Chapter Summaries

The Fire Daimyo sought foreign support to suppress Sunagakure’s coup while asking Konoha’s Uchiha Tokimitsu to intervene. Tokimitsu agreed to meet Sunagakure’s secret envoy, but kept his attention on Kirigakure and the threat he associated with Old Madara.

• The Fire Daimyo learned that Konoha’s Senate had not backed Tsunade’s plan to subjugate Sunagakure and worried that Tokimitsu might send troops.
• An envoy reported that the Earth Daimyo and Iwagakure had agreed to send forces into the Land of Wind, while the Tsuchigumo Clan remained unresponsive and some Fuma Clan members had joined the United Company.
• The Fire Daimyo ordered Hattori Heiji to travel to Konoha and persuade Tokimitsu to intervene in the Land of Wind.
• Tokimitsu received word that Sunagakure’s Kazekage had secretly sent an envoy to request a meeting, and he agreed to meet the envoy.
• Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo discussed the war and decided to keep the meeting secret until they learned Sunagakure’s attitude.

Uchiha Tokimitsu received Sunagakure envoy Rasa and agreed to discuss business and arms sales while avoiding a formal alliance. He proposed a secret non-aggression treaty with Sunagakure’s regent, conditioned on Konoha’s authority, and asked for unilateral most-favored-nation treatment for Konoha-linked personnel and organizations.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu reviewed the Sage of Six Paths’ Stone Tablet, rejected its deceptive claims, and left after memorizing its contents.
• Rasa arrived at the Uchiha Shrine and told Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo that Sunagakure’s regent wanted the United Company to operate in the Land of Wind and sought weapons from the Uchiha Clan.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu agreed to send business representatives and to let the Uchiha Clan sell arms to the Land of Wind, while Hatake Sakumo said Konoha would not interfere in Sunagakure’s internal affairs.
• Rasa proposed a secret non-aggression treaty between the regent and Tokimitsu’s Governor-General’s Office, and Hatake Sakumo stated that Konoha’s future decisions would take precedence.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu accepted the treaty proposal in principle and requested unilateral most-favored-nation treatment for all personnel and organizations connected to Konoha.

Uchiha Tokimitsu secured a secret non-aggression treaty with Sunagakure and met Tsunade to discuss the Sand Village Incident. He rejected her proposals to send troops, leaving Tsunade unable to challenge his authority and worried about his plans to let ninja rule in place of aristocrats.

• Rasa accepted Uchiha Tokimitsu's terms and obtained a secret non-aggression treaty, with Tokimitsu also offering Sunagakure weapons and supplies for payment.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu explained to his attendant why he preserved the Senju Clan's influence and ordered a meeting with Tsunade.
• Tsunade met Uchiha Tokimitsu and urged Konoha to send troops against Sunagakure, but he argued that the war would harm Konoha and serve no purpose.
• Tsunade and Uchiha Tokimitsu clashed over whether ninja should replace aristocrats as rulers, and Tokimitsu formally rejected every proposal to attack Sunagakure.
• Tsunade left the Uchiha Compound reflecting on Tokimitsu's growing power and the diminished influence of the Senju Clan.

Uchiha Tokimitsu launched a financial offensive against the Land of Water by gathering its banknotes and planning to trigger a currency and supply crisis before introducing Golden Yuan Notes. The Hyuga Clan Head recognized the scheme and arranged for the Hyuga Financial Group to convert twelve billion in funds through the stock exchange, strengthening Tokimitsu’s attack.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered the Three Conqueror Clans to recall Southern Islands merchants from the Land of Water under the pretext of an annual review.
• Tokimitsu established a fund at the Naka River Securities Exchange that offered gold and interest in exchange for Land of Water currency, attracting merchants and black market investors.
• The Hyuga Clan Head investigated Tokimitsu’s financial moves and requested a meeting at the Konoha Military Police Force Headquarters.
• Tokimitsu acknowledged that unrest in the Land of Water could affect the currency and trade, while the Hyuga Clan Head asked the exchange to convert the Hyuga Financial Group’s reserves.
• The Hyuga Clan Head offered two billion Golden Yuan Notes and ten billion ryo worth of Land of Water gold coins for conversion, and Tokimitsu agreed.

Uchiha Tokimitsu used luxury-goods marketing and seafood purchases to wage a currency war against the Land of Water while supplying rival villages with arms. As Kirigakure prepared to launch a decisive campaign against Kumogakure, Tokimitsu returned to the Tokimitsu Shogunate to await the right moment.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu explained his affordable-luxury strategy to the Hyuga Clan Head and invited the Hyuga Clan to invest in the United Company.
• Iwagakure invaded the Land of Wind, prompting Rasa to secretly meet Uchiha Tokimitsu and buy arms for Sunagakure.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu noted the wars involving Iwagakure, Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Kumogakure, then returned to the Tokimitsu Shogunate.
• Biwa Juzo reported the Shogunate's arms sales and seafood purchases to the Third Mizukage, who questioned the intelligence and warned him against another vague report.
• The Third Mizukage ordered a pre-battle conference and vowed to destroy Kumogakure within a month and sweep through the Land of Lightning within two.

Uchiha Tokimitsu launched a run on the Land of Water’s banknotes while Shogunate merchants captured the local goods market. The daimyo redeemed ten billion Gold Coins under military pressure, and panic among the nobles sparked a nationwide bank run that Tokimitsu ordered his agents to intensify.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered ten billion Ryo in Gold Coins redeemed at the Daimyo’s Mansion and directed merchants to dump goods and buy back banknotes.
• Shogunate merchants returned to the Land of Water with Ironclad Ships and cheap goods, taking over the mid- and low-end market as local businesses collapsed.
• Hyuga Nobuhiro arrived at the Daimyo’s Mansion with three Ironclad Ships and demanded redemption of ten billion Gold Coins within three days.
• The daimyo ordered the redemption after learning the ships were armed and ready, while court nobles feared the Land of Water could not cover its outstanding banknotes.
• The nobles rushed to exchange their banknotes for Gold Coins, triggering a nationwide bank run.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu laughed at the early collapse and ordered Hyuga Nobuhiro to increase redemptions until the Land of Water went bankrupt.

Uchiha Tokimitsu’s Shogunate deepened the Land of Water’s financial collapse with successive gold-redemption demands and disrupted trade, driving bank runs, food riots, and widespread violence. The Daimyo’s court prepared to deploy the ninja army, but another demand for fifty billion ryo arrived, and the Minister of State ordered Konoe Atsushi to bring back reinforcements.

• Shogunate spies stirred a Money Riot across the Land of Water as citizens attacked noble convoys and charged at County Castles.
• Hyuga Nobuhiro demanded another twenty billion ryo in Gold Coins, and the Daimyo ordered thirty billion ryo allocated for redemption.
• Commodity shortages worsened the unrest, sparking Rice Riots, looting, and massacres after the regional gold reserves ran out.
• The Minister of State urged the Daimyo’s court to deploy the ninja army, and the Daimyo left his seal behind as the court prepared a suppression order.
• A Gold Shop official reported that the Shogunate wanted fifty billion ryo more, and the Minister of State ordered Konoe Atsushi to have Lord Mizukage recall forces to reinforce the Land of Water.

Uchiha Tokimitsu mobilized the Shogunate and its allies for a looming war against Kirigakure while using financial pressure to destabilize the Land of Water. The Third Mizukage ordered Kirigakure’s expeditionary force to withdraw, as Uchiha Madara remained uncertain about Tokimitsu’s intentions.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered the Shogunate to mobilize its forces, and Hanzō agreed to lead one thousand Amegakure ninja into the war against Kirigakure.
• The Shogunate gathered ninja, clan forces, supplies, and seventy-two ironclad ships while Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Shifang questioned the buildup.
• Tokimitsu allocated another seventy billion for Gold Coins redemption and ordered the assembled troops to exercise at sea to pressure the Land of Water’s daimyo and nobles.
• Tokimitsu went to the Uzumaki Research Institute to prepare to break the seal on Karatachi Yagura and restore his awareness.
• Konoe Atsushi warned the Third Mizukage that the Land of Water was collapsing and could no longer support the expeditionary force, so the Mizukage ordered a withdrawal in three days.
• Uchiha Madara, disguised as the Third Mizukage, questioned White Zetsu about Tokimitsu’s plans but learned that White Zetsu could not reach the Shogunate.

Uchiha Tokimitsu prepared to ambush the returning Mist Expeditionary Force, with Hanzō and the Rain ninja joining his forces. After learning that the first Kirigakure fleet had departed, Tokimitsu ordered his army to board ships for an operation codenamed Myeongnyang.

• The Third Mizukage dismissed reports of the Shogunate’s naval exercises and banknote exchanges as an effort to pressure the Daimyo, while Kirigakure continued preparing to withdraw.
• After Hanzō’s Rain ninja secretly arrived, Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered reconnaissance outposts deployed and continued a show of naval strength to conceal his plans from Kirigakure.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu explained to Karatachi Yagura that he intended to restore order in Kirigakure, but kept curse seals on Yagura to protect the battle plan and control him.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu told Karatachi Yagura to ask Isōbu about the keyword “Indra,” prompting a reaction from the Three-Tails before Tokimitsu restrained Yagura with a curse seal.
• An attendant reported that the first returning Kirigakure fleet, carrying about four thousand men and led by Biwa Juzo, had departed while the Third Mizukage remained on the coast.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered his ninja army to gather and board ships for the operation codenamed Myeongnyang.

Uchiha Tokimitsu’s Shogunate fleet ambushed the Mist Fleet as it withdrew from the Land of Lightning, using stealth barriers, torpedoes, and cannon fire to devastate the Mist ships. The Mist shinobi charged into battle, where Tokimitsu led the Shogunate forces with Matatabi and Perfect Susanoo.

• The Third Mizukage ordered the Mist forces to launch diversionary attacks and withdraw at dawn, while Uchiha Madara learned of Konoha’s unusual activity from White Zetsu.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered his seventy-two Ironclad Ships to sail and prepared Hanzō of the Salamander and Karatachi Yagura for the coming battle.
• Tokimitsu’s fleet concealed itself from sensory detection, then detected the Mist Fleet and maneuvered into a T-bone position.
• The Shogunate fleet fired torpedoes and main cannons, destroying the Mist Fleet’s outer ships and throwing its formation into chaos.
• The Third Mizukage ordered the Mist shinobi to attack by water, and Tokimitsu’s fleet opened fire with its broadsides as both armies advanced.
• Tokimitsu summoned Two-Tails Matatabi, activated Perfect Susanoo, and led the Shogunate ninja into battle.

Uchiha Tokimitsu confronted Uchiha Madara inside a Four Violet Flames Formation while their armies battled around them. Tokimitsu exposed Madara’s identity and pressed his advantage, leaving the old Uchiha injured and targeting his Flame Fan.

• Hanzō of the Salamander and Ibuse attacked Kirigakure’s flank, while Karatachi Yagura transformed into the Three-Tails and attacked his former allies.
• Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Tokimitsu exchanged Water, Fire, and Wind Style attacks as Uchiha Tokimitsu’s forces enclosed them in a Four Violet Flames Formation.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu revealed that he knew Madara’s identity and had learned secrets from Hozuki Hyakuza, unsettling Madara with doubts about the White Zetsu and his Rinnegan.
• Madara blocked Tokimitsu’s Yasakani no Magatama with Five Layered Rashomon, then revealed his true body beneath the Mizukage disguise.
• The two Uchiha clashed with Great Fire Annihilation techniques until Madara used the Flame Fan to turn back Tokimitsu’s attack and both stopped their fire techniques.
• Tokimitsu attacked again with Matatabi and Yin Fire techniques, while Madara suffered burns from the rising heat and Tokimitsu focused on taking his Flame Fan.

Uchiha Tokimitsu and Two-Tails Matatabi kept Uchiha Madara on the defensive inside the Four Violet Flames Formation, using physical attacks and taunts to exploit his missing Rinnegan. After Tokimitsu exposed Madara’s hiding place and hinted that the Infinite Tsukuyomi was a trap, Madara grew more determined to retreat.

• Uchiha Madara used the Flame Fan to absorb smoke and flames, but Two-Tails Matatabi battered him while Uchiha Tokimitsu harassed him with ninjutsu.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu taunted Madara about the Rinnegan, and Matatabi hesitated until Tokimitsu explained that Madara lacked his original eyes and their powers.
• Madara tried to provoke Tokimitsu into a direct fight and searched for a way to escape the barrier, while Tokimitsu continued attacking with Matatabi.
• Madara and Tokimitsu both used the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, but Tokimitsu sensed a Chakra Vacuum and sent Matatabi charging at Madara’s hiding place.
• Tokimitsu mocked Madara for considering retreat and revealed that the clan’s Stone Tablet was false and the Infinite Tsukuyomi was a trap, shocking Madara and Matatabi.

Uchiha Tokimitsu and the Shogunate forces overwhelmed Uchiha Madara and the Mist Ninja Army, but Madara repeatedly used Izanagi to survive and escaped underwater with help from a modified White Zetsu. Tokimitsu claimed the Flame Fan and declared victory as the remaining Mist resistance crumbled.

• Uchiha Madara broke through the Perfect Susanoo’s defenses and struck the Two-Tails Matatabi with the Hokage Style Ear-Calming Technique, but Uchiha Tokimitsu crushed Madara’s lower body.
• Uchiha Madara used Izanagi to escape the collapsing barrier, and Uchiha Tokimitsu trapped him again while the Uchiha ninja recognized the Flame Fan.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu and the Two-Tails Matatabi attacked as Uchiha Madara tried to break the barrier, smashing him into pulp while Tokimitsu’s Shadow Clone seized the Flame Fan.
• Uchiha Madara reformed with Izanagi and fled underwater wrapped in a specially modified White Zetsu after Uchiha Tokimitsu’s attacks blasted him apart again.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu stopped the bombardment, raised the Flame Fan, and led the Shogunate ninja army in celebrating victory as they surrounded the Six-Tails Jinchuriki.

Uchiha Tokimitsu captured the Six-Tails Jinchuriki and celebrated the Shogunate’s decisive victory over Kirigakure. He rejected Karatachi Yagura’s plea to spare the Mist ninja responsible for the Three Conqueror Clans’ suffering, then appointed Hozuki Ayahiko to lead the purge and the coming campaign to conquer Kirigakure.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu, Hanzō of the Salamander, and the Uzumaki ninja subdued and sealed the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, bringing Tokimitsu’s Tailed Beast count to four.
• The Shogunate forces and prisoners hailed Tokimitsu’s victory as Kirigakure’s defeat left it unable to resist the coming invasion.
• Karatachi Yagura asked Tokimitsu to spare the Mist ninja and accept their loyalty, but Tokimitsu refused to let surrender erase the killings of the Three Conqueror Clans’ families.
• Hozuki Ayahiko asked Tokimitsu to settle accounts with the Mist ninja who had slaughtered his clansmen, and Tokimitsu authorized him to lead the purge and counterinsurgency.
• Tokimitsu appointed Ayahiko commander of the Vanguard Ninja Army for the Mist Village Campaign and assigned him a thousand prisoners and the Third Squad of the Red Force.

After Kirigakure’s main force was destroyed, its elders tried to rally the village and recall Biwa Juzo’s Pacification Ninja Army. Biwa exposed the elders’ scheme, broke with them, and prepared to rebuild Kirigakure elsewhere as Hozuki Ayahiko’s Shogunate army advanced on the village.

• The Mist Elders took the Bloody Mist Faction into custody, sent Envoys to the other Great Ninja Villages, and ordered Biwa Juzo to return with his troops.
• An Elder Faction envoy urged Biwa Juzo and the Mist Jonin to reinforce Kirigakure, but Biwa challenged the envoy’s record and rejected the elders’ hopes for mediation.
• Biwa revealed that the elders’ agents had been captured while trying to trade the Bloody Mist Faction for favor with the Shogunate, then had the envoy’s attendants killed and beheaded the envoy.
• Biwa and the Mist Jonin chose to sail east and rebuild a new Kirigakure, gathering their scattered followers and preparing ships and supplies.
• Hozuki Ayahiko’s Vanguard Ninja Army took control of the Northern Islands in a day as Mist garrisons fled or surrendered, and Ayahiko approached Mist Village Headquarters with the Three Conqueror Clans.

Uchiha Madara, gravely injured and nearing death, created Black Zetsu and entrusted it with continuing the Moon Eye Plan. He gave his remaining power to Tobi, then severed his connection to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and closed his eyes.

• Uchiha Madara learned that the Shogunate's Vanguard Ninja Army had reached Kirigakure and that Biwa Juzo had not returned to defend it.
• Uchiha Madara learned that four Tailed Beasts were under Uchiha Tokimitsu's control and decided to appoint someone to carry on his plan.
• Uchiha Madara used Yin Style and Yang Style to create a black Will Incarnation that could fuse with White Zetsus, then named it Black Zetsu.
• Uchiha Madara ordered Black Zetsu and Tobi to continue the Moon Eye Plan and gave Tobi his remaining power.
• Uchiha Madara severed the cartilage connecting him to the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, entrusted the statue to Black Zetsu, and closed his eyes.

Uchiha Tokimitsu planned the final assault on Kirigakure after the Shogunate surrounded the village. He appointed Uzumaki Ashina to command the conquest and assigned Hozuki Ayahiko to oversee Kirigakure’s aftermath and garrison.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu learned that more than three thousand Kirigakure ninja remained, while Biwa Juzo and his troops had fled across the sea.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu summoned Uzumaki Ashina and offered him command of the conquest army.
• Uzumaki Ashina accepted the appointment, determined to avenge Uzushiogakure’s destruction.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu appointed Hozuki Ayahiko Kirigakure Aftermath Commander and proposed transferring the Three Conqueror Clans there as a garrison.
• Hozuki Ayahiko pledged the clans’ loyalty, and Uzumaki Ashina and Hozuki Ayahiko left to prepare.

Kirigakure’s elders faced the Shogunate army’s final assault after failing to secure outside aid, while Uzumaki Ashina commanded the attack. The village was left on the verge of defeat, and Ashina requested that The Supreme Governor visit Kirigakure.

• The Mist Elders learned that the other ninja villages would not support Kirigakure, while Biwa Juzo’s forces had gone east across the sea.
• A young Mist Genin reported that the Shogunate had raised the Red Flag, and the army began its assault on Kirigakure.
• Two Mist Elders charged at the Shogunate army, while a trusted Jonin killed another fleeing Elder and urged the last one to die with dignity.
• The remaining Mist Elder killed himself, and the Mist ninja’s counterattack was crushed by the Shogunate forces and their allies.
• Uzumaki Ashina ordered the army to spare those who surrendered within five minutes, then sent Mizuki Chiyono to seize Kirigakure’s strongholds and plant the Shogunate flag on the Mizukage Building.
• Uzumaki Ashina sent headquarters a victory report and asked The Supreme Governor to visit his most loyal Kirigakure.

Uchiha Tokimitsu arrived in Kirigakure and accepted the village’s surrender, abolishing the Mizukage position and placing the village under the Jonin Council. Meanwhile, envoys held in the Land of Whirlpools assessed the Shogunate’s strength, and Mimura Hamaki sent intelligence to Tsunade and Sakumo.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu postponed meeting the detained envoys until after he settled Kirigakure.
• Kitsuchi counted the Shogunate’s warships, and Killer B mocked Iwagakure’s military position.
• Mimura Hamaki learned that roughly five thousand Shogunate ninja had been sent to conquer Kirigakure and shared the intelligence with Tsunade and Sakumo.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu arrived at Kirigakure, where the remaining village forces welcomed him and offered their loyalty.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu declared the war over, abolished the Mizukage position, and promised equal opportunities and freedom of choice to Kirigakure ninja.
• Kirigakure elders handed Uchiha Tokimitsu the village registry, Mizukage’s Token, and Secret Ninjutsu Scroll, while the Hozuki, Kaguya, and Mizuki clans pledged to serve him.

Uchiha Tokimitsu secured the Daimyo’s recognition of his rule over Kirigakure and expanded his influence over the Land of Water by accepting the Kanpaku title and elevating Konoe Atsushi to Minister of State. Meanwhile, Mimura Hamaki left Fubo Castle after condemning Tokimitsu’s control of Kirigakure, while representatives from Konoha, the Cloud, and Stone prepared to travel to Midway Island for a meeting.

• Konoe Atsushi offered Uchiha Tokimitsu doubled military funding, recognition of his rule over Kirigakure, and the vacant title of Kanpaku, which Tokimitsu accepted.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu urged Konoe Atsushi to take on greater responsibility while the Daimyo was unwell, then appointed him Minister of State and assigned him Kaguya Ninja guards.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu planned to gradually strip the Daimyo and nobles of their power and considered eventually replacing the Daimyo with Konoe Atsushi.
• The Shogunate garrison received approval to transport Konoha, Cloud, and Stone representatives to Midway Island for a meeting, and Killer B and Kitsuchi prepared to depart.
• Mimura Hamaki left Fubo Castle with his forces after saying, “Control Kirigakure to command the Land of Water,” and Uchiha Tokimitsu dismissed his stance as stubbornly outdated.