Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hanzō of the Salamander prepared for a united campaign against Kumogakure while the Shogunate forces drilled a new breaching tactic. As Iwagakure prepared to land in the Land of Frost, Tokimitsu left open the possibility of striking the Land of Lightning and baited Kumogakure toward Sarutobi Shinnosuke's forces.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hanzō of the Salamander welcomed Iwagakure's decision to join efforts against Kumogakure, while Tokimitsu noted that the alliance was driven by shared interests.
• Hatake Sakumo rendezvoused with Uchiha Tokimitsu and learned that Iwagakure planned to take part in the mediation against Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu drilled the Shogunate and Mist Village forces in a three-echelon breaching tactic, with Hatake Sakumo leading the vanguard and Hanzō of the Salamander covering the flanks.
• Hanzō of the Salamander warned that the tactic risked encirclement, and Uchiha Tokimitsu assigned him command of the Third Combat Echelon to protect the advance.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu told Hanzō of the Salamander that Iwagakure would handle the Land of Frost battlefield and that his forces might later attack the Land of Lightning.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu allowed Kumogakure spies to observe the drills, intending to make his forces seem formidable and Sarutobi Shinnosuke's army appear to be the easiest target.

Mitokado Homura’s mediation collapsed after Kumogakure’s delaying tactics and troop movements came to light, and Konoha and Iwagakure formally prepared for war. At Uchiha Tokimitsu’s front, Hizashi Hyuga saw the Shogunate’s strength and experimental rockets as the army prepared to attack Kumogakure’s defenses.

• Mitokado Homura learned that Kumogakure had used negotiations to buy time while sending five thousand ninja south, then left after warning the village that war would bring the consequences of rejecting Konoha’s terms.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen mobilized Konoha’s ninja clans and placed the village in a wartime state, while Iwagakure sent three thousand reinforcements to the Land of Frost.
• Blue B and A continued south with their army despite being outnumbered and receiving no reinforcements from the Third Raikage.
• Hizashi Hyuga visited Uchiha Tokimitsu’s camp and saw Hanzō of the Salamander and the Shogunate’s assembled forces, prompting him to recognize the gap between the Hyuga and Uchiha clans.
• Hyuga Nobuhiro reported that the reconnaissance troops had cleared Kumogakure’s hidden sentries, and Tokimitsu ordered the Rocket Corps to prepare.
• Tokimitsu explained the experimental rockets to Hizashi and invited him to fight alongside the Shogunate.

Uchiha Tokimitsu led the Shogunate Ninja Army against Kumogakure, using a rocket barrage to shatter its defenses before personally joining the assault. Hizashi Hyuga fought alongside the army, newly convinced that the Hyuga Clan needed to build its own Ninja Army.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu sent the First Combat Echelon under Hatake Sakumo into a frontal assault and the Third Combat Echelon under Hanzō of the Salamander around Kumogakure’s flank.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered the Rocket Corps to bombard Kumogakure’s positions, and Hizashi Hyuga learned that the rockets scattered Explosive Tags across the battlefield.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu revealed the Second Combat Echelon and advanced at its head with Hizashi Hyuga, while the army formed ranks and shouted its battle cries.
• The Second Combat Echelon struck Kumogakure’s disordered forces as rockets continued to fall and the First Combat Echelon cut through their positions.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu unleashed ninjutsu and Susanoo against the Cloud Village Ninja, and Hizashi Hyuga steadied himself and charged into battle with the Ninja Army.

Uchiha Tokimitsu and Blue B fought fiercely as the Shogunate assault overwhelmed Kumogakure’s defenses, while Hatake Sakumo clashed with A. Tokimitsu nearly extracted Gyūki from Blue B, but Gyūki escaped underground with the Octopus Leg Clone Technique.

• Hizashi Hyuga killed Kumogakure ninja with Gentle Fist and resolved that the Hyuga Clan had grown too comfortable.
• The Shogunate’s rocket bombardment shattered Kumogakure’s defensive formation, and Blue B ordered A to fight Hatake Sakumo while he confronted Uchiha Tokimitsu.
• Blue B transformed partially with Gyūki’s power and charged Tokimitsu’s Susanoo, but Tokimitsu’s attacks injured him and weakened his connection to Gyūki.
• Hatake Sakumo and A exchanged powerful strikes, with A knocking Sakumo back before Sakumo charged into another clash.
• Blue B restrained the Susanoo with Tailed Beast Chakra and ink, but Tokimitsu broke free, pierced the Tailed Beast Body repeatedly, and began using a Release Seal to extract Gyūki.
• Gyūki took control and used the Octopus Leg Clone Technique to escape underground, leaving Tokimitsu stunned.

Hatake Sakumo outsmarted and grievously wounded A, while Hanzō of the Salamander and the Shogunate forces broke through Kumogakure’s lines and turned the battle into a rout. A escaped toward Kumogakure with only a small group of survivors, and the victorious Shogunate ninja celebrated on the battlefield.

• As Blue B fled, Hanzō of the Salamander ordered a full-scale assault, while A prepared to risk everything against Hatake Sakumo.
• A feigned a final clash and struck Hatake Sakumo, but the target was a Shadow Clone; Hatake Sakumo then wounded A with One Thousand Years of Death and escaped underground.
• Hanzō of the Salamander’s forces broke through Kumogakure’s position as Uchiha Tokimitsu advanced with Susanoo, and the collapsing Cloud Village forces urged A to flee.
• Two Cloud Village Jonin carried the injured A away while the remaining defenders sacrificed themselves to delay the Shogunate forces; Jonin Oru stayed behind to gather survivors.
• The Shogunate forces secured victory, and Uchiha Tokimitsu, Hatake Sakumo, and Hizashi Hyuga watched over the bloodied battlefield.

Uchiha Tokimitsu planned to expand the Shogunate’s gains after defeating Cloud Village, while Konoha and Iwagakure moved to claim territory in the Land of Lightning. After the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki wounded Mitokado Homura, Tokimitsu led his forces to search for him and prevent the Sarutobi Shogunate from capturing him.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo discussed bringing reinforcements from the Kamon Shogunate and inviting Iwagakure to join an alliance conference.
• Konoha’s leaders received news of the Shogunate’s victory, and Mitokado Homura decided to negotiate war zones with Hatake Sakumo while Sarutobi Shinnosuke took command.
• Iwagakure crossed the sea, occupied western coastal cities in the Land of Lightning, and sent an envoy to the Tokimitsu Shogunate’s camp.
• Cloud Village’s fleeing Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Blue B, severely wounded Mitokado Homura, prompting Sarutobi Shinnosuke to order his forces to capture the Jinchuriki.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu led the Shogunate’s elite ninja army to seal the northern routes and search for Blue B so the Sarutobi Shogunate could not capture him.

Uchiha Tokimitsu’s forces searched for the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki while he celebrated Mitokado Homura’s defeat and explained Konoha’s historical strength to Hanzō of the Salamander. Blue B and Eight-Tails Gyūki struggled to recover in hiding, as Sarutobi Shinnosuke hurried his own search north and burned with hatred for Tokimitsu.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu led Hatake Sakumo, Uzumaki Kae, and Hizashi Hyuga in a search for the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki while openly celebrating Mitokado Homura’s defeat.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu told Hanzō of the Salamander that Konoha’s strength came from the alliance between the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan and the clans that joined them.
• Blue B rested in an underground cave, unable to use Tailed Beast Chakra safely after his fight with Uchiha Tokimitsu and Mitokado Homura.
• Eight-Tails Gyūki scolded Blue B for fighting Susanoo at close range and urged him to stay conscious.
• Sarutobi Shinnosuke ordered his forces to search faster and requested reinforcements as Tokimitsu’s troops moved south.
• Sarutobi Shinnosuke felt excited at the prospect of capturing the Eight-Tails and renewed his hatred for Uchiha Tokimitsu.

Blue B released the Eight-Tails Gyūki before dying, and Gyūki fought its way out of Sarutobi Shinnosuke’s ambush. Uchiha Tokimitsu, Hanzō of the Salamander, and Hizashi Hyuga watched from nearby as Tokimitsu waited for more Sarutobi ninja to die.

• Sarutobi Shinnosuke surrounded Blue B’s cave with elite Hokage Faction ninja and kept other clans away from the operation.
• Blue B learned that Gyūki had sought freedom and accepted that he was dying, then used his remaining Chakra to undo the seal and free Gyūki.
• Gyūki fired Tailed Beast Balls that shattered the Four Red Yang Formation, killed ninja, and blasted apart the cave entrance.
• Sarutobi Shinnosuke’s forces attacked the freed Eight-Tails Gyūki with sealing ropes and combined ninjutsu, but Gyūki broke free and charged through them.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu, Hanzō of the Salamander, and Hizashi Hyuga observed the battle from a distance, and Tokimitsu said he would wait until more people had died before acting.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke’s army tried to capture the Eight-Tails Gyūki through a costly sealing operation, while Uchiha Tokimitsu’s approaching forces pressured him to hurry. Shinnosuke attempted to become the Eight-Tails’ Jinchuriki, but Gyūki escaped the seal and rampaged as Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hanzō of the Salamander moved in.

• Sarutobi Shinnosuke’s Ninja Army bound the Eight-Tails Gyūki with Chakra Ropes and bombarded it, suffering heavy casualties as the battle stalled.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered Hizashi Hyuga to signal the Tokimitsu Shogunate Ninja Army to advance, making Sarutobi Shinnosuke send reserves to intercept them and join the battle himself.
• When the sealing squad warned that the Four Symbols Seal might fail, Sarutobi Shinnosuke volunteered to become the Jinchuriki, despite having only seventy percent compatibility.
• The sealing squad began compressing the Eight-Tails Gyūki toward Sarutobi Shinnosuke, but Gyūki used Octopus Leg Substitution Jutsu to escape the seal and stomped Shinnosuke into the ground.
• Gyūki charged into the panicked Sarutobi Ninja Army, and Uchiha Tokimitsu asked Hanzō of the Salamander to help contain the rampage as they raced toward the battlefield.

Uchiha Tokimitsu defeated Eight-Tails Gyūki and killed him, claiming he would grant the Tailed Beast freedom through death. The chapter ended with Tokimitsu absorbing Gyūki’s remaining Chakra and leaving to eat before continuing with the next chapter.

• Eight-Tails Gyūki charged Tokimitsu, but Tokimitsu knocked him down with Yin Fire and Hikari-no-Mikoto.
• Tokimitsu exposed Gyūki’s attempted ambush, and Gyūki broke free to attack again.
• Tokimitsu used Susanoo to force Gyūki’s Tailed Beast Ball to explode inside his mouth, leaving him near death.
• Tokimitsu said he would free Gyūki by killing him, then drilled through Gyūki’s head with a Yin Fire Chakra Vortex.
• Hikari-no-Mikoto absorbed Gyūki’s remaining Chakra, and Tokimitsu said he would eat before returning for the second chapter.

Uchiha Tokimitsu killed Eight-Tails Gyūki, then visited the Sarutobi Shogunate army and examined Sarutobi Shinnosuke, who had been badly injured in the battle. After confirming that Gyūki’s sealed chakra remained within Shinnosuke, Tokimitsu left and asked to be told when Shinnosuke woke.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu killed Eight-Tails Gyūki, stunning the Konoha ninja and Hanzō of the Salamander.
• Nara Nagamasa nervously tried to guide Tokimitsu away from the Sarutobi troops, but Tokimitsu used genjutsu to make him lead the way to Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
• Tokimitsu saw that Shinnosuke was severely injured and sent his Medical Squad to help treat him.
• Uzumaki Kae inspected Shinnosuke’s seal and confirmed that Gyūki’s chakra remained within the sealing barrier.
• Tokimitsu told Nara Nagamasa to notify him when Shinnosuke regained consciousness, then left with his troops.

Uchiha Tokimitsu used the Eight-Tails battle to take control of the Sarutobi Shogunate’s forces, while Kumogakure’s leaders debated seeking a ceasefire after their southern army was destroyed. The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen responded by appointing Hatake Sakumo commander of northern military affairs and ordering the war against Kumogakure to continue.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu had Hatake Sakumo sign an order placing the Sarutobi Shogunate’s remnants under Uchiha Kamon’s command, then explained that the Sarutobi forces had failed to capture the Eight-Tails before he killed it.
• The Third Raikage and Kumogakure’s leaders agreed to seek peace with Konoha and sent Dodai to negotiate with Uchiha Tokimitsu.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Sarutobi Shinnosuke and Mitokado Homura were severely injured and that Uchiha Kamon had taken over the Sarutobi Shogunate and expelled Hokage-faction clans from the Northern Border Defense Force.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen appointed Hatake Sakumo Commander of Northern Military Affairs, with Uchiha Tokimitsu and Uchiha Kamon as assistant commanders, and ordered them to coordinate the war against Kumogakure.

Uchiha Kamon weakened the Sarutobi Shogunate by removing its influence from the Northern Border Defense Force, while Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo gained nearly two thousand defecting ninja by promising them territory and benefits. As Kumogakure’s peace delegation arrived in the occupied Land of Lightning, Dodai recognized Tokimitsu’s reception as a display of force and considered exploiting Konoha’s internal divisions during negotiations.

• Uchiha Kamon purged Sarutobi Shinnosuke’s allies from the Northern Border Defense Force, and disgruntled ninja clans transferred their allegiance to Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu offered the newcomers garrison territory and wartime autonomy, and the gathered ninja pledged loyalty to him at the Military Affairs Meeting.
• Nearly two thousand ninja switched sides as the Iwagakure Expeditionary Force secured its assigned sector, bringing the occupying armies in the Land of Lightning to nearly ten thousand.
• Dodai led Kumogakure’s peace delegation through devastated southern Land of Lightning and told a grieving subordinate to accept defeat and wait for another chance.
• Uchiha, Uzumaki, Hozuki, Kaguya, and Mizuki ninja emerged from concealment to escort the delegation, and Dodai recognized their Uzumaki barrier as both a tactical asset and a show of force.
• Dodai accepted the escort and considered using the conflict between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha’s Hokage Faction to advance Kumogakure’s interests during the peace talks.

Uchiha Tokimitsu convened informal talks with Iwagakure, Konoha, and Amegakure representatives to decide how to divide occupied territory and restrict Kumogakure. The allies agreed on proposals that served Tokimitsu’s plans, and he finally summoned the Cloud Village delegation to meet them.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu delayed meeting the Cloud Village delegation for several days before inviting Kitsuchi, Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Kamon, and Hanzō of the Salamander to informal talks.
• Hatake Sakumo proposed assigning the northern Land of Frost to Iwagakure and jointly administering its southern region with Uchiha Kamon's Northwestern Shogunate, and Kitsuchi accepted despite his dissatisfaction.
• Kitsuchi proposed dividing and garrisoning the occupied southern Land of Lightning, and Uchiha Tokimitsu agreed, intending to keep Iwagakure engaged against Kumogakure and give Konoha's occupied area to the Sarutobi Shogunate.
• Hanzō of the Salamander raised the dispute over Kumogakure and Amegakure's Tailed Beast, and Uchiha Tokimitsu proposed stripping Kumogakure of control over the Two-Tails and treating the Eight-Tails as a wild beast.
• Kitsuchi, Hanzō of the Salamander, Uchiha Kamon, and Hatake Sakumo agreed to Tokimitsu's Tailed Beast proposals, and Tokimitsu summoned the Cloud Village envoy.

Uchiha Tokimitsu and the allied leaders pressured Cloud Village envoy Dodai to accept severe peace terms, threatening a coordinated invasion if Cloud Village refused. Dodai left with twelve hours to consult the Raikage, facing terms that could strip Cloud Village of territory, its Tailed Beasts, and its standing.

• Dodai entered the conference hall and found Uchiha Tokimitsu, Hatake Sakumo, Kitsuchi, Hanzō of the Salamander, and Uchiha Kamon waiting for him.
• Tokimitsu demanded Cloud Village state what price it would pay for peace, and Dodai offered withdrawal from buffer states and five billion in reparations.
• The leaders rejected Dodai’s offer as insincere and used the threat of their gathered armies to pressure him into asking for their terms.
• Kamon, Kitsuchi, and Hanzō demanded Cloud Village renounce claims to the Two-Tails, withdraw from buffer states and the Land of Frost, pay twenty billion taels, and permit allied troops to occupy southern Land of Lightning.
• Tokimitsu revealed that the Eight-Tails was dead and demanded Cloud Village renounce claims to it, compensate and apologize for injuries caused by its Jinchuriki, and send its next successor as envoy.
• Dodai rejected the terms and warned of resistance, but the allied leaders threatened destruction; Tokimitsu gave him twelve hours to consult the Raikage.

Dodai waited for Kumogakure's response to Uchiha Tokimitsu's harsh ultimatum while the allied forces seized a County Castle to pressure the village. The Third Raikage returned Dodai's proposed terms with only minor changes and his seal, prompting Dodai to rush to Uchiha Tokimitsu's residence.

• Dodai sent Uchiha Tokimitsu's peace terms to Kumogakure and feared the village would reject them and blame him.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu and Kitsuchi sent an elite vanguard across the confrontation line, and the Tokimitsu Red Force captured a County Castle.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu refused Kitsuchi's suggestion to march on the Land of Lightning's capital and sent the battle report to Dodai to increase pressure on Kumogakure.
• Dodai waited through the ultimatum without a reply, then received the terms back with minor edits and the Third Raikage's seal.
• Dodai realized Kumogakure had accepted the terms and ran toward Uchiha Tokimitsu's residence.

Uchiha Tokimitsu secured Kumogakure’s acceptance of the peace treaty, including the surrender of territory, Tailed Beast claims, and reparations. The news strengthened the Tokimitsu Shogunate and unsettled the Hokage Faction, while Sarutobi Hiruzen proposed a contest among Hatake Sakumo, Tsunade, and Orochimaru for the next Hokage.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu gathered Hatake Sakumo, Uchiha Kamon, Hanzō of the Salamander, and Kitsuchi to hear Dodai deliver Kumogakure’s acceptance of the peace treaty.
• Dodai read the terms, which relinquished Kumogakure’s claim to the Two-Tails, limited its claim to the Eight-Tails, ceded military positions and influence, and required reparations.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu accepted the terms and asked Dodai to arrange a formal treaty signing; after Dodai left, the leaders celebrated and planned to announce the victory to their troops and villages.
• Konoha celebrated the news, and the Shogunate’s battlefield success further threatened Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen’s standing among the ninja.
• Utatane Koharu confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen over the Uchiha’s growing power, and he proposed nominating Hatake Sakumo, Tsunade, and Orochimaru as candidates for the next Hokage.

Uchiha Tokimitsu oversaw the signing of Kumogakure’s humiliating truce and celebrated his victory as the Shogunate and allied ninja pledged their loyalty. Dodai returned to Kumogakure’s delegation, gave them his final instructions, and committed seppuku.

• Mitokado Homura taunted Dodai, who resisted the urge to attack him because he believed killing him would benefit Uchiha Tokimitsu.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu told an Attendant Ninja to ignore the quarrel and privately considered letting Sarutobi Shinnosuke govern the occupied Land of Lightning rather than claiming it himself.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu entered the signing venue to cheers, and Dodai signed the truce agreement before handing it to him.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu raised the signed agreement and proclaimed victory as the Uchiha and Shogunate ninja cheered and pledged their loyalty.
• Dodai delivered the agreement and his final instructions to the delegation, then cut his abdomen beneath a waterfall and died facing Kumogakure, saying, “Uchiha!”

After Kumogakure’s defeat by Kirigakure and Dodai’s death, the Third Raikage and the village’s leaders struggled to meet the treaty’s twenty-billion-ryo reparations. Uchiha Tokimitsu offered to let them pay half in gold and finance the rest through Bailout Bonds, leaving the envoy to take the harsh terms back to Kumogakure.

• The Third Raikage and Kumogakure’s leaders mourned Dodai and resolved to seek help from the Daimyo to pay the treaty’s reparations.
• The Daimyo proposed paying ten billion in gold and ten billion in Land of Lightning currency, and the Third Raikage expelled an official who criticized the Daimyo before the village agreed to contact Uchiha Tokimitsu.
• After learning of Kirigakure’s victory over Kumogakure, Uchiha Tokimitsu considered how to protect his interests and preserve Kumogakure’s ability to resist Kirigakure.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu told Kumogakure’s secret envoy that half the reparations could be paid in gold, while the remaining ten billion had to be raised through Bailout Bonds backed by the Daimyo’s status and tax revenues.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu demanded that the bonds be redeemable in gold and carry ten percent interest, then threatened Kumogakure with destruction if it refused.

Uchiha Tokimitsu persuaded Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning to pay reparations and issue bonds through his exchange, gaining control over their external financing. He then proposed transferring occupied territory in the Land of Lightning to Konoha, leaving Hatake Sakumo to arrange the move despite the political trap it posed for the Hokage Faction.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu offered Kumogakure access to the Naka River Securities Exchange, and the Cloud Village Envoy persuaded Kumogakure and the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning to accept his bond terms.
• Kumogakure paid the Tokimitsu Shogunate twelve billion in gold coins, issued eight billion in Bailout Bonds backed by banknotes and tax revenue rights, and planned another five billion in infrastructure bonds.
• The bonds were listed, and Konoha’s Hokage Faction could do little to challenge the Uchiha Clan’s control of the exchange or its reparations.
• Hatake Sakumo questioned Uchiha Tokimitsu about Konoha’s share of the reparations, and Tokimitsu insisted the Military Affairs Department should distribute payments to the participating ninja.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu proposed withdrawing his troops from the southern Land of Lightning and transferring the territory to Konoha, with Sarutobi Shinnosuke appointed its garrison commander.
• Hatake Sakumo recognized that Tokimitsu expected him to arrange Sarutobi Shinnosuke’s transfer, while Tokimitsu joked that the Hokage might try to seize the territory at the last moment.