Chapter Summaries

Sasuke confronted Konoha’s leaders and the Land of Fire’s daimyo over Danzo’s appointment and the Uchiha clan’s extermination, revealing Danzo’s corpse and the Sharingan implanted in his arm. Utatane Koharu identified the Anbu Commander as a possible source of the remaining truth, leaving him under pressure to speak while Tsunade remained trapped in Susanoo.

• Sasuke said the ministers and ninjas had attacked first, then asked who approved Danzo becoming Hokage.
• Shikaku explained that Danzo had nominated himself after Pain’s attack and that the meeting had accepted him without objections.
• Sasuke produced Danzo’s corpse and exposed ten Sharingan implanted in his right arm.
• Sasuke questioned the leaders about the stolen Sharingan and the Uchiha clan’s extermination, while the daimyo denied knowing anything.
• Utatane Koharu said Hiruzen had cleared the scene and stripped Danzo of Root command, then urged the Anbu Commander to reveal what he knew.

Sasuke exposed how Konoha’s elders and Danzo had used Shisui’s death to justify the Uchiha massacre, then demanded repayment for the lives lost. He offered to spare the Daimyo and the Uchiha’s place in the Land of Fire, but killed Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura when they could not pay.

• Utatane Koharu explained that Shisui and Itachi had accused the Uchiha of plotting a coup, and that Shisui died before the clan massacre.
• Sasuke questioned Koharu until she admitted Danzo had killed Shisui and that no evidence remained that the Uchiha had launched a coup.
• Sasuke compared the Uchiha’s more than eighteen hundred dead with the much smaller Sarutobi, Shimura, Utatane, and Mitokado clans, then demanded repayment from the Daimyo for the lives owed.
• The Daimyo offered money and treasures, but Sasuke said he could forgo repayment if the Daimyo accepted his terms and expressed hope that the Uchiha would remain in the Land of Fire.
• Sasuke killed Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura in a burst of chakra.

Sasuke used the negotiations to demand autonomous Uchiha territory within Konoha and across the Land of Fire, while also securing housing and compensation for Naruto. The Daimyo agreed to fund the houses, but Sasuke ended by asking whether his vast territorial demands were fair compensation for the Uchiha dead.

• Sasuke killed the officials he had targeted, then dismissed Susanoo and addressed Tsunade and Shikaku.
• Sasuke presented a map and demanded autonomy over a large area of Konoha, along with formal approval of the Uchiha territory and its rights.
• Sasuke challenged the village over Naruto's lack of a proper home and demanded that Naruto receive his father Minato's estate and a new house.
• The Daimyo offered to fund Naruto's house, compensate him for Hiruzen Sarutobi's embezzlement, and pay for Tsunade's house, while Sasuke agreed to build Tsunade's home.
• Sasuke marked out a vast area of the Land of Fire, including the Naka River's upper reaches, and demanded that it remain under Uchiha autonomy as compensation for over fifteen hundred Uchiha relatives.

Sasuke and Tsunade negotiated Konoha’s role in protecting the Land of Fire’s western border, turning the daimyo’s defense concerns into a lucrative patrol contract. Tsunade agreed to discuss the arrangement later after Shikaku pointed out that Konoha lacked manpower with a war approaching.

• The daimyo worried about western border defenses, and Tsunade said she would take responsibility while requiring border crossings to be registered.
• Tsunade argued that the daimyo needed professional border ninja and Konoha patrol squads, and Sasuke negotiated a long-term contract for ten squads at 500,000 ryo per mission.
• Sasuke used Shadow Clone Jutsu to draft two copies of the contract, and Tsunade questioned whether Konoha could supply enough ninja.
• Shikaku warned that an imminent war would force Konoha to reduce its border personnel, so Tsunade postponed further discussion.

Sasuke forced the daimyo to sign over territory and then briefed Konoha’s leaders on the coming war and the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. The discussion ended with Tsunade explaining that only a massive barrier could temporarily restrain the statue, and that defeating it would require a suitable vessel.

• Sasuke threatened the daimyo and his ministers until the daimyo signed and sealed the territory agreement, while Sasuke also promised not to pursue the Uchiha clan massacre further.
• Shikaku asked Sasuke about the war and the enemy calling himself Madara, and Sasuke said the man was too young to be the real Madara but possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan and could use Susanoo.
• Sasuke projected a scaled map showing the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and explained its immense size, Chakra absorption, and threat to the battlefield.
• Sasuke advised that finding the enemy’s base or capturing the false Madara was more practical than fighting the statue directly, while Shikaku and Naruto discussed the risks of its summoning.
• Tsunade said a city-defense-scale barrier might restrain the statue temporarily, but permanently resolving the threat would require a vessel capable of containing its power.

Tsunade and the Konoha leaders discussed plans for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and asked Sasuke to fight for Konoha under specific conditions. Tsunade secured his agreement by having him sign a contract with Shikkotsu Forest, then explained Orochimaru’s current condition.

• Shikaku suggested that Ōnoki’s Dust Release might divide the Demonic Statue, and Tsunade proposed preparing contingency plans for the next Kage Summit.
• Sasuke said he would not leave Konoha but would refuse to fight while those involved in the Uchiha extermination remained there, and he insisted that his genin status not be changed.
• Naruto asked Sasuke to join him for the Chunin Exams, while Sasuke told Tsunade he would appear on the battlefield in her personal name without affecting their master-disciple relationship.
• Tsunade summoned Katsuyu and had Sasuke sign a contract with Shikkotsu Forest, despite his existing contract with Ryūchi Cave.
• Tsunade said Orochimaru remained alive in a self-sealing state, with his bases largely absorbed or disbanded, but some escaped test subjects remained.

After Sasuke left the meeting, Shikaku and Tsunade weighed the political risks of the coming war and Konoha’s leadership needs. Sasuke then visited the Hyuga Clan and met with Hyuga Hiashi, who asked why he had come.

• Sasuke left Shikaku to decide how to explain Danzo’s death and warned him to think carefully about whom to call Asuma’s killer.
• Shikaku told Naruto that Sasuke should stay out of the war because the Uchiha Clan and the Land of Fire could be blamed for the Akatsuki’s actions, and he asked the daimyo to keep Sasuke’s Shikkotsu Forest contract secret.
• Naruto objected that the plan could make other nations target Sasuke, while Shikaku said Naruto could repeat their discussion to Sasuke and left him to consider how he would handle Sasuke’s actions as Hokage.
• Tsunade and the daimyo discussed Naruto’s future, Konoha’s shortage of capable administrators, and the unfinished work of preparing for war and resettling refugees.
• Sasuke visited the Hyuga Clan’s residence and met Hyuga Hiashi, who asked whether Hokage-sama had sent him.

Sasuke confronted Hyuga Hiashi over the Byakugan recovered from Kirigakure and demanded that he remove Neji’s Caged Bird, but Hiashi refused and the two sparred briefly. Afterward, Sasuke planned to use the Hyuga dispute to prepare Tsunade for the next Kage meeting, while Tsunade returned to Konoha and faced a room piled high with delayed paperwork.

• Sasuke showed Hiashi the recovered Byakugan and asked whether he had made an agreement with Kirigakure; Hiashi said he had not.
• Sasuke demanded that Hiashi remove Neji’s Caged Bird, but Hiashi said it could not be done, and Sasuke left without a deal.
• Hiashi and Sasuke exchanged one move in a spar, and Sasuke warned Hiashi not to let Neji suffer an accident because of the Caged Bird.
• A Branch Family ninja told Neji that Sasuke had tried to negotiate for the removal of his Caged Bird, and Neji ordered the matter kept quiet.
• Naruto returned to Konoha after secretly pursuing Sasuke, while Tsunade returned later and found the Hokage’s office filled with delayed documents.

Tsunade resumed the Hokage’s duties, explained Danzo’s death to Konoha’s leaders, and began handling the aftermath of Sasuke’s actions. Meanwhile, Shikaku warned Shikamaru about Sasuke’s threat to Kurenai’s family, and Naruto, Tsunade, and Teuchi discussed ordering goods through Sasuke’s summoning-beast delivery service.

• Tsunade announced that Danzo was dead, described his crimes, and said his acting Hokage status had been revoked and he would be classified as a rogue ninja.
• An Anbu reported that Naruto had left the village and Sasuke had fought Hyuga Hiashi; Tsunade decided to visit the Hyuga Clan the next morning.
• Shikaku told Shikamaru that Sasuke had killed the two elders and warned him that Sasuke had said he would spare Kurenai and her child for Shikamaru’s sake.
• Naruto woke to find a booklet of product flyers Sasuke had brought and remembered that he had promised to help Teuchi order goods from outside the village.
• Tsunade visited Hiashi, who described his fight with Sasuke as a normal sparring session, and she left without learning what the Hyuga Clan was concealing.
• At Ichiraku, Naruto helped Teuchi compile an order while Tsunade examined the flyers and asked whether summoning beasts could deliver goods as a new business.

Tsunade and Naruto discussed the cost of Sasuke’s delivery service, while Sasuke’s group prepared to relocate their base by aircraft. During the flight, Yugimaru developed nausea and dizziness, and Sasuke began checking on the passengers.

• Teuchi told Tsunade that Sasuke had charged him only 500 ryo for shipping, and Naruto warned him not to suggest paying more to the Ninja Cat.
• The researchers packed up the base and chose to fly to their destination, with Mito supplying Chakra for the journey.
• More than ten bird-shaped aircraft launched from the concealed cave and traveled in formation with the researchers aboard.
• Yugimaru told Suigetsu that he felt dizzy and nauseous during the flight.
• Sasuke advised Yugimaru to sit upright and relax, then checked the other cabins for anyone else feeling unwell.

Sasuke brought the researchers to Sky City, a former Sky Ninja base renovated into a vast aerial settlement, and introduced them to its scale and unfinished state. He kept the source of its power secret as he led the group inside.

• Sasuke considered how to help the researchers avoid motion sickness and argued they should learn flight techniques for their safety.
• Mito guided the aircraft through a thick cloudbank and brought the group to Sky City at about 3,400 meters altitude.
• The researchers landed on the metal platform and marveled at the city floating above the clouds.
• Mito questioned whether Sasuke could rebuild the Land of Whirlpools, while Kabuto Yakushi and Suigetsu asked when he had built Sky City and what powered it.
• Sasuke said he had taken the Sky Ninja base during their attack on Konoha the previous year and had renovated less than one-fifth of it, then led everyone inside without revealing its power source.
• Sasuke activated projections showing Sky City and the First Hokage's Ancient Skin alongside the renovation progress, before guiding the group through its largely empty corridors and rooms.

Sasuke showed the researchers Sky City’s Artificial Tailed Beast and set their priorities on building high-altitude communications and expanding the base. The researchers began organizing laboratories and preparing the base for experiments and future growth.

• Sasuke led the researchers to the power chamber and showed them the Artificial Tailed Beast created by the Sky Ninja.
• The researchers excitedly questioned the beast’s creation, revival, control, and Chakra transmission while Sasuke intended its display to spur their work.
• Sasuke planned to prioritize high-altitude signal relays, low-altitude signal islands, and possibly low Earth orbit satellites over further Tailed Beast research.
• The researchers discussed staffing, training, laboratories, supplies, construction, maintenance, and communications for the expanded base.
• Sasuke and the researchers moved and adjusted equipment to prepare Sky City for experiments.

Naruto and Teuchi received equipment from Fish Cake and began assembling an electrical setup for the restaurant. Tsunade received a separate package containing sealed Chakra reserves, which she recognized as a potent way to replenish Chakra.

• Fish Cake delivered the goods and gave Naruto one scroll for himself and another for Tsunade.
• Naruto and Teuchi sorted the electrical equipment and began assembling it by following the manual.
• Naruto delivered Tsunade's scroll, which contained a message apologizing for Sasuke's rudeness and a gift to replenish Chakra.
• Tsunade examined three sealed cubes of pure energy and judged them more effective than any Potion.

Tsunade managed Konoha’s war preparations while dealing with shortages of weapons and medicine, then used Sasuke’s gifts to help the wounded and prepare Shizune to complete her Yin Seal. The chapter ended with Tsunade ordering Shizune to train under her supervision and form the seal within three days.

• Tsunade reviewed Kumogakure’s request for Konoha to send liaison and reconnaissance teams, while prioritizing the village’s urgent war preparations.
• Tsunade received Sasuke’s Chakra-replenishing crystals and gave the wounded medicine he had supplied.
• Tsunade learned that Shizune was struggling to prepare her Yin Seal because of her heavy workload.
• Tsunade offered Shizune a Chakra Nguyên Thạch and insisted she use it to complete her seal.
• Tsunade ordered Shizune to stay in her room for two days, temporarily hand off her work, and prepare to form the seal within three days.

Sasuke returned to Konoha after Tsunade summoned him to help Shizune complete her Yin Seal, and he discussed the Hyuga clan and Hinata’s confession with Tsunade. He recruited Naruto for an officially registered S-rank mission to supply Chakra for the preparations, leaving Naruto to file the mission paperwork and hoping to trade his patrol duty for other work.

• Katsuyu told Sasuke that Tsunade was preparing Shizune to form her Yin Seal, and Sasuke returned to Konoha.
• Sasuke asked Tsunade about Shizune’s readiness and explained that he had taken back the Byakugan from the Mizukage’s guard to expose Hiashi’s schemes.
• Sasuke told Tsunade that Hinata had confessed to Naruto after standing up to Pain, and Naruto arrived as they were discussing him.
• Tsunade teased Naruto about dating Hinata, then Sasuke offered him a chance to observe Shizune’s Yin Seal preparations if he had enough Fuinjutsu knowledge.
• Naruto offered to provide Chakra worth 1,000,000 Ryo for the S-rank mission, and Tsunade told him to file the mission form before she would consider changing his patrol assignment.

Shizune completed the modified Yin Seal with help from Tsunade, Sasuke, and Naruto. Afterward, the group celebrated at Ichiraku Ramen before Shizune began training to use the seal.

• Shizune woke after a day of sleep and joined Tsunade, Sasuke, and Naruto in a guarded room to complete her Yin Seal.
• Sasuke guided everyone into Shizune’s Mental Space, where Naruto replenished her Chakra reservoir over two hours.
• Shizune endured nearly an hour of drawing the complex sealing array, then activated it and completed the Yin Seal.
• Tsunade and Sasuke inspected the seal, and Sasuke gave Shizune a Jutsu to conceal its forehead mark.
• Shizune agreed to train in the Byakugou Jutsu and related techniques before the war, while serving with the Medical Corps.
• Naruto proposed a celebratory meal, and the group ate barbecue ramen at Ichiraku Ramen at four in the morning.

Sasuke presented Tsunade with a simplified Chakra storage seal he had developed to help Kakashi use the Mangekyō Sharingan with less strain. After Tsunade approved him discussing it with Kakashi, the two considered Kamui’s potential and Kakashi’s worsening vision.

• Sasuke explained to Tsunade how his simplified seal could store Uchiha Pupil Power and reduce the burden of Kakashi using the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Tsunade tested the seal, confirmed it differed from her Yin Seal, and told Sasuke to discuss it with Kakashi under another name.
• Tsunade summoned Kakashi, who thanked her for placing him among the first patients to recover.
• Sasuke asked Kakashi about Kamui’s capacity and learned that his vision was still deteriorating.
• Sasuke noted Kamui might function like Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World if its attack scale could be determined, but Kakashi’s vision remained difficult to address.

Sasuke eased the strain on Kakashi’s Sharingan by storing some of his Pupil Power in it, then discussed Konoha’s need to buy supplies through Sasuke’s channels. Sasuke agreed to look into possible suppliers and promised to answer within three days.

• Sasuke treated Kakashi’s Sharingan and advised him to avoid using it for two days while his vision recovered.
• Sasuke applied a Chakra-storing Fuinjutsu to Kakashi’s eye, reducing the Sharingan’s Chakra burden, and asked him to report on its effects after testing Kamui later.
• Kakashi thanked Sasuke and said he would discuss any future plans with Tsunade and the others.
• Sasuke left before Naruto could wake up and invite him for ramen again.
• Tsunade gave Sasuke a list of supplies Konoha wanted to purchase and offered to pay above market prices.
• Sasuke warned that supplies were scarce and prices were rising, then agreed to ask around and respond within three days.

Sasuke planned to answer Tsunade’s request for wartime supplies while preparing to sell off stockpiled goods. He then began visiting Orochimaru’s bases with Kabuto Yakushi to expose them and find useful personnel.

• Sasuke told Tsunade he would look into finding supplies and give her an answer in three days, while deciding to release his own stockpiled goods onto the market.
• Sasuke chose to send cheap explosive tags, defective ninja blades, and used tools from old warehouses into circulation, but had no emergency medical supplies to offer.
• Sasuke stopped pretending to be Orochimaru and prepared to bring Orochimaru’s scattered bases into the open and select usable talent.
• Sasuke took Kabuto Yakushi to visit the bases one by one, judging them too exposed and flawed to keep as hidden fortresses.

Sasuke explained plans to gather Orochimaru’s former captives and staff in an autonomous territory within the Land of Fire, where they would build a village. He assessed the group and registered their information, while some chose to seek freedom or return to their home villages.

• Sasuke explained that the group would move to an old Uchiha site in the Land of Fire, build a village, and learn basic literacy.
• When the crowd grew disorderly, Sasuke silenced them and revealed that the Daimyo had granted him autonomous territory beyond the jurisdiction of the Daimyo and Konoha.
• Sasuke told the group they would become people of the Land of Fire, though many viewed the arrangement as a split from the country.
• Sasuke interviewed the captives one by one about their abilities, families, plans, and aspirations while registering their information.
• Some captives expressed a desire for freedom, and others considered returning to their home villages.