Chapter Summaries

The Cloud Ninja ambushed Konoha's camp after using Uchiha Obito to learn its location, and Uchiha Fugaku tried to stop their elite spearhead. Killer B unleashed a Tailed Beast Bomb that destroyed more than half the camp, while A watched and vowed to make Konoha suffer.

• A ordered the Cloud Ninja to attack Konoha's camp after their Anbu had eliminated the sentries.
• Uchiha Obito realized A had kept him alive so he could lead the Cloud Ninja to the camp, and Uchiha Fugaku rushed to defend it.
• Uchiha Fugaku rallied Konoha's forces and drew the seven-member Cloud Ninja spearhead away from the medical and logistics units.
• Killer B charged Uchiha Fugaku in Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, and Fugaku's Fire Dragon Flame Bullet failed to stop him.
• Killer B fired a Tailed Beast Bomb that destroyed more than half of Konoha's camp as A watched from the mountaintop.

After the Cloud Ninja destroyed Konoha’s camp, Uchiha Fugaku led the surviving Uchiha to Kannabi Bridge and blamed Uchiha Obito for revealing their location. Rin Nohara killed herself rather than return to the village under the stain of betrayal, leaving Obito devastated and condemned by Fugaku.

• A and Killer B pursued Fugaku’s fleeing Uchiha after the Tailed Beast Bomb destroyed Konoha’s camp.
• Fugaku reached Kannabi Bridge with only thirty-seven survivors and accused Obito of exposing their camp to the Raikage.
• The survivors beat Obito, and Fugaku declared that he would judge him when they returned to the village.
• Rin learned that Obito had betrayed their comrades to save her, rejected his explanation, and killed herself with a Kunai.
• Obito tried to reach Rin, but Fugaku punched him into a tree and told him he had no right to touch her.

After Rin’s death and his comrades’ condemnation, Obito found a way to blame the Shinobi World as Kumogakure’s forces attacked with a Tailed Beast Bomb. As the blast closed in, his Sharingan began to change.

• Obito remained numb as his comrades blamed him for Rin’s death, while Fugaku ordered the survivors to hold their position at Kannabi Bridge.
• Fugaku assigned Aburame Ryoma to return to the village and report their situation to Danzo so reinforcements could be sent.
• A sentry reported that the Raikage, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and Kumogakure’s Anbu were less than three kilometers away, then died from his injuries.
• Fugaku ordered the survivors to hide and set traps, but the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at them from a distance.
• One of Obito’s comrades dragged him to the ground as the others fled, and Obito declared that the Shinobi World was to blame for Rin’s death.
• As the Tailed Beast Bomb bore down on him, Obito’s three-tomoe Sharingan began to change.

After the Tailed Beast Bomb devastated the area, Fugaku and Aburame Ryoma fled to warn Konoha while Uchiha Obito survived by awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan. White Zetsu stole both of Obito’s eyes and transported the unconscious boy away to report to Lord Sōgetsu.

• Fugaku searched the blast site for survivors, but Aburame Ryoma urged him to abandon the search and return to Konoha with a warning.
• Fugaku hesitated until Aburame Ryoma punched him and left; Fugaku then followed him.
• Uchiha Obito emerged unharmed from a space-time vortex and learned from White Zetsu that he had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan.
• White Zetsu warned that Obito’s eyes could fail, then gouged out both eyes and transplanted them into himself.
• White Zetsu used Kamui to send himself and the unconscious Obito away so he could report to Lord Sōgetsu.

Konan met Uchiha Sōgetsu, who warned her that war was a ripple of destiny and gave her a badge welcoming her into the Twilight Hermit Society. After he vanished, Konan decided Amegakure would join the war against the great nations.

• Nagato sensed an intruder and sent Konan and the Animal Path to investigate.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu appeared to Konan, and she thanked him for helping her and Nagato escape destiny’s deception.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu warned Konan that war was the ripple of destiny and gave her a Twilight Hermit Society badge.
• After Uchiha Sōgetsu vanished, Konan realized the intruder was an unconscious Sand Ninja.
• Konan told the Animal Path that Amegakure would join the war and make the great nations feel their pain.

A, the Raikage defied his guards’ warnings and pursued the fleeing Uchiha into the Land of Fire. He caught Uchiha Fugaku and gravely wounded him, leaving Aburame Ryoma to flee with Fugaku while trying to delay the Raikage.

• A, the Raikage ordered his force to keep advancing and sent Killer B back to rest before bringing reinforcements.
• A’s sensing ninja detected two Chakra signatures ahead and identified them as the fleeing Uchiha.
• A charged through the forest and attacked Uchiha Fugaku with Raikōken, shattering his arms and breastbone.
• A followed with Heavy Downpour and blasted Fugaku away, leaving him severely wounded.
• Aburame Ryoma caught Fugaku, released an Insect Swarm to delay A, and ran.

A, the Raikage, used the Heavenly Transfer Technique to storm Mount Kikyo and prevent Konoha from learning of the Cloud Ninja invasion. After two Anbu escaped, he learned they had vanished like Uchiha Sōgetsu and ordered his forces to wait for B before launching a direct strike on Konoha Village.

• Aburame Ryoma carried the dying Fugaku to Mount Kikyo and warned its Anbu that the Raikage had pursued them and the Cloud Ninja main force had crossed the border.
• A, the Raikage, used the Heavenly Transfer Technique to bypass the fortress defenses and attack before Konoha could send a warning.
• The Anbu commander tried to cover the escapees with smoke and an explosion, but A killed him and hunted down the fleeing Anbu.
• A learned that two Anbu had escaped and that their disappearance resembled Uchiha Sōgetsu's, then vowed to settle accounts with him.
• A ordered his guard squad to wait for B and have him use Tailed Beast Transformation before teleporting directly into Konoha Village.

Shikaku Nara planned a night raid to capture Chiyo and force the Sand Ninja toward peace negotiations. The raid devastated their camp, but an unseen force stopped Choza Akimichi’s attack on Chiyo’s tent, where someone used Shinra Tensei.

• Shikaku Nara said the Sand Ninja would agree to peace talks but planned a night raid to make them feel the cost of continuing the war.
• Shikaku Nara led more than a hundred Konoha elites into the Sand Ninja camp, where Nara and Yamanaka ninja silently took out the guards.
• Choza Akimichi used the Expansion Jutsu and Super Push Hand to smash the camp and send Sand Ninja flying.
• Choza Akimichi’s punch stopped before Chiyo’s tent, and a voice from inside called out Shinra Tensei.

Pain used Almighty Push to devastate the Konoha and Sand Ninja gathered at the camp, while Chiyo revealed that the Cloud Ninja had supposedly destroyed the Uchiha forces. After Ino-Shika-Cho escaped the blast, Pain refused Chiyo's request to pursue them without extra payment.

• Pain's Almighty Push shattered Choza's arm and sent him flying, while Shikaku and Inoichi questioned the unfamiliar attack.
• Pain emerged from the tent, and Shikaku recognized his slashed Amegakure forehead protector as Chiyo said the Cloud Ninja had destroyed the Uchiha forces near Mount Kikyo.
• Shikaku rallied the Konoha ninja, and more than a hundred attacked Pain and Chiyo with ninjutsu.
• Pain unleashed another Almighty Push, blasting away the attackers and leaving a huge crater.
• Chiyo noticed Ino-Shika-Cho were missing and urged Pain to chase them, but Pain said pursuit would cost extra.

Aburame Ryoma and the critically wounded Uchiha Fugaku reached Konoha with news that the Cloud Ninja had wiped out the front-line force and were advancing toward the village. Danzo abandoned his confidence that he held the advantage and ordered Konoha to prepare for invasion.

• Aburame Ryoma and Uchiha Fugaku arrived at Konoha’s gate, where Ryoma warned that the Raikage and an elite force had crossed Mount Kikyo before collapsing unconscious.
• A gate guard launched an emergency signal and sent word to Danzo about the front-line defeat and the approaching Cloud Ninja.
• Danzo read the report and angrily blamed Uchiha Fugaku for the loss of a thousand shinobi.
• Danzo ordered Minato Namikaze recalled, told Kushina to prepare, and directed the Barrier Team and all Konoha shinobi to stand by for war.

Danzo watched Konoha suffer a catastrophic attack when the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, crashed into the village. The chapter left Danzo facing the destruction and the looming threat of the Cloud Ninja.

• Danzo regretted her decisions and cursed Fugaku, Sōgetsu, and others as she anticipated being blamed for the crisis.
• Lin Jiao relayed Acting Hokage Danzo's order for Konoha to prepare for an invasion, while the Barrier Team tried to convert the detection barrier into a defensive one.
• A mysterious blazing figure tore through the storm, destroyed the Barrier Team's building, and crashed into Konoha's southeastern corner.
• The impact leveled buildings across a wide area and left Konoha's ninja stunned by the enormous shadow emerging from the smoke.
• Konoha's ninja bombarded the figure with ninjutsu, but the smoke revealed the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, and Danzo recognized it before spitting blood.

The Eight-Tails, Gyuki, devastated Konoha’s defenses while Danzo ordered Kushina to undergo Tailed Beast Transformation. Kushina released Kurama, and the two Tailed Beasts charged toward a colossal battle.

• Gyuki’s attacks destroyed buildings and killed many Konoha ninja, causing the survivors to flee in terror.
• Danzo watched from the Hokage Building as Lin Jiao criticized his decision to send ordinary ninja against the Eight-Tails.
• Danzo ordered Lin Jiao to have Kushina undergo Tailed Beast Transformation, and she fled to carry out the command.
• Kushina told the Anbu that Gyuki was waiting for Kurama, then called the Nine-Tails out.
• Gyuki and Kurama emerged and charged at each other, unleashing devastating winds and quakes as they collided.

The Eight-Tails and Kushina-controlled Nine-Tails fought through Konoha, preparing to unleash Tailed Beast Bombs at close range. After waking and learning Danzo’s actions had brought the village to ruin, Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered everyone to invite Sōgetsu back and restore order.

• The Eight-Tails knocked the Nine-Tails across Konoha, then pinned it down and battered it while Kushina resisted the Nine-Tails’ attempts to take control.
• The Nine-Tails used Uzumaki sealing chains to restrain the Eight-Tails, and both began gathering Chakra for Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi woke and demanded to know why the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails were fighting in Konoha.
• Lin Jiao told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Danzo had driven the Cloud Ninja to Konoha’s doorstep, seized power, and tried to kill Uchiha Sōgetsu.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ruled out Minato Namikaze, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, then ordered everyone to invite Sōgetsu back to restore order.

The Eight-Tails defeated Kushina and the Nine-Tails, devastated Konoha, and prepared to destroy what remained of the village. Just as a second Tailed Beast Bomb threatened everyone, a figure arrived and promised to stop it.

• The Eight-Tails won the Tailed Beast Bomb clash, and Kushina fainted as the Nine-Tails vanished.
• Konoha's ninjas despaired and blamed Kushina, while Danzo questioned why his plans had failed.
• The Eight-Tails picked up Kushina and revealed that abducting the Jinchuriki had been its target.
• The Eight-Tails fired another Tailed Beast Bomb toward the center of Konoha, threatening to wipe out the village's survivors.
• Lin Jiao despaired, and Mikoto pleaded for Sōgetsu to save her and Itachi.
• A figure appeared in the Tailed Beast Bomb's path and told everyone to leave the rest to him.

Uchiha Sōgetsu arrived at Konoha and used Susanoo to deflect the Eight-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, then severed its wrist to free Kushina. As the Eight-Tails challenged him, Sōgetsu unveiled a six-armed Susanoo and began a powerful forbidden technique.

• Mikoto recognized Uchiha Sōgetsu as he appeared above Konoha, and he summoned his golden Susanoo.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu struck the Eight-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb aside, and Konoha’s people hailed him as their savior.
• The Eight-Tails refused to return Kushina, so Uchiha Sōgetsu cut off the wrist holding her and thanked it for the opening.
• The Eight-Tails regrew its wrist and leaped back, believing distance gave it the advantage.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu made Susanoo grow four additional arms and declared the Forbidden Technique: Unrestricted Level Super-Limit Slash.

Uchiha Sōgetsu endured the Eight-Tails’ relentless Tailed Beast Bomb barrage while preparing a powerful technique of his own. As the Eight-Tails formed a gigantic final bomb, Konoha’s civilians rallied around Sōgetsu, who remained just short of fully digesting the Potion.

• Uchiha Sōgetsu transformed Susanoo into a golden, eight-armed Vajra Vidyaraja Statue and gathered the power of nature around himself.
• The Eight-Tails fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Susanoo, but the giant emerged unharmed.
• The Eight-Tails unleashed a half-minute barrage that destroyed one-third of Konoha, yet Susanoo remained standing, battered but unbroken.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu told the Eight-Tails that he had finished preparing his own technique.
• The Eight-Tails formed a colossal Tailed Beast Bomb as Konoha’s civilians left the shelters to encourage Sōgetsu.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu felt moved by the gathered support, though he had not quite finished digesting the Potion.

Uchiha Sōgetsu unleashed his completed ninjutsu, Fuma Myojin, and obliterated the Eight-Tails and everything in a vast area of Konoha. The village hailed him as its savior, while Danzo secretly vowed to bring him down.

• The Eight-Tails revealed that it had saved Chakra from its earlier Tailed Beast Bombs, but Uchiha Sōgetsu severed one of its arms with an invisible slash.
• As the Eight-Tails charged, Uchiha Sōgetsu announced that he could unleash countless slashes and named the technique Fuma Myojin.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu's slashes broke down the Eight-Tails at the cellular level, turning it into a cloud of blood mist.
• The attack erased everything in a 150-meter zone, and the resulting storm and fires spread across much of Konoha.
• Konoha's people cheered Uchiha Sōgetsu as their hero, while Danzo vowed that he would not let him go.

Uchiha Sōgetsu captured Killer B after defeating him with genjutsu, then was welcomed as Konoha’s hero and appointed Acting Hokage. Danzo was stripped of the position, leaving him furious at Hiruzen Sarutobi.

• Uchiha Sōgetsu discovered that his Mangekyo vision had badly deteriorated, then exposed Killer B hiding underground inside a severed Eight-Tails tentacle.
• Killer B attacked Uchiha Sōgetsu with a Liger Bomb, but Uchiha Sōgetsu stopped him with genjutsu and hypnotized him into sleep.
• Konoha’s survivors cheered Uchiha Sōgetsu, and Lin Jiao apologized for the village’s damage on his behalf before announcing his appointment as Acting Hokage.
• Lin Jiao showed Danzo a scroll bearing Hiruzen Sarutobi’s mark and declared that Danzo had been stripped of his Acting Hokage duties.
• Danzo erupted in anger and accused Hiruzen Sarutobi of breaking his promise.

After Konoha’s destruction by the Cloud Ninja, Uchiha Sōgetsu addressed the surviving ninja and turned their grief and anger toward revenge. The chapter ended with the crowd embracing his call to annihilate enemy villages.

• Might Guy emerged from shelter in shock, and Kosuke comforted him before taking him to the Hokage Building.
• Surviving ninja gathered at the Hokage Building and cheered Uchiha Sōgetsu as Konoha’s hero.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu apologized for returning too late, then appeared to defend Danzo, provoking the crowd to curse her.
• Uchiha Sōgetsu stirred the survivors’ anger against the Cloud Ninja and urged them to reclaim Konoha’s dignity through vengeance.
• The crowd roared its support as Uchiha Sōgetsu rejected surrender, reconciliation, and compensation and called for enemy villages to be annihilated.

Killer B returned to the Cloud Ninja fortress carrying Kushina, but he was under Uchiha Sōgetsu’s genjutsu, and the apparent capture of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was a trap. As A realized the deception, the fake Jinchuriki triggered a vast chain of Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags.

• A, the Raikage, welcomed Killer B back after hearing he had supposedly captured the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Killer B struggled against Uchiha Sōgetsu’s control, warned A that the mission had failed, and revealed that he and the Eight-Tails had been controlled.
• Killer B stabbed himself to regain control briefly, then told A that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was a trap before Uchiha Sōgetsu’s genjutsu took over again.
• A realized the fake Nine-Tails Jinchuriki had disappeared, while the controlled Killer B revealed himself as Uchiha Sōgetsu and taunted the Raikage.
• Cloud Ninja Anbu seized the fleeing fake Jinchuriki, but Uchiha Sōgetsu activated the Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags covering her.