Chapter Summaries

Gojo Yoru cared for Tsunade and Uzumaki Kushina after Nawaki's death, while Kushina worried that Yoru would be killed on the battlefield. Kushina awakened the Uzumaki Clan ability Physical Healing and promised to keep it secret, leaving Yoru with a way to recover from injuries and restore Chakra if he returned to her.

• Gojo Yoru collected his Jonin vest but left it at home, then used Flying Thunder God Seals to send meals to Tsunade and Uzumaki Kushina.
• Uzumaki Kushina returned the serving trays and told Gojo Yoru that Tsunade had sent her away and wanted quiet.
• Uzumaki Kushina admitted she feared for Gojo Yoru's safety, and he comforted her and let her sleep in his room.
• Gojo Yoru continued sending meals to Tsunade for five days while Uzumaki Kushina recovered from her grief and lack of sleep.
• Uzumaki Kushina awakened Physical Healing, showed Gojo Yoru how quickly it healed her wound, and offered to restore his Chakra and injuries.
• Gojo Yoru asked Uzumaki Kushina to keep Physical Healing secret, and she agreed.

Tsunade returned to the Border Base after grieving Nawaki and discussed ways to reduce battlefield deaths with Gojo Yoru, who proposed reforms to train more Medical Ninjas and teach basic medical skills. The chapter ended with Tsunade returning to the laboratory to develop an antidote while Gojo Yoru and his companions continued preparing for the war.

• Tsunade told Gojo Yoru she wanted to honor Nawaki's will and prevent deaths caused by a lack of battlefield medical care.
• Gojo Yoru warned that assigning a Medical Ninja to every squad would make them targets, then suggested elective Academy classes, medical training for support troops, and emergency self-rescue handbooks.
• Tsunade praised Gojo Yoru's ideas, and he declared that he would become the God of Shinobi and end wars; Tsunade reacted with growing attraction to him.
• Tsunade noticed Gojo Yoru's nearly completed Yin Seal, and he revealed that he had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique in less than a month before teleporting them to the Border Base.
• Jiraiya and Orochimaru welcomed Tsunade back, and Orochimaru resolved to accelerate Gojo Yoru's training.
• Tsunade headed to the laboratory, declaring that she would not leave until she developed an antidote formula.

Four months into the war, Sand ninja seized a seemingly unguarded Konoha supply shipment and secretly moved it to a hidden base in the Land of Rivers. Chiyo and Ebizo debated whether the windfall was an elaborate trap, and Ebizo decided to lead a covert operation to retrieve it with overwhelming support.

• Four months passed without a large-scale war as the nations relied on reconnaissance, infiltration, and small squads while their supplies remained plentiful.
• A disguised Konoha caravan of twelve apparent Genin was exposed by a Wind Blade, and Sand ninja took its supplies after the escorts fled.
• The Sand ninja transported the supplies through the Land of Rivers using Shadow Clones and concealed them in a barrier-protected cave.
• Four Special Jonin inspected the supplies for traps and Flying Thunder God Seals, then reported their discovery to Chiyo.
• Chiyo and Ebizo weighed the risk of a Konoha trap against abandoning the supplies and leaving the four Special Jonin in danger.
• Ebizo volunteered to lead Jonin and Anbu forces to retrieve the supplies covertly, while Chiyo agreed to seek the Kazekage's approval.

Tsunade proposed reforms to the Ninja Academy, and Sarutobi Hiruzen approved them after the Jonin overwhelmingly supported her. Meanwhile, Bingtiao Ye ambushed Ebizo and his Sand Ninja in a secret base, killing them with Dimensional Slash.

• Tsunade proposed elective classes, talent development, and clubs to reform the Ninja Academy, and most of the Jonin supported her plan.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen adopted Tsunade’s proposal and said the reforms would be implemented as soon as possible.
• Tsunade learned that Gojo Yoru had left on a secret mission that could earn him a Super S-Rank achievement if completed perfectly.
• Ebizo’s scouts confirmed the secret base appeared secure, and Ebizo sent Shinta and Hiko to inspect the supply scrolls before bringing them back.
• Bingtiao Ye revealed himself in the cave and used Dimensional Slash to kill Ebizo and the surrounding Anbu.

Gojo Yoru used a supply convoy trap to kill Ebizo and fifty-five Sunagakure ninja, then erased their bodies and the Cave with a new, miniature black-hole-like form of Murasaki. His attack disrupted the balance of the probing period, potentially pushing the Second Shinobi World War into its next phase.

• Gojo Yoru inspected the bodies and discovered that the dead ninja included Ebizo, Sunagakure's intelligence mastermind.
• Gojo Yoru explained that he had set a trap with an oversized supply shipment to lure Sunagakure forces into the Land of Rivers.
• Gojo Yoru planted Flying Thunder God markers, staged the scene, photographed it, and sealed tissue samples and Ebizo's head into Storage Scrolls.
• Gojo Yoru sent two Shadow Clones away with the scrolls, then formed a tri-colored Mini Rasengan and tossed it into the Cave before teleporting away.
• The energy sphere generated spatial ripples that consumed the corpses and carved out the mountain, leaving the Cave empty and enlarged before the sphere vanished.

Gojo Yoru returned from his mission with proof that he had killed Ebizo and fifty-four Sand Anbu, then exchanged his Super S-Rank achievement for the Mutual Explosion Tag Technique. Once Konoha spread the evidence and Ebizo’s intelligence across the nations, Gojo Yoru gained a reputation as the Ninja World’s fastest ninja, and Chiyo prepared to move the front line in revenge.

• Gojo Yoru handed an Anbu captain a photograph of the cave where he had killed Ebizo and the Anbu, then returned to report to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
• Sarutobi Hiruzen confirmed Ebizo’s identity, praised Gojo Yoru, and allowed him to choose a forbidden jutsu as a reward.
• Gojo Yoru chose the Mutual Explosion Tag Technique, and Sarutobi Hiruzen gave him permission to teach it to others.
• Konoha extracted intelligence from Ebizo, then circulated his agent lists and photographs of the cave and corpses across the battlefronts.
• Hanzo ordered Rain Ninja to abandon missions and flee if they encountered Gojo Yoru, while Ōnoki ordered his forces to avoid gathering in enclosed or unchecked locations.
• Chiyo mourned Ebizo, demanded reinforcements for her border base, and announced that she would move the front line.

Gojo Yoru’s battlefield feat drew Uchiha Madara’s interest, while Black Zetsu decided to investigate him because of the threat he might pose to Nagato. During his leave, Yoru secretly trained Konan, was crushed by Uzumaki Kushina in a duel, celebrated his birthday with her, and waited in vain for the next stage of his evolution; the chapter ended with the battlefield’s situation having completely reversed.

• White Zetsu showed Uchiha Madara a photograph of Gojo Yoru’s massacre, and Madara deduced that Yoru was concealing a powerful ability behind the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Black Zetsu overheard Madara’s analysis, worried that Yoru might approach Nagato, and decided to observe Yoru personally.
• Gojo Yoru secretly trained Konan for four months, helping her master the Body Flicker Technique and Transformation Jutsu while keeping her development hidden.
• Gojo Yoru fought Uzumaki Kushina in a no-rules duel and was overwhelmed by her Monster Strength Fist and Great Ball Rasengan.
• Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina celebrated his birthday, but the expected signs of his evolution did not appear by midnight.
• Gojo Yoru finally fell asleep after dwelling on his failed prediction, while the battlefield underwent a complete reversal during his leave.

After Ebizo's death, Chiyo persuaded the Third Kazekage to shift the Sand force from the Amegakure front to attack Konoha, while Bunpuku took over the border base. Chiyo's surprise assault overwhelmed Hatake Sakumo's White Fang Front, leaving him retreating and asking Konoha for support.

• Chiyo told the Third Kazekage that Sunagakure had lost its intelligence network and needed to break the war's deadlock by turning its forces against Konoha.
• The Third Kazekage approved Chiyo's plan and ordered Bunpuku to guard the border base.
• Chiyo handed command of the base to her deputies and led powerful combatants to join her son and daughter-in-law on the Konoha front.
• Chiyo launched a surprise attack on Hatake Sakumo's White Fang Front, catching it unprepared.
• Hatake Sakumo found himself unable to overcome Chiyo's taijutsu, Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu, defenses, and poison, so he led a retreat and requested support from Konoha.

As the war’s stalemate broke, Konoha reassigned Tsunade to counter Chiyo at the White Fang Front and specially promoted Gojo Yoru to a command-capable Jonin to reinforce the Rain border. Gojo Yoru prepared to remain on the battlefield, warned Uzumaki Kushina to stay safe, and saw Tsunade off with antidotes for the dangers ahead.

• Hanzo of the Salamander decided to respond to Chiyo’s shift of fronts by summoning a special scroll and preparing his next move.
• Orochimaru told Tsunade to support Hatake Sakumo against Chiyo, while Gojo Yoru would take Tsunade’s place at the Rain border as a specially promoted Jonin with command authority.
• Gojo Yoru realized Sarutobi Hiruzen had promoted him to place him where Konoha needed his strength and protect him from jealous ninja during the war.
• Gojo Yoru warned Uzumaki Kushina to avoid the wilderness while he was away, teased her about becoming her Jounin Instructor, and kissed her cheek before leaving.
• At the border base, Gojo Yoru sent Tsunade to the White Fang Front, and Tsunade gave him a scroll of antidotes and warned him that Hanzo might prepare counters to his abilities.

As torrential rain gave Amegakure the advantage, Orochimaru ordered Konoha’s forces to abandon their border base while he, Jiraiya, and Gojo Yoru stayed behind. Hanzo of the Salamander trapped the base in a massive Water Prison and began destroying it, leaving the three Konoha ninja to fight him underwater.

• Orochimaru learned that Rain Ninja were approaching and ordered Konoha’s support troops and supplies to retreat while combat squads covered them.
• Sagawa summoned Ibuse, and Hanzo of the Salamander used the Reverse Summoning Technique to appear near the border base.
• Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Gojo Yoru stayed behind and prepared to confront Hanzo, while Orochimaru rejected Gojo Yoru’s offer to summon reinforcements.
• Hanzo and Ibuse surrounded part of the forest and border base with a growing Water Prison, then Ibuse blasted the base with a massive Water Pillar.
• Hanzo attacked Jiraiya with Water Style techniques and explosive kunai, but Gojo Yoru teleported in and rescued him.

Gojo Yoru, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya fought Hanzo of the Salamander, but both sides withdrew without a decisive victory. Konoha then began a year-long war of attrition against Amegakure, leaving twelve-year-old Gojo Yoru an acclaimed jōnin and prodigy.

• Gojo Yoru and his allies escaped Ibuse’s Water Prison, while Hanzo used Shadow Clones and the rain to thwart their attacks and probe their abilities.
• Orochimaru urged Gojo Yoru and Jiraiya to retreat, and Hanzo returned to Amegakure after the fighting ended.
• After the rain eased, Konoha squads entered the Land of Rain, scattered into small teams, and attacked Amegakure’s forces and supply network.
• Hanzo tried to counter Konoha’s raids, but its larger numbers, sensory clans, and supply support sustained a prolonged war of attrition.
• Konoha’s ninja and the Rain Ninja fought for a year, while Gojo Yoru gained battlefield experience, rose to 1.75 meters, and became a recognized twelve-year-old jōnin and prodigy.

Gojo Yoru underwent a second evolution six years after the first, confirming his Cell Replacement Cycle Theory and increasing his Chakra reserves. After recovering from the evolution, he discovered a strange vision of his heart and found that his ordinary Chakra had reached all-round Jonin level while his Space-Time Chakra had grown to experienced Chunin level.

• Gojo Yoru returned to Konoha for Uzumaki Kushina's graduation and birthday, while Sarutobi Hiruzen kept her safe from a kidnapping attempt by Cloud Ninja.
• Gojo Yoru celebrated his birthday with Uzumaki Kushina, then waited anxiously to learn whether his second evolution would occur.
• At midnight on August 18, Gojo Yoru's heartbeat and body temperature surged, so he left the Land of Fire and endured the evolution in the snowy mountains of the Land of Iron.
• Gojo Yoru went to Konan's home before the evolution's aftermath, prepared safeguards in the basement, and fell unconscious around noon; Konan watched over him until he woke on August 29.
• After recovering, Gojo Yoru saw a black heart and particles flowing through its blood vessels in an inward vision, then refined Chakra and reached all-round Jonin level in ordinary Chakra and experienced Chunin level in Space-Time Chakra.

After his second evolution, Gojo Yoru gained greatly increased Chakra reserves and control, allowing him to create new Earth, Lightning, and Space-Time Rasengan techniques. He sent Konan to the Land of Rain to befriend and raise Nagato, while planning to use Nagato’s Rinnegan and power for his own ambitions.

• Gojo Yoru released both Yin Seals and found that his Chakra reserves and overall talent had dramatically increased.
• Gojo Yoru easily infused Rasengan with Earth and Lightning transformations, then developed a low-cost Space-Time energy sphere with destructive power similar to “This.”
• Gojo Yoru returned to Konan’s home, prepared dinner, and told her he had a long-term mission for her in the Land of Rain.
• Gojo Yoru revealed that Nagato possessed the Rinnegan and was being watched by hidden creatures, then asked Konan to approach and raise him as her subordinate.
• Konan agreed to the mission, and Gojo Yoru taught her how to gain Nagato’s trust without alerting his watchers.
• Gojo Yoru planned to use Nagato as a powerful asset while keeping his own Space-Time Chakra hidden from Black Zetsu and other threats.

Gojo Yoru annihilated a Rain Ninja assassination squad with his newly developed Chidori Sharp Spear and overwhelming speed, further cementing his reputation as an ace combatant. In Amegakure, Hanzo learned that the village’s supplies could not sustain the war and began considering leaving the battlefield rather than surrendering.

• A Rain Ninja squad killed two Konoha ninja and surrounded the last survivor before Gojo Yoru arrived.
• Gojo Yoru used his black lightning and Chidori Sharp Spear to pursue and kill the four fleeing Rain Ninja in under two minutes.
• Gojo Yoru’s renewed strength and status as an ace combatant spread across the battlefield, alarming his enemies.
• Sagawa reported to Hanzo that Amegakure had lost six assassins and could sustain its forces for only about two months at the current rate.
• After Sagawa left, Hanzo concluded that Amegakure could not win the war and began considering leaving the conflict without surrendering.

Konan found the orphaned Nagato in the Rocky Mountain Area and took him in as her little brother, offering to train him if he had the aptitude to become a shinobi. Meanwhile, Madara learned of Konan and continued investigating Gojo Yoru’s sudden growth, while Black Zetsu believed Yoru’s strength came from a fused Kekkei Genkai.

• After Nagato’s parents were killed by Konoha shinobi, he wandered the mountains until Konan found him and gave him food.
• Konan led Nagato to her hidden cave and offered him a chance to become a shinobi so he could stay with her.
• Konan introduced herself and named Nagato her little brother and temporary subordinate, and Nagato accepted.
• Tobi and White Zetsu watched Konan and Nagato, then reported Konan’s existence to Madara.
• Madara ordered the White Zetsu to keep monitoring the Uchiha Clan and investigate Gojo Yoru’s unexplained transformation before Madara chose a spokesperson.
• Black Zetsu concluded that Gojo Yoru’s sudden increase in strength likely came from fusing Storm Release: Black Lightning.

Gojo Yoru mastered an ordinary-Chakra version of the Flying Thunder God Technique as Hanzo of the Salamander arrived to challenge him, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya to a final battle. Confident in his improved abilities, Gojo Yoru asked to face Hanzo alone, and Orochimaru agreed.

• As Amegakure paused its attacks, Gojo Yoru practiced the Flying Thunder God Technique and finally formed lasting seals using ordinary Chakra.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya summoned Gojo Yoru as their command team prepared to withdraw, then told him Hanzo of the Salamander was approaching openly.
• Hanzo of the Salamander challenged the three Konoha ninja to a final battle, intending to leave the war without losing his reputation or deterrence.
• Gojo Yoru inferred that Hanzo planned to withdraw after this fight and volunteered to face him alone.
• Orochimaru accepted Gojo Yoru's request, while Jiraiya doubted he could defeat Hanzo and wondered whether Gojo Yoru would reveal a hidden secret.

Gojo Yoru fought Hanzo of the Salamander alone and revealed how much his speed, swordsmanship, and ninjutsu had improved. After outmaneuvering Hanzo’s clones and attacks, Gojo Yoru struck him with a black-red Laser Beam, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Hanzo of the Salamander questioned Gojo Yoru about his sudden growth, then challenged him to a direct fight.
• Gojo Yoru initially struggled in their sword duel but quickly learned Hanzo of the Salamander’s patterns and nearly wounded him.
• The duel escalated into Nintaijutsu, with Gojo Yoru and Hanzo of the Salamander trading fast attacks before Gojo Yoru used clones and Flying Thunder God to defeat Hanzo’s Water Style Shadow Clone.
• Orochimaru and Jiraiya recognized that Gojo Yoru had surpassed them as Hanzo of the Salamander attacked him with Explosive Tag Fire Style and other techniques.
• Gojo Yoru entered Black Lightning Mode, cut through Hanzo of the Salamander’s fire and boulder, then fired a black-red Laser Beam that pierced Hanzo’s right chest.

Gojo Yoru defeated Hanzo of the Salamander but stopped short of killing him, and Amegakure withdrew from the war after Hanzo acknowledged defeat. Gojo Yoru’s fame spread across the Ninja World, shifting the balance on the other fronts, while his next move remained unknown.

• Gojo Yoru pierced Hanzo of the Salamander’s chest with a Space-Time laser, but Orochimaru and Jiraiya stopped him from pursuing the wounded leader.
• Hanzo of the Salamander appeared through a Water Style Shadow Clone, conceded defeat, promised Amegakure would not fight or ally against the Land of Fire, and praised Gojo Yoru.
• Hanzo’s true body collapsed from his injuries and was secretly treated by a White Zetsu clone before Sagawa carried him away.
• Amegakure publicly admitted Hanzo’s defeat and announced its withdrawal, spreading Gojo Yoru’s name throughout the Ninja World.
• The Land of Wind and the Land of Earth grew cautious, and Gojo Yoru, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya entered a period of leave as the western border forces rebuilt their base.

Gojo Yoru returned to Konoha and exchanged for the Spirit Transformation Technique, hoping to improve his sensory ability and develop formula-free Space-Time teleportation. As word spread of his victory over Hanzo, rival leaders assessed his new Laser Beam and weighed how to counter him, with Ōnoki deciding to intensify the war to create a chance to kill him.

• Sarutobi Hiruzen praised Gojo Yoru for defeating Hanzo and agreed to exchange the Spirit Transformation Technique for him, while warning him about the risks of entering another person's mental world.
• Gojo Yoru reasoned that mastering Mental Energy control through the Spirit Transformation Technique could help him develop Space-Time teleportation without a formula.
• Uchiha Madara reviewed White Zetsu's account of Gojo Yoru's Laser Beam and questioned whether its destructive power came from Black Lightning or Storm Release.
• Chiyo learned that Hanzo had lost to Gojo Yoru and left to meet the Kazekage, shaken by the news and worried about her hopes of revenge.
• Kitsuchi expressed fear of Gojo Yoru, but Ōnoki scolded him and concluded that the Laser Beam and Flying Thunder God Technique made Yoru exceptionally difficult to counter.
• Ōnoki decided Iwagakure should intensify its offensive and force Gojo Yoru onto their front so they could set a trap and attempt to kill him.

Gojo Yoru returned to Konoha, where Uzumaki Kushina revealed she had awakened the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, and he noticed signs that the Nine-Tails' seal on her was weakening. As the year ended, Konan trained Nagato, Yahiko became Hanzo of the Salamander's disciple, and Namikaze Minato mastered the Rasengan, while Gojo Yoru's growing influence continued to alter the Ninja World's future.

• Uzumaki Kushina greeted Gojo Yoru after sensing his return and proudly told him she had awakened the Mind's Eye of the Kagura.
• Gojo Yoru saw Uzumaki Kushina's eyes turn into the Nine-Tails' red vertical pupils and realized Uzumaki Mito's seal was weakening, so he decided to study Fuinjutsu.
• Konan praised Nagato for mastering the Water Dragon Bullet Technique in less than a week, then took him to keep searching for ways to grow stronger.
• Hanzo of the Salamander accepted Yahiko as his disciple after Yahiko survived the venom-sac trial and asked him to become his student.
• Namikaze Minato mastered the Rasengan in less than five days and resolved to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique and catch up to Gojo Yoru.
• Gojo Yoru's actions had changed the fates of key figures, and he recognized that the original story would become increasingly unrecognizable.