Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Sōgetsu battled the Third Raikage, whose speed and strength gradually overwhelmed him. After revealing his prepared Wind Chakra Mode, Sōgetsu left the Raikage and the watching Cloud Ninja stunned.

• Uchiha Sōgetsu used a python roll and chokehold against the Third Raikage, but the Raikage lifted him and slammed him into a wall.
• The Third Raikage pressed his advantage as the fight wrecked homes across Kumogakure, while A and B watched and judged Sōgetsu to be losing.
• After the Raikage sent him crashing through several houses, Sōgetsu emerged with a little blood and said he had prepared a surprise.
• Sōgetsu gathered the storm around himself, creating violent winds that tore through the area and sliced open the Raikage's Lightning Release Armor.
• Sōgetsu revealed his Wind Chakra Mode and named it Storm Mode: Infinite Instant Roar!

Uchiha Sōgetsu used his Wind Release Chakra Mode to strike the Third Raikage with Infinite Instant Roar, sending him crashing through buildings. The Raikage recovered and prepared his Hell Stab: Four-Finger Thrust as the Cloud Ninja watched, confident he would win.

• The Third Raikage criticized Uchiha Sōgetsu’s Wind Release Chakra Mode as an unstable imitation of Lightning Chakra Mode, but Sōgetsu challenged him to test it himself.
• The Third Raikage charged at Sōgetsu with a powerful punch, but Sōgetsu slipped inside his attack and blasted him with Infinite Instant Roar.
• A and the watching Cloud Ninja were shocked as the Third Raikage was hurled through buildings, then reassured one another that he would not lose.
• The injured Third Raikage rose with renewed fighting spirit, praised Sōgetsu, and revealed his lightning-charged Hell Stab stance.
• A identified the technique as Hell Stab: Four-Fingered Thrust, and the Third Raikage launched himself at Sōgetsu.

Uchiha Sōgetsu fought the Raikage at close range, matching his Hell Stab attacks with speed and Wind Release. After using Combat Hypnosis to create an opening, Sōgetsu cut the Raikage in half with Wind Style: Vertical Decapitation Blade.

• The Raikage attacked Uchiha Sōgetsu with Hell Stab: Four-Finger Thrust, but Sōgetsu evaded with his speed and struck back with Infinite Instant Roar.
• The Raikage endured the wind dragons and countered with Hell Stab: Four-Finger Thrust, leaving both fighters badly wounded.
• The Raikage escalated to Three Fingers Thrust, and Sōgetsu dodged before attacking with Wind Style: Eight-Part Light Wheel.
• The Raikage took the light wheel on his shoulder and seized Sōgetsu, preparing Hell Stab: One Finger Thrust.
• Sōgetsu used Combat Hypnosis to briefly incapacitate the Raikage, then unleashed Wind Style: Vertical Decapitation Blade.
• The emerald blade bisected the Raikage at the waist and continued through the battlefield.

Uchiha Sōgetsu defeated the Third Raikage, who died after naming A his successor, and the new Fourth Raikage declared war on Konoha. In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi failed to realize what had happened in Kumogakure, while Danzo schemed to become the next Hokage.

• Cloud Ninja rushed toward Uchiha Sōgetsu after seeing the Third Raikage cut in half, while A ordered them to kill Sōgetsu at any cost.
• The dying Third Raikage learned Sōgetsu's name, entrusted Kumogakure to A, and named him the Fourth Raikage before dying.
• A inherited the title of Fourth Raikage and declared war on Konoha as Cloud Ninja pursued Sōgetsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi worried that something had happened in Kumogakure, but Danzo convinced him that the Third Raikage could not have been defeated.
• Danzo told Hiruzen that Orochimaru was dissatisfied with him and secretly vowed to prove she was suited to become the next Hokage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Orochimaru over hiding the success of a Wood Release test, widening the rift between them. After Orochimaru left, Hatake Sakumo emerged from hiding and revealed that he had uncovered a mysterious organization called Kara.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Orochimaru and demanded to know why he had concealed the surviving Wood Release test subject.
• Orochimaru said the subject’s Wood Release was defective and dismissed Hiruzen’s demand for a report, then offered to hand the subject over as a Konoha asset.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered possible successors to the Hokage and rejected the idea of Uchiha Sōgetsu taking power.
• Orochimaru detected someone following him and confronted Hatake Sakumo in a hidden passage beneath Konoha.
• Hatake Sakumo told Orochimaru that a mysterious organization was secretly influencing the Shinobi World and named it Kara.

After the Third Raikage’s death, A took command and vowed to crush Konoha, while Uchiha Sōgetsu escaped pursuit and prepared to advance. Konoha declared war on Kirigakure, then learned that Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure had also sent forces against it.

• B returned without finding the Third Raikage’s killer, reporting that the man had vanished without leaving any Chakra traces.
• A became Raikage and ordered Kumo to prioritize crushing Konoha, despite B recalling the Third Raikage’s warning not to enter the war.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu hid from the searching Cloud Ninja with Psychological Invisibility, noted the worsening side effects on his right eye, and set out for Konoha.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi announced that Konoha was officially at war with Kirigakure.
• An Anbu informed Hiruzen Sarutobi that Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure had also sent large forces toward Konoha and declared war.

After learning that the Four Great Ninja Villages had declared war and Uchiha Sōgetsu had killed the Third Raikage, Hiruzen Sarutobi collapsed and appointed Danzo as acting Hokage. Danzo celebrated his long-awaited chance to rule while Aburame Ryoma privately noted that Root no longer belonged to him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi heard that Minato Namikaze had been rescued and was returning to Konoha with Kushina Uzumaki.
• An Anbu reported that Uchiha Sōgetsu had killed the Third Raikage in Kumogakure and was missing, and Hiruzen Sarutobi fainted after spitting blood.
• Before losing consciousness, Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Utatane Koharu to have Danzo serve as acting Hokage.
• Utatane Koharu sent Lin Jiao to Root headquarters, where he delivered Hiruzen Sarutobi's order to Danzo.
• Danzo accepted the acting Hokage appointment and celebrated, while Aburame Ryoma secretly recognized that Root's power was no longer Danzo's.

With Hiruzen Sarutobi gravely ill and suspected of being poisoned, Danzo took over as acting Hokage and began consolidating her authority. She privately revealed that she had planned to act against Hiruzen and vowed to prove herself more suited to lead Konoha.

• Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi was critically ill and might have been poisoned by someone in Konoha.
• Danzo visited Hiruzen, accepted the advisers’ request to investigate the suspected traitor, and promised to protect the village.
• Danzo ordered the Anbu to keep Koharu and Homura away from Hiruzen after they left the hospital.
• Danzo entered the Hokage’s Office and asked Aburame Ryoma to monitor Koharu and Homura.
• Alone in the office, Danzo admitted she had not intended to act against Hiruzen so soon and vowed to show the Second Hokage she was more suited to become Hokage.

As acting Hokage, Danzo gathered Konoha’s leaders to respond to attacks from all four Great Ninja Villages and assign the village’s defenses. He left Uchiha Fugaku responsible for facing Kumogakure and for dealing with Uchiha Sōgetsu, whose actions Danzo blamed for the war.

• Danzo convened Konoha’s clan heads and elite decision-makers, then read reports that Sand, Stone, Cloud, and Mist forces threatened the village.
• Shikaku Nara proposed negotiating with Sunagakure, and Danzo sent him with five hundred ninja from the Ino-Shika-Cho clans to seek an alliance.
• The Hyuga Clan head recommended recalling Jiraiya and Tsunade, but Danzo said their whereabouts were uncertain and Konoha could not rely on them.
• Danzo assigned Orochimaru to the Iwagakure front, and Orochimaru accepted before leaving to prepare.
• Danzo raised the question of holding Uchiha Sōgetsu responsible for the war, provoking Fugaku to defend him and demand that Konoha fight.
• Danzo accepted Fugaku’s challenge and assigned the Uchiha Clan to face Kumogakure and handle the trouble caused by Uchiha Sōgetsu.

Danzo and the Hyuga Clan pressured Uchiha Fugaku to choose between sacrificing Uchiha Sōgetsu and sending the Uchiha to face Kumogakure. Fugaku agreed to abandon Sōgetsu and was ordered to hold off the Cloud Ninja for ten days.

• Fugaku accused Danzo of suppressing Sōgetsu and invoked the White Fang's death, putting Danzo on the defensive.
• Danzo argued that Sōgetsu's actions had worsened the war and threatened to offer him to Kumogakure in peace negotiations.
• A Hyuga Clan member proposed that the Uchiha hold off the Cloud Ninja until Konoha could send reinforcements, and Danzo backed the plan.
• Danzo accused Fugaku of refusing to serve Konoha, forcing him to choose between Sōgetsu and his clan's young adults.
• Fugaku agreed to leave Sōgetsu to Danzo's disposal, and Danzo ordered the Uchiha to hold out against Kumogakure for ten days with Root's help.

Uchiha Sōgetsu hid in the Land of Hot Water, where White Zetsu told him that Danzo had become acting Hokage and planned to hand him over to Kumogakure. Sōgetsu intended to return to Konoha as its savior, but after he accepted a meal at a hot spring inn, the owner revealed a sinister side.

• Uchiha Sōgetsu found a century-old hot spring inn in the nearly deserted Land of Hot Water and relaxed in its baths.
• White Zetsu told Uchiha Sōgetsu that Hiruzen Sarutobi had collapsed, Danzo was acting as Hokage, and Danzo and Uchiha Fugaku planned to hand him over to Kumogakure.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu said he would return to Konoha as a savior and let Danzo continue his schemes, while White Zetsu agreed to keep watching him.
• The inn owner served Uchiha Sōgetsu a lavish meal, and Sōgetsu accepted it after the owner claimed it was a gesture of hospitality.
• After leaving the room, the owner dropped his friendly act and watched Uchiha Sōgetsu eat with a cruel gleam in his eyes.

Uchiha Sōgetsu discovered that the innkeeper Izou had brought him to the Evil God Cult as a sacrifice, then used his Mind Power to incapacitate the cultists. He renamed the group the Aurora Society and saw quests offering Hanged Man Pathway potions for spreading its faith.

• Izou mistook the sleeping Uchiha Sōgetsu for an unconscious wandering ninja, robbed him, and carried him through a hidden passage beneath the inn.
• Izou presented Sōgetsu to the Evil God Cult, and Chojiro brought him to the Cult Leader as the final sacrifice needed for their ritual.
• As the Cult Leader tried to stab him, Sōgetsu opened his eyes and stripped away the Mind Bodies of the Cult Leader and nearly all the cultists.
• Sōgetsu sat up, declared that the Evil God Cult would become the Aurora Society, and considered using it to bring “Him” onto the stage early.
• Sōgetsu saw optional quests requiring the Aurora Society to gain 100, 1,000, and 10,000 followers, with Hanged Man Pathway potions as rewards.

Uchiha Sōgetsu manipulated the Evil God Cult’s ritual, turning its leader into Mr. A and establishing the Aurora Society. The new organization began with its leader and followers slaughtered, while Sōgetsu planned to harvest them later for Wriggling Hunger.

• The cult leader sacrificed a ninja and transformed, but could not clearly hear the voice he believed belonged to the Great Evil God.
• The cult leader decided he needed more sacrifices and persuaded the cult members to help him receive the god’s blessings.
• The cult leader slit his throat, triggering the curse to inflict the same fatal wound on every cult member.
• The cult leader sacrificed the members, heard the voice clearly, and saw a chained, one-eyed giant behind a curtain of darkness.
• The cult leader declared that the Evil God Cult would become the Aurora Society and named himself Mr. A.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu watched from the shadows, satisfied, and noted that he could later feed the society’s members to Wriggling Hunger.

Uchiha Sōgetsu manipulated the Evil God Cult in their dreams, and Mr. A emerged as a fanatical missionary of the True Creator. When Killer B’s Cloud Ninja vanguard encountered Mr. A in the Land of Hot Water, an insult to his god provoked his fury.

• Uchiha Sōgetsu used dream illusions to make Mr. A curse the Evil God Cult members to death, then rewrote Mr. A’s thoughts and considered the Aurora Society’s potential as an anchor and contingency.
• Mr. A broke free from the dream, declared the Sage of Six Paths a false god, and burned the cult’s bodies before leaving.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu followed Mr. A and saw him behave normally until Killer B and the Cloud Ninja vanguard arrived in the Land of Hot Water.
• Killer B followed Mr. A into a forest and demanded to know who he was and why he was there.
• Mr. A introduced the Aurora Society’s faith in the True Creator, and Killer B dismissed him as a lunatic.
• Mr. A became enraged when Killer B insulted his god, releasing a crushing pressure over the Cloud Ninja group.

Uchiha Sōgetsu watched Mr. A attack Killer B and the Cloud Ninja with his undying body and explosive tags. Mr. A killed more than a dozen Cloud Ninja and began biting Killer B again, while Sōgetsu reflected on losing money on scratch tickets.

• Mr. A attacked Killer B, survived a kunai through the temple, and bit a chunk from his neck.
• Mr. A asked the Cloud Ninja to join the Aurora Society, but Killer B ordered them to kill him.
• The Cloud Ninja struck Mr. A with shuriken and prepared to behead him after Killer B identified his apparent weakness.
• Mr. A revealed a body covered in Explosive Tags and detonated them, killing more than a dozen Cloud Ninja and leaving himself with only his head.
• Mr. A crawled to the unconscious Killer B and bit into his neck as Uchiha Sōgetsu watched and clapped.

Uchiha Tekka’s reconnaissance squad found Killer B and the other dead Cloud Ninja, then came under attack from a powerful Cloud Ninja. The attacker killed two Uchiha Chunin and set his sights on the remaining Uchiha.

• Uchiha Tekka’s squad discovered Killer B’s corpse and identified the dead as Cloud Ninja.
• Uchiha Tekka rebuked Obito for vomiting and losing focus, while Rin tried to reassure him.
• Uchiha Tekka sent Hiroto and Masato to report the approaching Cloud Ninja force to Fugaku.
• A lightning-fast attacker struck Hiroto and Masato with Liger Bomb, killing them.
• The attacker stood on a tree branch and repeated the name Uchiha as Tekka realized the squad was in serious danger.

The Fourth Raikage, A, encountered a group of Uchiha and attacked them to avenge his father, whom Sōgetsu had killed. A slaughtered thirteen Uchiha, then turned his attention to Obito and Rin, recognizing them as Minato Namikaze’s disciples.

• A arrived at the battlefield and recognized the Uchiha as targets for revenge over his father's death at Sōgetsu's hands.
• Tekka ordered the genin, including Obito and Rin, to flee while the older ninja stayed to fight A.
• A killed an Uchiha Jonin with a lightning-charged punch after the man began forming hand seals.
• Tekka and the other Uchiha attacked with ninjutsu, but A emerged from their flames and overwhelmed them with his speed and strength.
• A killed Tekka and twelve other Uchiha within moments, then threatened Obito and Rin, whom he recognized as Minato Namikaze's disciples.

A, the Raikage overwhelmed Uchiha Obito and Rin, then forced Obito to reveal Uchiha Sōgetsu’s identity by threatening Rin’s life. Obito survived but was left devastated after betraying his comrade, while the Raikage let him go.

• Obito drew a kunai and stood between A, the Raikage, and Rin, while the Raikage asked him for information about the Konoha Anbu who had killed the Third Raikage.
• A, the Raikage struck Obito and hurled him into a cliff, leaving him badly injured.
• A, the Raikage seized Rin by the neck and threatened to kill her unless Obito gave him the Anbu’s information.
• Obito revealed that the Anbu was Uchiha Sōgetsu, seventeen years old and Head of Anbu in Konoha.
• A, the Raikage released Rin and let Obito go, while Obito knelt in anguish over having disclosed his comrade’s identity.

Uchiha Sōgetsu tested a crude form of Ritual Magic by sending instructions into Mr. A’s dreams. Mr. A’s ritual connected him to a terrifying one-eyed giant and left him with a Secret Petitioner potion.

• Uchiha Sōgetsu received the reward for recruiting more than a hundred believers and took a Sequence 9 Secret Petitioner potion from the system.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu prepared a cave with a shadow sentry and devised a Ritual Magic based on Summoning Jutsu, Ancient Hermes, and a three-part incantation.
• Mr. A recruited refugees into the Aurora Society and dreamed that his lord had given him instructions for a communication ritual.
• Mr. A cut open his chest, offered his beating heart, and performed the ritual with an incantation to his lord.
• Mr. A found himself in a ruined temple before a chained, upside-down one-eyed giant, which expelled him back to his room.
• Mr. A discovered a crystal bottle of black liquid and recognized it as a Sequence 9 Secret Petitioner potion.

After Uchiha Obito traded information about Uchiha Sōgetsu to the Raikage to save himself and Rin, he brought the news of the Reconnaissance Squad’s destruction to Uchiha Fugaku’s camp. As Fugaku realized Obito had revealed Sōgetsu’s identity, a devastating attack struck the encampment.

• Obito grieved for the dead Reconnaissance Squad and carried the unconscious Rin away, hiding from her that he had given the Raikage Sōgetsu’s name in exchange for their lives.
• An Anbu sentry intercepted Obito and Rin, then brought them to Fugaku’s camp so Obito could report the attack.
• Obito told Fugaku that the Raikage had ambushed and killed the squad, but concealed how he and Rin had escaped.
• Aburame Ryoma and Fugaku challenged Obito until he admitted that he had told the Raikage the name of the Uchiha who killed the Third Raikage.
• Fugaku cursed Obito as the encampment was struck by a massive attack of thunder, fire, rock, and water.