Chapter Summaries

Hankuang’s team defeated the Sand Ninja, learned that their rear attack signaled a Cloud Ninja and Stone Ninja invasion, and hurried back to the village. Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo argued over Team 9’s disobedience, with Danzo proposing that they be transferred to Root.

• Yamato merged with White Zetsu, strengthening his Wood Release and making him immune to the Sand Ninja’s poison gas as the team defeated the Sand Ninja unit.
• Obito used genjutsu to question Fu Luo, but Hankuang killed him after learning only that Lady Chiyo had ordered the rear maneuver.
• Hankuang urged everyone to return to the village, and Shikaku Nara explained that the Sand Ninja’s move signaled a Cloud Ninja and Stone Ninja surprise attack on the border.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi blamed Kushina for Team 9’s disobedience, while Danzo argued that the team should join Root.

Hankuang’s group stopped at Supply Station No. 3, where they learned that Minato Namikaze’s poison consumed Chakra before releasing its full toxicity. Hankuang gave White Zetsu a large supply of Chakra and ordered him to transfer it to Minato, leaving the group’s other poisoned members untreated.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo received reports that the Stone Ninja and Cloud Ninja had launched surprise attacks, and Hiruzen chose negotiations as their next move.
• Hankuang’s group stopped for the night at Supply Station No. 3 and met Morino Ibiki.
• Minato Namikaze explained that his poison devoured Chakra before its toxicity was fully released.
• Hankuang replenished White Zetsu’s Chakra and told him to transfer it to Minato, dismissing the other three members’ needs.
• White Zetsu grew a spore with Hankuang’s Chakra and clung to Minato Namikaze.

Hankuang returned to the village and used White Zetsu’s clone-making ability to plan a takeover of the Anbu. The chapter ended with Ruri of Fire ordering the Anbu to assemble at their base.

• Team 9 prepared to return to the village, and Hankuang denied putting up the slogans along their route.
• Shikaku Nara tripped on an unseen obstacle and suspected Hankuang had ordered White Zetsu to trip him.
• Hankuang tested his newly mastered Ultimate Perception and discovered that it consumed Chakra rapidly.
• After returning home, Hankuang learned that White Zetsu could make weakened clones and ordered him to gather the Anbu members outside Team 9.
• Hankuang told White Zetsu to kill the gathered Anbu and replace them with clones, and Ruri of Fire later ordered the Anbu to assemble at their base.

Hankuang arranged the replacement of the Anbu who opposed him, then learned that the Anbu would escort Danzo on a negotiation mission. At dinner, he told Mikoto he had something highly confidential to share, leaving Kushina, Minako, and Hyuga Rin eager to hear it too.

• Hankuang killed the Anbu gathered at the base, and White Zetsu replaced them with doubles.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Danzo a negotiation mission and agreed to his demand that the entire Anbu escort him.
• White Zetsu told Hankuang that the Anbu had been ordered to escort Danzo the next day, and Hankuang accepted the news.
• Hankuang joined Kushina, Minato, Mrs. Mikoto, Minako, and Hyuga Rin for dinner at Happy Hot Springs.
• Hankuang said he had something confidential to tell Mrs. Mikoto after dinner, and Kushina, Minako, and Hyuga Rin insisted they wanted to hear it.

Hankuang told Mikoto that his ANBU unit would not interfere if Danzo was attacked during the escort mission, and Mikoto left after understanding the implication. The next morning, Hankuang joined the escort team late, and the mission set out with Danzo, Obito, and Kakashi.

• Hankuang told Mikoto that his ANBU unit opposed escorting Danzo and would not intervene if anything happened on the way, prompting Mikoto to hurry home.
• Kushina warned Hankuang that his behavior would get him into trouble, and he said that he hated doing missions.
• Itachi asked Hankuang to get Fugaku to drink less at the Uchiha compound, and Hankuang agreed before entering Fugaku's room.
• Hankuang woke to find his Wood Style Godly Control ability had doubled, then arrived late at the village entrance where the ANBU and Danzo were waiting.
• Obito told Hankuang that Itachi had mentioned Fugaku's banquet invitation, and Kakashi asked Hankuang for suggestions about the mission.

Hankuang’s ANBU escort abandoned Danzo when Fugaku Uchiha’s group ambushed him, then waited nearby as Danzo escaped the attackers. Hankuang intervened with a pebble as Fugaku and his injured clan members pursued Danzo.

• Hankuang told Kakashi that the ANBU would watch coldly during the escort and retreat if attacked, and Kakashi informed Team 9.
• Danzo complained about the ANBU escort, while Ruri (White Zetsu) and another ANBU mocked him as they kept their distance.
• Fugaku Uchiha and a dozen black-robed ninjas blocked Danzo’s path, and the ANBU fled with Hankuang running fastest.
• Obito recognized Fugaku as the black-robed leader, and Hankuang insisted that the ANBU had only been protecting the Hokage.
• Danzo escaped the ambush as Fugaku, apparently injured, led his clan members in pursuit, and Hankuang launched a pebble at him with a sonic boom.

Hankuang and Team 9 escorted Danzo, but an attack severed his right arm before Fugaku Uchiha’s forces clashed with him and he escaped using his Summoning Beast. Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned the ANBU’s account and concluded that the Uchiha Clan had attacked Danzo.

• A stone struck Danzo and severed his right arm as he ran toward Team 9, and he blamed the ANBU before fleeing into the woods.
• Obito noticed Hankuang no longer had the stone, while Hankuang said the ANBU would eliminate anyone who slandered them.
• Fugaku Uchiha returned after Danzo escaped on his Summoning Beast, and Hankuang insisted that the ANBU had not taken part in the Uchiha attack.
• Hankuang told Team 9 to report that unfamiliar ninja had attacked them and Danzo had fled, then they took Danzo’s severed arm back to the village.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned Hankuang and Team 9 about the attack and concluded that the Uchiha Clan was responsible.

Hankuang learned that the Stone Ninja had withdrawn from the Land of Grass, then took Yamato and a disguised White Zetsu to the Root base. He killed the gathered Root ninja and had White Zetsu clones replace them.

• Hankuang received Kenjiro's letter reporting the Stone Ninja's sudden withdrawal and suspected they were waiting for the Cloud Ninja and Sand Ninja to weaken each other.
• Hankuang ordered Yamato to lead him and White Zetsu to the Root base.
• White Zetsu disguised himself as Danzo and ordered the Root members to gather.
• Hankuang used branches to kill the assembled Root ninja.
• White Zetsu split into clones that devoured the corpses to impersonate the dead Root members.

Hankuang took over Danzo’s Root base, learned Wood Style Clone, and returned to Happy Hot Springs. Mrs. Mikoto arrived with an embarrassing problem involving Fugaku and asked to speak with Hankuang privately, leaving him protesting that it had nothing to do with him.

• Hankuang had White Zetsu clones impersonate Root ninja, took the Wood Style Secret Techniques, and left Yamato to return to the ANBU.
• Hankuang told Kushina that Danzo had fled after being ambushed, then learned Wood Style Clone while reading the secret techniques.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned an ANBU ninja about Danzo, Ruri, and the Uchiha, but heard that none had shown unusual activity.
• Hankuang received Minako’s signal while dining at Happy Hot Springs, but Mrs. Mikoto arrived and asked to speak with him privately.
• Mrs. Mikoto said Fugaku was broken, prompting Hankuang to deny responsibility.

Mikoto asked Hankuang to help restore Fugaku's severed penis, but he said he could not and suggested Tsunade instead. The next morning, Minato took Hankuang out of the village as his escort for negotiations with Iwagakure, beginning with an investigation into why the Stone and Cloud Ninja had withdrawn from the border.

• Mikoto explained that Danzo had used Wind Style to cut off Fugaku's penis and asked whether Hankuang could help restore it.
• Hankuang clarified that he had only stabilized Obito's rejection reaction, then suggested asking Tsunade to reattach Fugaku's penis.
• Hankuang refused Mikoto's request to take a walk, and Minako said Mikoto's days would be difficult.
• The next morning, Anko told Hankuang that Minato was looking for him, and Hankuang left with Minato after receiving breakfast.
• Minato told Hankuang that the Third Hokage had sent them to the Land of Grass to investigate the Stone and Cloud Ninja's withdrawals and negotiate an alliance with Iwagakure.

Fugaku Uchiha and Hiruzen Sarutobi speculated about the fallout from Danzo’s disappearance while Hankuang and Minato Namikaze traveled to the Land of Grass to investigate the Stone Ninja’s retreat. After learning that Kitsuchi was leading a border attack, Hankuang proposed wiping out the Stone Ninja stationed there to force them to respond.

• Fugaku Uchiha learned that Hankuang and Minato Namikaze had left for the Land of Grass and decided his Uchiha Clan had little to fear.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi questioned the Anbu about Danzo, the Uchiha Clan, and Liuli, then concluded Liuli had withheld support to protect his position as Hokage.
• In the Land of Grass, Kenjiro gave Hankuang the latest intelligence, which said Kitsuchi was leading a surprise attack on the border.
• Minato Namikaze reminded Hankuang that they did not know why the Stone Ninja had retreated.
• Hankuang proposed wiping out the Stone Ninja stationed at the Land of Earth's border so the rest would come looking for them.

Hankuang dismissed Minato Namikaze’s warnings about the Stone Ninja, while Kenjiro secretly recorded their conversation as valuable intelligence. Danzo returned to Konoha, found Root occupied by an ambush, and fled to Madara Uchiha, agreeing to serve him but adding one condition.

• Minato Namikaze warned Hankuang that Iwagakure’s numbers and squad tactics made the Stone Ninja dangerous, but Hankuang proposed killing all nearby Stone Ninja at once.
• Kenjiro listened to Hankuang and Minato Namikaze’s conversation and memorized it as valuable intelligence.
• Danzo rejected Madara Uchiha’s offer outside Konoha and returned to the village, believing he could rely on Root.
• Danzo entered the Root base and discovered that its members were Anbu in disguise, who attacked him with Wood Release.
• Danzo escaped Konoha and agreed to pledge allegiance to Madara Uchiha, then stopped him to state that he had one condition.

Hankuang and Minato Namikaze learned that Danzo had defected, while Konoha’s leaders feared the consequences and questioned Hiruzen Sarutobi’s leadership. The chapter left Konoha on edge as clan heads blamed Hiruzen and anticipated attacks from other villages.

• Danzo agreed to submit to Madara Uchiha after Madara promised he would eventually gain the power to destroy Konoha.
• Hankuang checked his Attribute Panel and discovered that Planetary Devastation had become God-tier.
• Minato Namikaze planned to travel with Hankuang to Kannabi Bridge and then enter the Land of Earth to capture Stone Ninja.
• Kenjiro brought urgent news that Danzo had defected, surprising Hankuang and Minato Namikaze.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered someone to bring Minato Namikaze and Hankuang back from the Land of Grass and worried that Danzo had joined forces with outsiders.
• Nara Clan leaders blamed Hiruzen Sarutobi for Orochimaru’s and Danzo’s defections and feared attacks from other villages.

Hankuang and Minato Namikaze entered the Land of Earth to attack the Stone Ninja outpost at Tsuchioka Mountain. Hankuang charged uphill and blew away the falling rocks with the force of a punch, leaving the Stone Ninja stunned.

• Kakashi, Obito, and Yamato formed a team to head to the Land of Grass and rendezvous with Hankuang.
• Hankuang and Minato Namikaze crossed Kannabi Bridge and set out for the Stone Ninja outpost at Tsuchioka Mountain.
• Hankuang charged up the mountain before Minato Namikaze could finish suggesting they wait until nightfall.
• The Stone Ninja used Earth Style Jutsu to send rocks crashing down the slope at Hankuang.
• Hankuang punched the air and blasted the rocks away, astonishing the Stone Ninja watching from above.

Hankuang and Minato Namikaze fought their way up a slope and allowed a surviving Stone Ninja to leave so he could contact Kitsuchi. At the outpost, Kitsuchi learned that the Sand Ninja and Cloud Ninja had also been deceived by the false information.

• Hankuang used Wood Style to rise above the Stone Ninja’s earthen spikes, then shattered the slope with a punch and killed one Stone Ninja who emerged from hiding.
• Hankuang told another exposed Stone Ninja that he had come to negotiate and let him go despite Minato Namikaze’s warning that the enemy might try to surround them.
• Minato Namikaze recognized Hankuang’s punch as a powerful physical Ninjutsu, while Hankuang said he had created it by throwing a simple punch.
• At the numbered outpost, Kitsuchi realized the Sand Ninja scroll was fake because it bore the Third Kazekage’s seal, though the Fourth Kazekage now ruled the Sand Ninja.
• Kitsuchi read letters from the Sand Ninja and Cloud Ninja and concluded that they had also been deceived.

Hankuang and Minato Namikaze waited at Tsuchioka Mountain for the Stone Ninja, while Kitsuchi learned that Konoha's Han Guang and the Yellow Flash had attacked the outpost and rushed to assemble his troops. The Stone Ninja main force arrived in overwhelming numbers, leaving Hankuang and Minato to face nearly a thousand enemies.

• Kitsuchi ruled out the Sand Ninja, Cloud Ninja, and Konoha as the source of the forged alliance letter and suspected Kirigakure had arranged the deception.
• Tetsugan reported that Han Guang and Minato Namikaze had attacked the Tsuchioka Mountain outpost, and Kitsuchi ordered the Stone Ninja troops to assemble.
• While waiting, Hankuang grew a White Zetsu clone from a spore and sent it to contact his main body; Minato Namikaze praised the spores’ usefulness for communication and replenishing Chakra.
• Hankuang sensed the approaching Stone Ninja and warned Minato Namikaze that the enemy was near.
• Nearly a thousand Stone Ninja appeared, and Minato Namikaze realized Hankuang’s attack had drawn the main force to the mountain.

Hankuang survived the Stone Ninja’s earth attacks and unleashed Planetary Devastation. The chapter ended with Kitsuchi, more than a thousand Stone Ninja, and chunks of earth being pulled toward the black sphere.

• Hankuang jumped down to face the Stone Ninja, smashed through their Earth Spears, and landed in a deep crater.
• Kitsuchi ordered the Stone Ninja to sink the ground and prepare to bury Hankuang with ash.
• Hankuang rose from the collapsing pit and used Planetary Devastation to create a black sphere.
• The sphere’s gravity pulled Kitsuchi, the Stone Ninja, and pieces of the surrounding ground into the sky.

Hankuang’s Black Sphere pulled Stone Ninja into the air and crushed them, while Minato Namikaze barely escaped its pull. Hankuang then revealed Kitsuchi’s hiding place and hurled him into the Black Sphere’s grasp.

• The Stone Ninja tried to attack the Black Sphere but were trapped in the air, and several were crushed against it.
• Kitsuchi’s Earth Clone burst apart, revealing that he had left his real body hidden while more Stone Ninja were pulled into the Black Sphere.
• Minato Namikaze arrived and told Hankuang he had nearly been sucked away because the technique disrupted his Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Hankuang called the Black Sphere his version of the Rasengan, and Minato Namikaze praised his ninjutsu talent.
• Hankuang exposed Kitsuchi with a tree, seized him, and hurled him into the Black Sphere despite Kitsuchi’s plea to negotiate.

Hankuang forced the Stone Ninjas to send his demand for negotiations to the Tsuchikage, then learned that Danzo had escaped and joined Madara Uchiha. On the road back to Konoha, he met Kakashi, Obito, and Yamato, who had come to find him and Minato Namikaze.

• Hankuang ordered Tetsugan to tell the Tsuchikage that he wanted to negotiate in Konoha, threatening to use his jutsu against the village if the Tsuchikage refused.
• A White Zetsu clone reported that Danzo had escaped and likely joined Madara Uchiha, and that the Third Hokage had grown suspicious of Ruri of Fire's identity.
• Hankuang told Minato Namikaze that Ruri of Fire was dead and that he had used a White Zetsu to impersonate her, claiming he had done so to help Team 9 establish a foothold in the Anbu.
• Hankuang sent Kenjiro word that the Stone Ninjas had been wiped out, and Kenjiro celebrated by leaping through an inn's roof.
• Hankuang and Minato Namikaze encountered Kakashi, Obito, and Yamato, who had set out to find them because they feared the Stone Ninjas would attack after Danzo's defection.

Ōnoki investigated a forged report about an alliance attack on Konoha, then learned that Hankuang and Minato Namikaze had destroyed Kitsuchi’s force. He flew to Tsuchioka Mountain to examine Hankuang’s enormous earthen sphere and prepared to use another Dust Release technique against it.

• Ōnoki concluded that the report about a three-party alliance attacking Konoha had been forged and approved Kitsuchi’s decision to withdraw the main force.
• Tetsugan reported that Hankuang and Minato Namikaze had wiped out Kitsuchi’s elite force and sucked its troops, including Kitsuchi, into the sky.
• Ōnoki flew to Tsuchioka Mountain and saw the enormous earthen sphere formed from the surrounding land.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release on the sphere, destroyed only a small portion, and prepared to use the Level Stripping Technique.