Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Tokimitsu and the battered Mobile Unit turned the battle against the Three Nations Allied Forces with a massive Explosive Tag assault, while Hatake Sakumo killed Kirigakure commander Genji. The allied forces retreated and Kirigakure collapsed, but the survivors were left to mourn devastating losses.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu used a barrage of Explosive Tags to devastate Kumogakure's forces and break their formation.
• Hatake Sakumo ambushed Genji's camp, beheaded Genji, and charged through the Mist ranks with his blade.
• The Mobile Unit and Uzumaki Clan members rallied after Genji's death, broke the encirclement, and drove the allied forces back.
• Toroi ordered Kumogakure to retreat, Iwagakure withdrew, and Kirigakure's forces collapsed into a rout.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo joined the pursuit, then the survivors gathered to treat the wounded and reckon with their heavy casualties.

After the battle, Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo recovered with the surviving Uzumaki clan members and began their return to Konoha. As Uchiha Makoto welcomed Tokimitsu, his Sharingan’s killing intent faded and its Three-Tomoe spun faster on its own.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu rested while a Medical Ninja treated Hatake Sakumo’s petrifying shoulder, and the Uzumaki Clan Head sealed the injury to suppress its spread.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu sensed his Sharingan’s ocular power growing despite his depleted Chakra, then fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Hatake Sakumo told Uchiha Tokimitsu they were preparing to withdraw, and Tokimitsu confirmed that the Uchiha dead had been recovered.
• Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Tokimitsu arranged reports and reinforcements as the survivors began their slow journey back toward Konoha.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu’s Uchiha Dark Guard met the group at the border, where Uchiha Makoto tearfully wiped the blood from his face.
• As Uchiha Makoto comforted him, Uchiha Tokimitsu’s Sharingan activated, its killing intent faded, and its black Three-Tomoe began spinning faster.

After returning from the Land of Whirlpools, Uchiha Tokimitsu suppressed his clan’s anger at Konoha’s Victory Ceremony and delivered a valuable collection of Senju Tobirama’s forbidden techniques to Elder Setsuna. At a meeting to recognize the war’s achievements, Uzumaki Mito praised the Uchiha’s service before Tsunade burst into the Hokage’s office.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu sent Uchiha Nagakage and twelve Dark Guard Ninja into the Land of Whirlpools, while Konoha’s reinforcements searched for survivors and escorted the Uzumaki Clan members toward Konoha.
• At Konoha’s gates, Uchiha Tokimitsu restrained the Uchiha clan members’ anger over the Victory Ceremony and led them back to their clan district before the Uzumaki were admitted to the village.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu showed Elder Setsuna the scroll of Senju Tobirama’s forbidden techniques, and Elder Setsuna copied it and returned the original.
• The next day, Uchiha Tokimitsu attended a meeting at the Hokage’s office, where Sarutobi Hiruzen recognized his contributions and Uzumaki Mito thanked the Uchiha for aiding her clan.
• Tsunade burst into the Hokage’s office and called out to Uzumaki Mito.

Tsunade returned to Konoha and joined discussions about resettling the surviving Uzumaki, while Uchiha Tokimitsu defended the Mobile Unit’s record against Danzō’s accusations. The meeting ended with Tokimitsu rejecting the village’s plan to place the Mobile Unit under Anbu Training Department oversight and storming out.

• Tsunade returned to the Hokage's Office, reunited with Uzumaki Mito and Uzumaki Ashina, and thanked Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Tokimitsu for their help.
• The Third Hokage discussed the Uzumaki Clan's settlement, but Uzumaki Ashina rejected Danzō's suggestion that the clan pursue revenge.
• The Third Hokage praised the Mobile Unit's wartime record and proposed rewards, while Uchiha Tokimitsu asked that fallen Uchiha be buried at the Clan Shrine rather than Konoha Cemetery.
• Danzō accused Uchiha Tokimitsu of command failures, prompting Tokimitsu to challenge the Third Hokage and condemn Konoha's leadership; Uzumaki Mito rebuked Danzō and asked the Uchiha to protect the surviving Uzumaki.
• The Third Hokage proposed sending Mobile Unit members to the Anbu Training Department and adding replacements, but Uchiha Tokimitsu denounced Danzō and the proposal before leaving the office.

After Tokimitsu’s angry departure from the Hokage’s Office sparked concern among Konoha’s clans, Uzumaki Ashina visited the Uchiha to honor the Uzumaki Clan’s debt and deliver Mito’s letter. The meeting forged closer ties between the clans, leaving the Uchiha encouraged to visit Mito and build cooperation with the Uzumaki.

• Konoha’s clans worried that Tokimitsu’s departure, following Mito’s, signaled a worsening rift with the Hokage’s Office, while Uchiha members blamed Danzō for making accusations against him.
• Ashina visited the Uchiha Compound, thanked Tokimitsu and Setsuna, and formally offered the Uzumaki Clan’s sealing technique secrets as promised.
• Setsuna told Ashina that the Uchiha had rescued nine injured Uzumaki children and recovered the remains of those who had died, prompting Ashina and his people to bow in gratitude.
• Ashina delivered Mito’s letter to Tokimitsu, and the Uchiha elders agreed that Tokimitsu should visit her in person.
• The Uchiha and Uzumaki clans agreed to cooperate on sealing techniques and materials, while Shifang promised greater Military Police protection for the Uzumaki Compound.

Uchiha Tokimitsu visited Uzumaki Mito with nine rescued Uzumaki children, opening a path toward normalized relations between the Uchiha and Senju clans. After a warm meeting with Mito, Tsunade, and Hatake Sakumo, he left the Senju compound encouraged by the day’s progress.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu set out for the Senju Clan Compound with gifts and nine Uzumaki children rescued from the Land of Whirlpools.
• Uzumaki Ashina welcomed the children, who ran to him in tears, and thanked Uchiha Tokimitsu for rescuing them.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu met Uzumaki Mito, Tsunade, Hatake Sakumo, and the elders, exchanging formal greetings and discussing the clans’ past and Konoha’s purpose.
• Uzumaki Mito praised Uchiha Tokimitsu and encouraged Tsunade to visit and interact with the Uchiha Clan.
• Uzumaki Mito and the elders thanked Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo for their actions in the Land of Whirlpools, and the two visitors later took their leave.

Tsunade visited Uchiha Tokimitsu on Uzumaki Mito’s orders and questioned him about the Uchiha Clan’s growing ties with other ninja clans. Tokimitsu defended the clans’ cooperation and warned that Konoha would be severely weakened if the Uchiha were suppressed, leaving Tsunade silent.

• The Uchiha Clan strengthened its ties with the Uzumaki Clan, while other clans sent overtures to Uchiha Tokimitsu and drew closer to the Uchiha.
• Tsunade visited the Uchiha Clan Compound alone, officially to return Tokimitsu’s visit and strengthen relations on Uzumaki Mito’s orders.
• Tsunade studied Tokimitsu during a tour and concluded that he was an unusual Three-Tomoe Uchiha.
• At dinner, Tsunade asked whether the Uchiha Clan was driving the recent movement among ninja clans, and Tokimitsu defended cooperation between clans as normal.
• Tokimitsu argued that the Hokage’s Office had made the clans wary and warned Tsunade that Konoha would lose vital strength and defenses if the Uchiha were suppressed; Tsunade responded with silence and another drink.

Uchiha Tokimitsu used his talks with Tsunade and Hatake Sakumo to argue that the Uchiha deserved a status matching their strength and to challenge Sakumo to consider his own clan’s decline. Sakumo reflected on his neglected clan and was summoned by the Hokage, while Tokimitsu left him with Might Duy.

• Tsunade reported her meeting with Uchiha Tokimitsu to Uzumaki Mito and Sarutobi Hiruzen, who pondered the Uchiha’s demands.
• At the Uchiha training ground, Tokimitsu pointed out that the Hatake Clan had dwindled and asked Sakumo when he had last paid attention to its members.
• Sakumo admitted he had been an incompetent clan head and asked Tokimitsu for another fight, but an Anbu messenger arrived with the Hokage’s summons.
• On the way back to the village, Tokimitsu told Sakumo the Uchiha wanted a status befitting their strength, including roles beyond the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Might Duy rushed over and grabbed Sakumo in a hug, and Tokimitsu turned and left.

Uchiha Tokimitsu encountered Orochimaru at the village training ground, where their brief spar revealed each other's unusual techniques and strength. After Orochimaru asked to buy copied Uzumaki sealing materials, Tokimitsu agreed only in exchange for the Scroll of Seals.

• After Hatake Sakumo missed their meeting, Uchiha Tokimitsu trained alone and sensed someone watching him from a tree.
• Tokimitsu attacked the hidden observer, discovered it was Orochimaru, and exchanged wary introductions with him.
• Tokimitsu challenged Orochimaru to a spar, countered his Shadow Snake Hand with the Mirror Heaven and Earth Turn Technique, and burned what appeared to be Orochimaru's body with Dragon Fire Technique.
• Orochimaru emerged alive from the charred corpse using his Shedding Substitute Technique, and the two discussed their abilities and the Uchiha Sharingan.
• Orochimaru asked for copied Uzumaki sealing materials, and Tokimitsu agreed to trade them for the Scroll of Seals.

Uchiha Tokimitsu refused Orochimaru’s request for the Uzumaki Sealing Jutsu Secret Technique and tried to direct him toward another source, while probing his interest in forbidden techniques. Their conversation turned into a tense sword standoff, but an Anbu summoned Orochimaru before they fought.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu told Orochimaru that the Uchiha could not share the Uzumaki Sealing Jutsu Secret Technique without the Uzumaki Clan’s consent and pointed him toward Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
• Orochimaru accused Uchiha Tokimitsu of trying to tempt him into betraying his teacher, Sarutobi, and refused to pursue the technique.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu mentioned the Scroll of Seals, prompting Orochimaru to turn back and ask what forbidden techniques the Uchiha had.
• Orochimaru and Uchiha Tokimitsu drew their swords and took opposing stances after their probing conversation escalated.
• An Anbu arrived with an urgent summons from Lord Hokage, and Orochimaru left without fighting Uchiha Tokimitsu.

Orochimaru and Jiraiya discussed Uchiha Tokimitsu’s strength and the Hokage’s difficulty managing the Uchiha Clan before visiting Uzumaki Mito. Mito outlined her plans for Tsunade, the Senju Clan, and Kushina, then urged Sarutobi Hiruzen to balance the village and suggested Tokimitsu could test Orochimaru’s abilities.

• Orochimaru told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Uchiha Tokimitsu had powerful genjutsu and a dangerous Yin Fire technique, while Jiraiya questioned why Tokimitsu had been made Jonin Sakumo’s deputy.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya visited Uzumaki Mito at the Senju Residence, where Tsunade and Uzumaki Kushina were accompanying her.
• Uzumaki Mito told Sarutobi Hiruzen that her time was short and asked him to guide Tsunade and Nawaki Senju, let the Senju Clan withdraw from public life, and prepare Kushina to succeed her as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Uzumaki Mito challenged Sarutobi Hiruzen’s concern about the Uzumaki Clan growing close to the Uchiha Clan and reminded him that Uchiha Kagami had been a reliable comrade.
• Uzumaki Mito told Sarutobi Hiruzen that Uchiha Tokimitsu could serve as a whetstone for Orochimaru, and Hiruzen accepted her judgment.

Uchiha Tokimitsu backed Hatake Sakumo’s plan to reorganize the Mobile Unit and pursue the Hokage position, then accepted Orochimaru’s challenge to a rematch. Their fierce sword fight ended when Hatake Sakumo intervened between them.

• Hatake Sakumo proposed adding guard squads and a Full-Time Staff Officer to the Mobile Unit, and Uchiha Tokimitsu worried the changes could weaken the Uchiha Clan’s influence.
• Hatake Sakumo explained his plan to unite the ninja clans and Civilian Ninja by expanding Konoha’s benefits, and Uchiha Tokimitsu agreed to support the project on behalf of the Uchiha Tiger Faction.
• Orochimaru arrived and challenged Uchiha Tokimitsu to continue their interrupted spar, drawing the Kusanagi Sword from a snake.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu attacked Orochimaru with sword techniques, Fire Style, and Sharingan genjutsu, while Orochimaru countered with Rashomon, a Shadow Clone, and a surprise attack from underground.
• Hatake Sakumo stepped between the combatants and blocked their blades with kunai, telling them not to make a fuss among village comrades.

After Hatake Sakumo stopped Uchiha Tokimitsu and Orochimaru’s clash, he reflected on the source of his strength. At an emergency clan meeting, the Uchiha learned of threats to their interests in the Land of Grass and prepared to mobilize for war, placing Tokimitsu and Uchiha Fugaku in command of separate forces.

• Hatake Sakumo revealed that his speed came from Lightning Style, the Body Flicker Technique, and Samurai footwork, then advised Uchiha Tokimitsu that specialization could also lead to strength.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu and Uchiha Nakagen received an urgent summons from Clan Head Uchiha Shifang and went to Naka Shrine, where the Uchiha Jonin gathered.
• Uchiha Shifang reported that Iwagakure had reinforced its forces near the Land of Grass and that Amegakure’s army was preparing to confront Konoha’s forces in the Land of Rain.
• Elder Setsuna and Uchiha Shifang urged the Uchiha to unite, prepare for the coming war, and pursue the clan’s interests beyond the Konoha Military Police Force.
• Uchiha Shifang appointed Uchiha Tokimitsu to command the Dark Guard and volunteer clan ninja, while Uchiha Fugaku was ordered to form a Uchiha Special Operations Unit from the Military Police Force.
• Uchiha Fugaku felt pressure from Tokimitsu’s rising influence and began to contemplate competing with him as the Uchiha prepared to break free of Konoha’s constraints.

The Uchiha Clan sent the Tokimitsu Red Force to the Land of Grass, openly demonstrating its military strength while Konoha’s leaders struggled to respond. As Orochimaru returned to the Land of Rain front and the Uchiha army’s departure drew the attention of the great powers, the chapter left the Ninja World awaiting the war’s first decisive clash.

• Uchiha Shifang sent the Hokage a report claiming Uchiha Kamon had requested reinforcements, and the Tokimitsu Red Force departed Konoha under Uchiha Tokimitsu’s command.
• Konoha’s spies tried to report the Uchiha army’s movement, but the Military Police Force intercepted their messages and arrested them.
• Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya watched the army leave, and Orochimaru went to meet Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen learned that Hanzō of the Salamander had joined the Rain Ninja Army in the southeastern Land of Rain, and Orochimaru volunteered to return to the front.
• News of the Uchiha Clan Ninja Army spread across the Ninja World, leaving the great powers watching for whether the war would begin with a clash against Iwagakure or a confrontation in the Land of Rain.

Sarutobi Hiruzen approved sending the Mobile Unit toward the Land of Grass while keeping open the option to redirect it to other fronts. Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo marched toward the border, where Tokimitsu planned to use the Grass Daimyo’s authority and Kusagakure’s forces to attack Iwagakure.

• Uchiha Kamon's request for the Mobile Unit to reinforce the Northwest Border Defense Force reached Sarutobi Hiruzen, who discussed the Uchiha’s actions with Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered the Mobile Unit to deploy to the Land of Grass as a western front support force, with the possibility of redirecting it to other fronts.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu rallied the forty-five members of the Mobile Unit and led them with Hatake Sakumo toward the Land of Grass.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu told Hatake Sakumo that more than three hundred Uchiha troops had reached the Grass Daimyo’s mansion and outlined a plan to use an imperial decree to mobilize Kusagakure’s ninja against Iwagakure.
• Hatake Sakumo agreed that the Uchiha could claim to be protecting the Daimyo if Iwagakure attacked the mansion, and Tokimitsu explained that a Discipline Squad would enforce orders among the Grass Ninja.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered the Mobile Unit to cross the border and continue toward the Land of Grass.

Uchiha Tokimitsu summoned the Land of Grass daimyo’s representative and Kusagakure’s leader to secure funding and conscript Grass Ninja for a campaign against Iwagakure. After finalizing the army’s plan, he ordered the Ninja Army to begin marching toward Northern Mountain City, leaving Iwagakure facing an unexpected advance.

• Bakuton Gari watched Northern Mountain City and held back from attacking because he feared the arriving Uchiha forces and lacked clear orders from Ōnoki.
• Leader Susuki and Nomi Kobayakawa Daifu discussed Kusagakure’s position, and Susuki decided to bet on Uchiha Tokimitsu while seeking greater compensation.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu presented Kobayakawa with a request for military funding and Susuki with a plan to conscript two thousand five hundred Grass Ninja within fifteen days.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu assigned the vanguard mission to Sarutobi Ribee’s Border Defense Fifth Detachment, with Nara Rikuji accompanying it.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu agreed to raise Kusagakure’s severance pay and allow it to copy captured Iwagakure ninjutsu scrolls and purchase captured supplies.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu told Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Kamon that the Ninja Army would march toward Northern Mountain City starting that day.

Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo prepared to escalate Konoha and Kusagakure’s border campaign against Iwagakure, despite the risk of provoking a larger war. The chapter ended with their forces assigned to encircle Iwagakure’s camp and Uchiha Kamon confidently claiming victory.

• Bakuton Gari watched Konoha’s gathered forces launch frequent border raids and struggled to respond without authorization from the Earth Shadow.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu, Hatake Sakumo, and Uchiha Kamon planned sabotage raids, and Konoha’s forces killed or captured more than 140 Rock Ninjas in five days.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu announced that Sarutobi Ribee’s Fifth Detachment had earned the most merit and distributed military rewards.
• Hatake Sakumo ordered a point-capture operation to seize eight positions surrounding Iwagakure’s camp and encircle its main force.
• Nara Rikuji raised village reporting rules, but Uchiha Tokimitsu ordered Nara Kohei to disguise the offensive as a search-and-rescue mission for a missing genin.
• Hatake Sakumo assigned the units to attack Iwagakure’s garrisons while Uchiha Tokimitsu, Hatake Sakumo, and Uchiha Kamon prepared to pin down the main camp with about 1,500 troops.

Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo led the Konoha and Grass Ninja Allied Forces in a full-scale assault on Iwagakure’s main camp. After breaking through the defenses and routing the northern garrisons, the allies forced Iwagakure’s surviving troops to withdraw behind new earthworks.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu sent Iwagakure a notice claiming the invasion sought only to find missing Genin, then ordered the allied forces across the border.
• Uchiha Kamon directed the advance as Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo led their units into the attack on Iwagakure’s main camp.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu used Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags and the Uchiha’s sword techniques to tear open Iwagakure’s front line and drive toward its command center.
• Bakuton Gari committed Iwagakure’s Explosive Unit, but Uchiha Tokimitsu’s detonations and the allied forces’ Lightning Style attacks blunted the counterattack.
• The northern flanking force routed Iwagakure’s Fifth and Sixth Garrisons, while Hatake Sakumo and the Mobile Unit helped stabilize the allied advance.
• Iwagakure raised earth walls and withdrew behind new defenses, as the Konoha and Grass Ninja Allied Forces broke through its main camp on the first day of the undeclared war.

With supplies and manpower running short, Uchiha Tokimitsu devised an all-or-nothing assault on Iwagakure's Camp, using borrowed Explosive Tags to smash its defenses. Konoha broke through the earth-wall maze and forced Iwagakure to retreat, while Hatake Sakumo killed Bakuton Gari.

• After the allied forces suffered heavy losses taking Iwagakure's outer positions, Uchiha Tokimitsu, Hatake Sakumo, and Uchiha Kamon agreed they had little time before Iwagakure reinforcements arrived.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu arranged to buy seventy thousand Explosive Tags on credit from the Ninja Cat Clan of Empty Ruins and ordered prisoners to sing homesick songs toward Iwagakure's camp.
• At noon the next day, the Grass Ninja charged first, Hatake Sakumo and the Mobile Unit infiltrated the defenses, and Uchiha Tokimitsu led the Tokimitsu Red Force into battle.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu used Mutual Multiplication Explosive Tags to blast open Iwagakure's earth-wall maze, allowing Konoha's forces to press through and seize local superiority.
• Bakuton Gari ordered Iwagakure's units to retreat and attacked Hatake Sakumo, but Sakumo's clone distracted him while the real Sakumo stabbed him through the chest.

After defeating Iwagakure, Uchiha Tokimitsu arranged defenses at Crushed Stone City and attended a Military Affairs Meeting where Mitokado Homura observed Konoha’s divided factions. The meeting opened with the battle’s casualty figures and rival groups praising their own forces, leaving Mitokado Homura stunned.

• Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo ended their pursuit after killing hundreds of Iwagakure ninja and prepared to withdraw with their forces.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu returned Bakuton Gari’s corpse to an Iwagakure prisoner, and the allied forces burned Iwagakure’s camp before withdrawing to Northern Mountain City.
• Uchiha Tokimitsu discussed renaming Northern Mountain City as Crushed Stone City while Mitokado Homura urged him to convene a Military Affairs Meeting.
• Ōnoki ordered Roshi to lead the southern forces, demoted Mahiru to Genin, and vowed revenge against Uchiha Tokimitsu and Hatake Sakumo.
• Mitokado Homura studied the factions and seating arrangements at the meeting as Uchiha Kamon reported 1,744 Iwagakure dead, 123 captured, and 328 allied forces dead.
• Hatake Sakumo praised the allied forces, and Uchiha Tokimitsu and the ninja under him and Hatake Sakumo shouted competing boasts, stunning Mitokado Homura.