Chapter Summaries

Nawaki and Minato helped Konoha defeat an Iwa assault force, but returned to find the camp under mounting pressure from coordinated Iwa and Suna attacks. As Konoha’s casualties grew and its operations contracted, Nawaki and Minato began planning a counterstrike.

• Nawaki and Minato killed Iwa ninja, including an Explosion Release user, and led Konoha’s troops in eliminating most of an assault force.
• The team returned from its mission with thirty-five survivors out of forty-two, and Tsunade told Nawaki and Minato that Iwa and Suna were attacking Konoha forces.
• Nawaki pulled Minato aside to propose striking back against the enemy, and the two returned to their room to discuss a plan.
• Kawafune’s team found that the Iwa ninja had fled, while Iwa and Suna continued attacking Konoha squads and avoiding large battles.
• Kawafune and Sakumo destroyed several enemy squads, but Ōnoki and Bunbuku helped protect Iwa and Suna, whose attrition strategy increased Konoha’s casualties and forced it to restrict its operations.

Kawafune and the Konoha leaders approved a surprise mission to infiltrate the Land of Earth and destroy Rock ninja supply routes. Minato and Nawaki volunteered, and the chapter ended with the group sharing a meal before their departure was arranged for the next day.

• Sakumo worried that Konoha could not sustain its casualties, and Kawafune supported trying a surprise attack.
• Minato and Nawaki presented their plan to travel through the Land of Grass and destroy Rock ninja supply routes.
• Sakumo judged their route feasible, and Minato and Nawaki assured the leaders they were prepared.
• Tsunade agreed to let Nawaki go, and Kawafune arranged for the mission to set out the next day with additional Hyuga personnel.
• Kawafune and the others gathered at Sakumo's house for a meal, easing their spirits before the mission.

Minato and Nawaki led a team, including Fugaku, toward the Land of Earth on a mission to disrupt Iwagakure’s supply routes. After slipping into the country, they began gathering intelligence in a border town.

• Tsunade assigned Minato and Nawaki to lead a surprise attack on the Land of Earth's supply routes, and Kawafune and the Uchiha Clan Head backed the mission despite objections.
• Fugaku joined the team, and the group traveled north through the Land of Grass while Minato and Nawaki discussed their plans and resolve.
• The team reached the border of the Land of Earth, avoided civilians, and infiltrated the country under Minato's command.
• Minato told the team to hide and rest while he, Nawaki, and Fugaku used Transformation Jutsu to enter a border town and gather information.

Minato, Nawaki, and Fugaku captured an Iwagakure Jonin to learn the route of a supply convoy. After extracting the route from him, they studied a map and prepared to strike deeper in the Land of Rain.

• Minato, Nawaki, and Fugaku disguised themselves and followed a gambling-house rumor to an Iwagakure ninja who had won a large sum.
• Minato gambled beside the Iwagakure ninja while Fugaku assessed him, and the three followed him out of town after he left the gambling house.
• Minato, Nawaki, and Fugaku ambushed the Iwagakure ninja while he relieved himself, then took him back to their mountain camp.
• The Konoha ninja interrogated the captive with Genjutsu, learned that his brother-in-law led the supply escort, and obtained a detailed supply-route map before killing and burying him.
• Minato, Fugaku, and Nawaki studied the map and decided to attack farther inside the Land of Rain to avoid detection.

Nawaki ambushed the Stone ninja supply unit with Black Snake and signaled Minato and the others after overwhelming the enemy with his techniques. The Konoha reinforcements arrived, and Nawaki and Minato attacked alongside Black Snake and Katsuyu.

• Nawaki waited underground for the Stone ninja supply unit, then accidentally revealed himself when a Stone ninja kicked his forehead protector.
• Nawaki summoned Black Snake, which blocked the Stone ninjas’ attacks and charged into their ranks as he fired a signal flare.
• Nawaki used Water Style: Great Dam Water Formation Wall to flood and trap many Stone ninjas, but their leader countered with Earth Style.
• The Stone ninjas trapped Black Snake underground, but Nawaki used Earth Style to break them out as Minato and the Konoha team arrived.
• Nawaki summoned Katsuyu, and Minato joined the assault as she sprayed corrosive liquid across the Stone ninja ranks.

Minato, Nawaki, and their Konoha team destroyed the Iwa Ninja supplies and killed the defenders, completing their mission. Ōnoki ordered the Iwa forces to withdraw, and Pakura concluded that Sunagakure should also pull back before Konoha attacked.

• Fugaku, Minato, Nawaki, and the other Konoha Ninja routed the Iwa Ninja, while the Iwa leader split the ground and trapped the Slug Sage and black snake in a fissure.
• Nawaki shattered the Iwa leader’s Earth-Style Wall with Water Release, and Minato killed him as the Iwa Ninja fled.
• The Konoha team burned all the supplies, killed the remaining Iwa Ninja, and hurried into the Land of Grass.
• Ōnoki learned that the supplies had been destroyed and ordered the Iwa Ninja to withdraw because they had only a few days of supplies left.
• Pakura heard that Iwa forces had disappeared from the Land of Rain and ordered Sunagakure to prepare to withdraw.

Nawaki rescued a red-haired girl from a Grass ninja while traveling home with Minato and their group, then learned she was Uzumaki Misaki. The Grass ninja confronted the Konoha team as Nawaki prepared to take Misaki with them.

• Kawafune and Tsunade celebrated Minato and the others' success in disrupting Iwagakure's supplies and discussed resting before planning their next move.
• Minato, Nawaki, and their companions traveled openly through the Land of Grass and stopped in a town for a meal, where the local Grass ninja left the crowded restaurant.
• After paying the bill, Nawaki heard a girl crying and saw a Grass ninja gripping her by the hair.
• Nawaki kicked the Grass ninja away and recognized the red-haired girl as a likely member of the Uzumaki Clan.
• The girl introduced herself as Uzumaki Misaki after Nawaki told her that Uzumaki Mito was his grandmother.
• The Grass ninja challenged Nawaki for interfering, and Nawaki declared he was taking Misaki with him as Minato and the others stepped forward.

Nawaki rescued Misaki from the grass ninja and persuaded her to leave town with him and his team. As they traveled toward the Land of Rain, Misaki rode on Nawaki’s back and began chatting with him.

• Nawaki threatened the grass ninja until they left Misaki alone.
• Grandma Kyoko urged Misaki to go with Nawaki, and Misaki tearfully said goodbye to her.
• Minato suggested that Nawaki carry Misaki so the team could keep moving quickly, and Misaki chose Nawaki.
• Nawaki told Misaki they were heading to the Land of Rain before arranging for her to go to Konoha.
• Misaki asked Nawaki about Minato, and the two talked as the team continued toward the Land of Rain.

Minato and the others returned to the Konoha camp after completing their mission, bringing Uzumaki Misaki with them. Kawafune agreed to let Misaki stay, and Nawaki led her into camp holding her hand.

• Tsunade, Kawafune, Sakumo, Might Duy, and Yūhi Shinku welcomed the returning group and promised them mission credit.
• Nawaki introduced Misaki as an Uzumaki girl they had rescued in the Land of Grass.
• Nawaki asked Tsunade to let Misaki stay and suggested sending her to live near their grandmother and Kushina.
• Kawafune approved Misaki's stay, and Nawaki took her hand as they entered the camp.

Nawaki rescued Uzumaki Misaki from Grass ninja, and Tsunade arranged for her to go to Konoha and meet Mito. With the camp recovered, Tsunade convened a meeting to plan how to face Ōnoki and Sunagakure, as the Konoha forces could not get more reinforcements.

• Nawaki explained that he had saved Misaki after Grass ninja tried to abduct her for her healing ability.
• Tsunade invited Misaki to Konoha to meet Mito, and Misaki agreed to go.
• Tsunade gave Misaki a letter for Mito, and Misaki left with Konoha ninja the next day.
• Tsunade struck Nawaki for mooning over Misaki, while Kawafune and Minato teased him.
• Tsunade called a meeting to devise a plan, and Hayato reported that Ōnoki was awaiting supplies while Sunagakure had heavily fortified its border.
• Tsunade said Konoha could not spare more reinforcements, and Kawafune acknowledged that the forces had been unprepared for the changing battlefield.

Kawafune and Tsunade learned that Ōnoki had rushed back to the Land of Earth, likely because Kumogakure had invaded, easing the pressure on Konoha. After Ōnoki reached the battered Rock Ninja front, he confronted the Third Raikage, who charged into battle alongside Blue B.

• Night Owl reported that the Land of Earth might have been invaded and that Ōnoki was hurrying back, prompting Kawafune to demand confirmation.
• Tsunade ended the meeting, and Kawafune told her he believed the Third Raikage had attacked the Rock Ninja by water.
• Ōnoki learned that the Third Raikage had broken through two defensive lines and ordered his exhausted force to march faster.
• After three days, Ōnoki reached the battlefield, where Rōshi and Han had helped prevent the third defensive line from falling.
• The next day, Ōnoki led the Rock Ninja onto the battlefield and threatened the Third Raikage, who charged with his Kumogakure forces and Blue B.

Ōnoki and the Raikage fought to a standstill as the Rock and Kumogakure forces suffered heavy casualties. After learning that Kumogakure had invaded the Land of Earth, Tsunade prepared to focus Konoha’s forces on the Land of Wind, while a Uchiha proposed striking Ōnoki while he was weakened.

• Ōnoki took over from Rōshi to fight the Raikage, while Han battled Blue B and Rōshi attacked Kumogakure’s ordinary ninja.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release to force the Raikage to evade, but neither side won before nightfall and both armies withdrew.
• Ōnoki learned that captured Konoha scouts had been sent to assess the war and ordered Rōshi to take men to the border to deter Konoha.
• Konoha’s returning scouts reported the battle, and Tsunade announced that Konoha would concentrate its strength on attacking the Land of Wind.
• A Uchiha voiced support for Tsunade’s plan but suggested taking advantage of Ōnoki’s weakened position to teach him a lesson.

Nara Shota persuaded Tsunade to send the Uchiha Clan Head and his forces to the Land of Earth while the main force focused on the Land of Wind. Misaki arrived in Konoha, met Kushina and Mito, and was welcomed into the Senju residence as family.

• Nara Shota argued that a team sent to the Land of Earth could track the Rock Ninja and avenge Konoha's fallen, and the Uchiha Clan Head volunteered for the mission.
• Tsunade approved the Uchiha Clan Head's departure and dismissed the meeting as Kawafune, Tsunade, Minato, and Nawaki discussed the girls they missed.
• A Konoha ninja escorted Misaki into the village and brought her to the Senju Clan residence.
• Kushina met Misaki at the gate, recognized her red hair, and led her to Mito with Tsunade's letter.
• Mito read Tsunade's letter, welcomed Misaki as her granddaughter, and invited her to stay, while Kushina declared them friends.

Tsunade led Konoha’s army into the Land of Wind, where Kawafune and the other elite fighters crushed Sunagakure’s defenses and forced Pakura’s forces to retreat. Meanwhile, the Uchiha Clan Head led Fugaku’s team into the Land of Earth to divert Rock Ninja troops, unaware that Rōshi was preparing to hunt them.

• Tsunade led Konoha’s forces toward the Land of Wind while Pakura prepared Sunagakure for the attack and sought help from the Daimyo.
• Konoha launched a surprise assault, and Kawafune overwhelmed Shukaku while Tsunade and Sakumo cut through the enemy ranks.
• Might Duy blocked Pakura, and the Sand Ninja retreated after their defenses collapsed and they suffered heavy losses.
• Konoha occupied the forward position, and Tsunade left Kawafune, Sakumo, and Might Duy to check on the wounded.
• In the Land of Earth, Fugaku proposed drawing Rock Ninja troops away from the Cloud Ninja, and the Uchiha Clan Head approved the plan.
• The Uchiha team’s tracks were discovered, and Rōshi began preparing to hunt them down.

Rōshi ambushed the Konoha force in the Land of Earth and trapped them inside an iron enclosure. The Uchiha Clan Head and Fugaku fought back, but Rōshi broke free of Genjutsu through Son Gokū’s chakra and turned the battle against them.

• Rōshi and the Rock Ninja waited on a mountain, while Fugaku warned his uncle that the route ahead felt dangerous.
• The Uchiha Clan Head halted the force near the mountain, and Fugaku sent a Shadow Clone to scout ahead.
• Rōshi destroyed the Shadow Clone and led the Rock Ninja in an attack, trapping the Konoha ninja inside an iron-walled pit.
• The Uchiha Clan Head failed to burn through the iron wall, and Rōshi attacked him and Fugaku with magma balls.
• The Uchiha Clan Head trapped Rōshi in Sharingan Genjutsu, and Fugaku drove the Rock Ninja back with his Majestic Destroyer Flame.
• Son Gokū gave Rōshi chakra, allowing him to break free of the Genjutsu and scatter Fugaku’s flames with his lava-wrapped fist.

Rōshi defeated the Uchiha Clan Head and killed him with magma, driving Fugaku to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan. Fugaku used Amaterasu to burn Rōshi, then collapsed, leaving both leaders unconscious as their forces reacted.

• Rōshi overwhelmed the Uchiha Clan Head with his Scorch Release Chakra Mode, broke his arms, and sent him crashing into an iron wall.
• Rōshi flooded the ground with magma, and the Uchiha Clan Head sacrificed himself to shove Fugaku clear before being engulfed.
• Fugaku awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and used Amaterasu to cover Rōshi in black flames.
• Fugaku collapsed from the strain, and the Uchiha Clan carried him away while a Rock Ninja sealed the flames and found Rōshi unconscious.

After the Uchiha Clan Head died in battle and Fugaku awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan before falling unconscious, Konoha’s leaders considered the clan’s future while Tsunade and Kawafune prepared for peace negotiations with the Land of Wind. The chapter ended with Pakura refusing to let Rasa accompany her to the talks at the Konoha camp.

• Kawafune learned that the Uchiha Clan Head had died fighting the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and that Fugaku had awakened black flames before being sent unconscious to Konoha.
• Sakumo and Might Duy mourned the Uchiha Clan Head, while Tsunade warned that his death could trigger trouble in Konoha and Kawafune urged the group to finish preparations and return.
• Fugaku’s clansmen took him to Konoha First People's Hospital, where medics treated his injuries but could not wake him.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu discussed the Uchiha succession, the war, and the coming peace negotiations while considering how to weaken the clan.
• Tsunade and Kawafune returned with their forces to the Land of Rain, and Pakura agreed to attend negotiations at the Konoha camp two days later.
• Rasa offered to accompany Pakura to the negotiations, but she refused and decided to bring several elders instead.

Pakura led three elders to negotiate Sunagakure’s surrender terms with Konoha, but Kawafune pressed her into accepting a startling personal condition. The negotiations ended with Pakura agreeing to give her life, leaving Kawafune and the others stunned.

• Pakura and three elders traveled to Konoha’s camp to negotiate, worrying about the demands Konoha might make.
• Kawafune demanded two billion silver and that Sunagakure hand over Shukaku, and Pakura rejected both terms.
• Kawafune threatened to resume the assault, prompting Pakura to offer 1.2 billion silver and refuse to surrender Shukaku.
• Kawafune said Sunagakure had to give another bargaining chip and suggested Pakura herself carried enough weight to answer for the war.
• Pakura decided her death would not prevent Rasa from taking the Kazekage position and agreed, shocking Kawafune, Tsunade, Sakumo, and Might Duy.

Pakura exchanged her position as Sunagakure’s acting Kazekage for peace, and Tsunade signed the treaty. As the Konoha delegation prepared to return, Ōnoki and the Third Raikage agreed to terms, bringing the Second Great Ninja War to an end.

• Pakura insisted on going to Konoha and signed a peace treaty requiring Sunagakure to pay twelve hundred million ryō and surrender its acting Kazekage, herself.
• Tsunade signed the treaty, and Pakura sent the three Sunagakure elders home with a message for Rasa.
• Sakumo sealed Pakura’s Chakra before escorting her from the council hall, while Kawafune fled and later argued with Tsunade about the treaty.
• Kawafune and Tsunade decided to return to Konoha the next day and leave Pakura’s arrangements to the village.
• After Rōshi was injured, Ōnoki negotiated with the Land of Lightning, and the Third Raikage signed a peace treaty with him, ending the Second Great Ninja War.

Kawafune and the returning Konoha shinobi arrived to a heroes’ welcome, where they reunited with their families. On the way home, Kakashi called Kawafune “Uncle” before Sakumo could get him to say “Daddy.”

• Kawafune, Tsunade, Sakumo, and the others entered Konoha to cheers and flowers from the villagers.
• Minato and Nawaki slipped away to visit Grandma, while Sarutobi Hiruzen praised Tsunade and she called the victory costly.
• The Ghost Mastiff interrupted Sarutobi Hiruzen’s speech to greet Kawafune, and Sakumo reunited with Nayuki and Kakashi.
• Kawafune took Kakashi and coaxed him into saying “Uncle,” prompting Sakumo to snatch him back and declare he would teach him to say “Daddy” within three days.