Chapter Summaries

Ay weighed whether Kumogakure should withdraw or remain at the front while the Nine-Tails devastated the Land of Lightning, then chose to attack Konoha. The chapter ended with the Command Center rallying behind his decision to fight.

• Kumogakure's commanders panicked as Ay recovered, realizing that withdrawing would waste their war effort while staying would leave the Land of Lightning exposed to the Nine-Tails.
• Ay considered the risks of both retreating and remaining at the front, then ordered an all-out attack on Konoha.
• Ay argued that defeating Konoha was Kumogakure's only way to recover its losses and avoid being pursued during a retreat.
• The Command Center shouted its support for Ay's decision to fight.

Ronglin prepared Konoha’s forces for a decisive battle after Kumogakure chose to fight rather than withdraw while the Nine-Tails devastated the Land of Lightning. He rallied his three thousand ninjas and declared that he would lead them against the larger enemy force.

• Kumogakure’s camp erupted in cries for war, and scouts reported the news to Ronglin.
• Ronglin ordered Konoha to prepare for a full-scale battle, recognizing that Ay had been forced to choose between fighting and letting the Nine-Tails cause more damage.
• Konoha’s forces assembled, including the Hyuga Clan, while Ronglin addressed the more than three thousand gathered ninjas.
• Ronglin told the troops that the Nine-Tails was attacking the Land of Lightning and urged them to face Kumogakure rather than retreat.
• Ronglin declared that he would lead the war and challenged his outnumbered troops to defeat Kumogakure.

Uchiha Ronglin rallied Konoha’s outnumbered forces and led them toward Kumogakure, where he taunted Ay before the battle began. Ay charged with his Lightning Release Armor, and Kumogakure’s ninjas followed.

• Uchiha Ronglin urged Konoha’s forces to defend together and strike at nearby enemies as he led them out of camp.
• Konoha’s army met Ay and Kumogakure’s forces on the battlefield.
• Uchiha Ronglin taunted Ay about Kumogakure attacking Konoha while it was weak, embarrassing Ay and his troops.
• Ay activated his Lightning Release Armor and charged, and Kumogakure’s ninjas rushed after him.

Ronglin summoned the Nine-Tails and led Konoha’s forces into battle against the Kumogakure army. The Nine-Tails cut through the enemy ranks while Tsunade intercepted Ay, and the chapter ended with Ay and the Nine-Tails trading a powerful blow.

• Ronglin summoned the Nine-Tails as the Kumogakure army charged, then ordered it to attack.
• Ronglin sent Kisame and Mei Terumi to stop Killer B and Tsunade to intercept Ay.
• The Nine-Tails charged into the Kumogakure ranks as Ronglin’s Susanoo and Konoha’s ninja advanced behind it.
• Tsunade held Ay back, but he broke away and charged at the Nine-Tails.
• The Nine-Tails struck Ay with its tail, knocking both fighters backward.

Tsunade blocked Ay from pursuing the rampaging Nine-Tails and overwhelmed him with her strength, while Ronglin led Konoha’s forces through the Cloud formation. The battle left Ay watching the Nine-Tails prepare a Tailed Beast Ball as Ronglin’s Susanoo and black flames continued cutting through the battlefield.

• Tsunade arrived and repeatedly stopped Ay from reaching the Nine-Tails.
• Tsunade struck Ay with a powerful punch, sending him into a crater and numbing his arm.
• Tsunade attacked Ay again, forcing him to defend while the clash scattered nearby Cloud ninja.
• Ronglin led Konoha’s ninja army deep into the Cloud formation as the Nine-Tails continued its rampage.
• Ronglin swept through enemies with Susanoo’s swords while black flames spread across the battlefield, and Ay saw the Nine-Tails prepare a Tailed Beast Ball.

Ronglin overwhelmed the Kumogakure forces with Susanoo while Kisame Hoshigaki and Mei Terumi wore down Killer B. The battle remained heavily in their favor as Ronglin unleashed a devastating Black Flame technique on the surrounding enemies.

• Tsunade told Ay that Ronglin reminded her of her grandfather, Hashirama Senju, but Ay refused to believe her.
• Kisame Hoshigaki and Mei Terumi attacked Killer B together, using Samehada to drain his Chakra and their Kekkei Genkai to wound him.
• Killer B resisted taking control away from the Eight-Tails because its rampage could harm his allies.
• Samehada grew larger as it devoured Killer B's Chakra, while Kisame Hoshigaki sneered.
• Ronglin and Susanoo formed hand seals and unleashed Black Flame swallows that exploded among the enemy forces.

Ronglin devastated the Kumogakure forces with a lightning attack while shielding the Konoha ninja, then sent them charging against their disabled enemies. As the battle continued, the Nine-Tails launched a Tailed Beast Ball that Ronglin could not stop.

• Ronglin mocked the Kumogakure ninja after clearing the enemies around him with Susanoo.
• Ronglin used Chidori and drove Susanoo’s blade into the ground, unleashing lightning that struck the Cloud ninja while an energy barrier protected the Konoha forces behind him.
• Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuga Hiashi noticed Ronglin’s Rinnegan flash as the barrier appeared.
• Ronglin ordered the Konoha ninja to attack, and they charged the incapacitated Kumogakure forces.
• The Nine-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Ball, and Ronglin cursed because he could not stop it.

Ronglin and the Nine-Tails overwhelmed Kumogakure’s forces while Ronglin carefully protected Konoha’s fighters from collateral damage. Ay’s side fell into disarray, and Killer B’s Eight-Tails transformation still could not turn the battle in Kumogakure’s favor.

• Ronglin used Susanoo to shield Konoha’s people and let the Nine-Tails rampage through concentrated enemy forces.
• Tsunade told Ay that Kumogakure was losing because he had failed to restrain Ronglin and the Nine-Tails.
• Killer B transformed into the Eight-Tails, but Mei Terumi wounded him with Lava Style and Boiling Style.
• Uchiha Fugaku revealed his Mangekyo Susanoo, which appeared only as a skeletal frame.
• Ronglin led Konoha’s clan forces as they broke Kumogakure’s formation and surrounded scattered groups.
• Kumogakure’s ninjas fled in panic as the blood-red Nine-Tails continued slaughtering them.

Ronglin overpowered the Eight-Tails and captured Killer B while Tsunade kept Ay occupied. The battlefield fell silent as Ronglin threatened to kill Killer B if Ay continued fighting.

• Ronglin charged the Eight-Tails as Tsunade sent Ay flying for losing focus.
• Ronglin used Susanoo to beat the exhausted Eight-Tails into the ground.
• Mei Terumi and Kisame Hoshigaki watched as Killer B and the Eight-Tails could no longer fight back.
• The Eight-Tails transformation ended, leaving Killer B motionless in a crater.
• Ronglin lifted Killer B and threatened to crush his head if Ay resisted.

Ronglin overwhelmed Kumogakure’s forces and took Killer B, forcing Ay to admit defeat. The chapter ended with Ay conceding that Kumogakure had lost as Ronglin prepared to demand terms for Killer B’s return.

• Ronglin paralyzed the cloud ninja who tried to protect Ay, then killed seven elite and ordinary Jonin without visibly moving.
• Ronglin declared that Konoha feared no enemy, and Konoha’s ninja cheered for him.
• Ronglin said he would keep Killer B unless Ay offered something that could move him in exchange.
• Ay surveyed Kumogakure’s battered troops and fell silent, recognizing that his village could no longer fight.
• Ronglin handed Killer B to the Nine-Tails, which threatened to bite off his head until Ay shouted for it to stop.
• Ay admitted that Kumogakure had lost.

Ronglin led Konoha to a decisive victory over Kumogakure, and Ay accepted defeat after the cloud ninja were overwhelmed. Back in Konoha, the Third Hokage and White Fang received an excited messenger bearing good news from the front line.

• Ay admitted defeat after Kumogakure suffered crushing losses against Konoha.
• Ronglin released Susanoo, questioned Ay, and then led Konoha's forces in celebrating victory.
• Ronglin allowed Ay and the cloud ninja to gather their dead and treat their wounded without further trouble.
• The Third Hokage and White Fang discussed preparing reinforcements while Ronglin was away.
• An Intelligence Department messenger rushed into the office with news from the front line.

Konoha learned that Ronglin had defeated Kumogakure’s forces in just ten days, and the Third Hokage announced the victory across the village. The Daimyo of the Land of Fire celebrated Ronglin’s success and rewarded him lavishly.

• The Intelligence Department told the Third Hokage and White Fang that Konoha had defeated Kumogakure and that the enemy had withdrawn.
• The Third Hokage read the report and ordered the victory announced, while White Fang regretted missing the battle.
• Konoha’s people celebrated as news of the victory spread through the Land of Fire and beyond.
• The Daimyo of the Land of Fire praised Ronglin for proving his judgment right and gave him an especially generous reward.

News of Konoha’s swift victory over Kumogakure shocked the other villages, while Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning faced refugees, casualties, and compensation demands. Ronglin returned to Konoha to a jubilant welcome and found White Fang still resentful that he had been kept off the front line.

• Rasa regretted yielding to Ōnoki after learning Konoha had defeated Kumogakure in barely ten days.
• Ōnoki fortified Iwagakure’s borders near Konoha and abandoned thoughts of threatening the village.
• Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning reeled from the defeat, with nearly a hundred thousand refugees to settle and seven thousand ninja casualties to account for.
• Ronglin returned to Konoha and was overwhelmed by the villagers’ enthusiastic welcome.
• White Fang teased Ronglin and complained that he had not been allowed to join the front line.

Ronglin discussed Konoha’s disbelief at Kumogakure’s defeat and explained that the Nine-Tails had been given time off while Killer B remained contained. He left Killer B under guard as Konoha considered how Kumogakure might reclaim him.

• Ronglin teased White Fang about acting like a bitter wife, and the Third Hokage interrupted their bickering.
• The Third Hokage and White Fang said they had struggled to believe the report that Kumogakure had lost despite outnumbering Konoha’s forces.
• Ronglin said the Nine-Tails had gone for a stroll as a reward for its role in the war, and he could summon it back through their contract.
• Ronglin said Killer B’s power had been sealed and that Kisame Hoshigaki and Mei Terumi were watching him.
• Ronglin wondered what Kumogakure would offer to get Killer B back.

Ronglin explained why White Fang had to remain in Konoha, warning that internal enemies might exploit his absence and hinting that he planned to curb opposing clans after the war. Meanwhile, Tsunade and Nara Shikaku dealt with the battlefield aftermath as Konoha’s powerful clans anticipated the rewards and consequences of the victory.

• The Third Hokage praised Ronglin for securing Konoha’s victory and resources, then left him with White Fang.
• White Fang challenged Ronglin over being kept away from the front line, and Ronglin said Konoha still faced risks from within.
• Ronglin hinted that he would take action against clans that had opposed him once the war’s aftermath was handled.
• Tsunade struggled through battlefield losses and supply records while Nara Shikaku helped her manage the work.
• Nara Shikaku reflected that the Ino-Shika-Cho clans would benefit from Ronglin and the Uchiha’s rising prestige, while rival clans might soon face consequences.

After Konoha’s victory ended the Third Shinobi World War, Kumogakure struggled with its losses while small countries began uniting in dissatisfaction over repeated battles on their lands. Ronglin returned to Konoha and was buried in postwar paperwork, ending the chapter overwhelmed by his new Hokage duties.

• Ay returned to the Land of Lightning, saw the destruction and displaced people, and prepared Kumogakure to negotiate with Konoha over reparations and Killer B.
• Leaders of small countries grew dissatisfied with the great villages using their territories as battlefields and began to unite under outside influence.
• Ronglin returned to the Hokage’s Office and found a mountain of documents awaiting him.
• Uchiha Diqin told Ronglin that even more paperwork was piled up in the conference room.
• Ronglin snapped at repeated mission reports, complaints, and requests, ordering Shisui to kill a wild boar for dinner.

Uchiha Ronglin proposed creating a department to handle Konoha’s routine and minor affairs after being overwhelmed by the Hokage’s workload. He left the proposal before the village’s senior officials for consideration.

• Ronglin assigned Shisui to kill a wild boar rather than spend time processing the task through the usual mission system.
• Ronglin lost patience with the piles of paperwork and told Uchiha Diqin to summon the village’s senior officials for a meeting.
• Konoha’s senior officials, including the Third Hokage, gathered in the meeting room.
• Ronglin explained that the Hokage handled everything from village negotiations to missing-pet missions and could not keep working without help.
• Ronglin proposed establishing a department to manage miscellaneous affairs and report its results to the Hokage.

Ronglin proposed creating a department to take routine duties off the Hokage, but clan leaders and the Third Hokage opposed the idea. The meeting ended with his proposal rejected as inappropriate and damaging to his reputation.

• Ronglin proposed establishing a department to handle the Hokage's workload, saying he did not want to work himself to death.
• The Shimura Clan head and other leaders opposed the proposal, citing the rules of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju and the exclusion of their clan from the department.
• Ronglin quieted his supporters and asked the Third Hokage for his opinion.
• The Third Hokage said creating the department would be inappropriate and could make Ronglin look lazy.
• The proposal's opponents agreed with the Third Hokage and insisted that the department should not be established.

Ronglin answered Shimura Rongxiang’s opposition by slapping him and threatening to expose the Shimura Clan’s crimes. He left Shimura Rongxiang under Kisame’s guard while Uchiha Diqin went to fetch the files.

• Ronglin asked whether the gathered officials opposed establishing the department, and Shimura Rongxiang said they did.
• Ronglin immobilized Shimura Rongxiang and slapped him in front of the conference room.
• Ronglin accused the Shimura Clan of wrongdoing and ordered Uchiha Diqin to bring out files he had prepared.
• Shimura Rongxiang regained control and shouted at Ronglin, who slapped him again and ordered Kisame to silence him.
• The Third Hokage and the other officials stayed silent as Uchiha Diqin went to retrieve the files.

Ronglin confronted Shimura Rongxiang with records of the Shimura Clan’s abuses and then accused the clan of severe tax evasion. Shimura Rongxiang collapsed as the Third Hokage acknowledged the clan’s taxes were far too low.

• Ronglin reviewed documents detailing the Shimura Clan’s profiteering, killings, illegal businesses, and violence against villagers.
• Ronglin noted that some of the records had previously been sealed by the Third Hokage, exposing his past leniency toward the clan.
• Ronglin asked the Third Hokage whether major clans had to pay taxes according to a set ratio, and the Third Hokage confirmed they did.
• Ronglin slammed the documents down and demanded to know why the Shimura Clan paid so little despite running many businesses in Konoha.
• Shimura Rongxiang turned ashen and collapsed onto the ground.