a retreat. Ronglin recognized that Ay might split his forces into smaller groups and prepared to keep tracking the enemy.

• Ay blamed his own carelessness for Kumogakure’s nearly two thousand casualties and acknowledged Ronglin’s ability.
• Ay’s secretary explained how Ronglin had strengthened Konoha and argued that his limited deployment showed confidence in victory.
• Ay rejected the idea that Konoha’s strengths would decide the war and ordered Kumogakure to retreat rather than fight head-on.
• The Hyuga Clan’s reconnaissance spotted Kumogakure withdrawing, and Ronglin ordered the Hyuga Clan Head to keep watching the enemy.
• Ronglin suspected Ay planned to divide his forces and attack from multiple directions, a tactic that could leave Konoha struggling to respond.

Ronglin sent the Nine-Tails into the Land of Lightning to cause trouble, hoping to force Ay to abandon his preparations for a prolonged war. After three days, Ay still had no idea the Nine-Tails had left Konoha’s camp, and Konoha’s forces had not moved.

• Ronglin offered the Nine-Tails more freedom in exchange for a mission, and it agreed.
• Ronglin ordered the Nine-Tails to circle around into the Land of Lightning and cause destruction.
• Ronglin planned to use the Nine-Tails’ attack to pressure Ay into retreating or regrouping for a fight.
• Ay withdrew Kumogakure’s army more than a hundred li and began building a camp for a prolonged war.
• The Nine-Tails left Konoha’s camp and headed toward the Land of Lightning while Ay remained unaware.
• Three days passed without Konoha making any notable move, puzzling Ay.

With Kumogakure’s camp complete, Ay grew suspicious of Konoha’s continued silence and ordered an investigation into its intentions. He remained unsure whether to attack, fearing that Ronglin was luring him into a trap.

• Ay asked whether Konoha had made any moves, and the Intelligence Department reported only minor skirmishes with scouts.
• Ay asked whether Uchiha Ronglin or Tsunade had left Konoha’s camp, and the Intelligence Department said neither had.
• Ronglin continued taking elites for daily strolls near the camp entrance, leaving Konoha’s purpose unclear even to Tsunade.
• Ay ordered the Intelligence Department to discover what Konoha was planning, but they explained that the Hyuga Clan made close reconnaissance too dangerous.
• Ay considered whether Konoha was waiting for Kumogakure’s camp to be completed, then rejected the idea and continued to fear Ronglin’s schemes.

Ay realized Kumogakure had lost track of the Nine-Tails and ordered an urgent search. The Nine-Tails reached the Land of Lightning and attacked a border village, leaving its villagers and guards in panic.

• Ay asked where the Nine-Tails was, and Kumogakure's intelligence chief admitted they had not seen it for days.
• Ay angrily ordered the intelligence department to locate the Nine-Tails immediately.
• Ronglin waited in Konoha's camp as the Nine-Tails reached the Land of Lightning after taking a long detour.
• The Nine-Tails unleashed a hurricane on a border village, collapsing buildings and sweeping villagers into the disaster.
• The village's cloud ninja recognized the Nine-Tails and panicked.

Ronglin sent the Nine-Tails into the Land of Lightning to destroy villages without killing their residents, leaving them homeless and burdening Kumogakure. The Nine-Tails razed a small village and burned its ruins, while the survivors could only watch.

• Villagers recognized the Nine-Tails and fled in terror as a few genin helped guide them to safety.
• The Nine-Tails charged into the small village and destroyed it with its body and tails.
• The Nine-Tails set the ruins ablaze and left the villagers without homes or possessions.
• Ronglin intended the destruction to create refugees who would burden Kumogakure and stir unrest in the Land of Lightning.
• The surviving villagers and genin watched helplessly as the fire consumed what remained of their village.

Kumogakure learned that the Nine-Tails had entered the Land of Lightning and devastated towns and crops, leaving tens of thousands homeless. Ay realized Ronglin had used Konoha’s standoff to draw attention away from the Nine-Tails’ attack and was left furious and shaken.

• An Intelligence Department member rushed into the Command Center and reported the Nine-Tails’ rampage in the Land of Lightning.
• Ay and the assembled higher-ups learned that the Nine-Tails had left tens of thousands homeless and destroyed buildings across the region.
• Kumogakure’s officials condemned Ronglin’s strategy, fearing the growing number of displaced people would overwhelm the village.
• Ay smashed the Command Center desk in rage and realized Ronglin had used the standoff to let the Nine-Tails attack the Land of Lightning’s rear.
• Ay nearly fainted after recognizing that the Nine-Tails had destroyed homes and burned nearly ripe grain without killing anyone.