Chapter Summaries

Shigure and Orochimaru’s forces defeated Sunagakure’s vanguard, and Ebizo retreated with Chiyo. Shigure established a fortified base, but Orochimaru’s impatience left Shigure facing a dangerous rescue mission after Orochimaru attacked One Line Sky with thirty percent of the troops.

• Shigure defeated Ebizo’s attack and shook the battlefield with his Painful Sky Leg as Konoha’s forces overwhelmed the Sand Ninja.
• Orochimaru arrived with Konoha’s main force, and Ebizo rescued Chiyo before retreating southwest.
• Shigure stopped Orochimaru from pursuing the retreating Sand Ninja and ordered a fortified command post built with secure supply lines.
• Orochimaru led about thirty percent of the troops in an attack on One Line Sky despite Shigure’s orders.
• Shigure prepared to follow and rescue Orochimaru’s force, fearing its supplies would be cut off and the troops defeated.

Shiyu led Konoha’s main force into the Land of Wind to reach One Line Sky and rescue Orochimaru, warning his allies that Orochimaru’s pride and Sunagakure’s home-ground advantages made victory unlikely. After navigating a deadly quicksand zone, the exhausted force faced a sandstorm as it prepared to continue toward Sunagakure.

• Shiyu explained to Hizashi, Nao, Kurenai, and Kakuzu why Orochimaru was likely to lose against Ebizo and Sunagakure’s advantages.
• Shiyu rallied Konoha’s ninja by announcing an attack on One Line Sky, though his real aim was to rescue Orochimaru.
• Shiyu led the force across the desert, used his Scouting Eye to detect quicksand, and helped Kakuzu and Hizashi rescue a Chunin who had sunk into it.
• Shiyu told his troops that Orochimaru had arranged supplies for them, concealing the truth to keep their morale up.
• Shiyu detected an approaching sandstorm, summoned Katsuyu to shield the ninja, and ordered Earth Release and Wind Release users to counter it.

Shiyu led the Konoha forces through a sandstorm and prepared to rescue Orochimaru at One Line Sky. After Kurenai helped restore his confidence, he split the troops and sent Team Seven toward the Sunagakure encirclement while Kakuzu led the main force to attack the gorge.

• Shiyu and the ninjas built up an Earth Wall and tried to repel the sandstorm, but Katsuyu shielded them until it passed.
• Shiyu ordered the exhausted ninjas to rest, then worried that Orochimaru might be trapped or that Konoha’s forces might walk into an ambush.
• Kurenai encouraged Shiyu to trust his plan, and he resolved to help Konoha win the war.
• Shiyu led the ninjas toward One Line Sky and confirmed that Orochimaru was still fighting inside the gorge.
• Shiyu sent Kakuzu with the main force to attack One Line Sky while Team Seven charged toward the Sunagakure encirclement to rescue Orochimaru.

Shiyu’s force reached Orochimaru and rescued the exhausted, poisoned Konoha shinobi, then fought back against Sunagakure’s army. The chapter ended with Shiyu’s kick scattering the sand that had shielded a Sunagakure kunoichi, giving her a moment to react.

• Shiyu, Hizashi, Kurenai, and Nao attacked One Line Sky to force Sunagakure troops to abandon their siege of Orochimaru.
• Shiyu arrived to find Orochimaru exhausted and poisoned, and sent Katsuyu to heal him and the surviving Konoha shinobi.
• Shiyu created numerous Shadow Clones to hold off the Sunagakure forces while Team Seven guarded the wounded.
• A Sunagakure commander coordinated Wind Release and poison gas attacks, dispersing Shiyu’s Shadow Clones.
• Shiyu fought a Sunagakure kunoichi who used Scorch Release, countered her with Lava Release, and attacked through the smoke with Painful Sky Leg.
• Sand gathered to shield the kunoichi from Shiyu’s kick, scattering on impact but giving her time to react.

Shiyu battled Rasa, Karura, and Pakura together, overwhelming the Sunagakure forces with his varied abilities. After the pair believed they had crushed him, Shiyu revealed he had used a Shadow Clone and prepared to finish them.

• Rasa and Karura joined Pakura in attacking Shiyu with coordinated sand, Gold Dust, and Scorch Release techniques.
• Shiyu broke free of their attacks, used his abilities to badly wound Pakura, and surprised the fighters watching with his multiple powers.
• Shiyu teleported into the Sunagakure army and crippled more than half the troops with Painful Sky Leg.
• Rasa and Karura forced Shiyu to evade their combined assault, while the wounded Pakura attacked him through the steam from his Water Formation Wall.
• Rasa and Karura bound and crushed what they thought was Shiyu, but Shiyu appeared unharmed and explained that a Shadow Clone had taken his place.
• Shiyu named Rasa, Karura, and Pakura the Three Heroes of Sand before declaring that they could fall, but Rasa and Karura vowed to keep fighting.

Shiyu overpowered Rasa and Karura at One Line Sky, but Bunpuku intervened and pleaded for their lives. After Shiyu demanded negotiations, Bunpuku and Shukaku helped save the Sand leaders from Shiyu’s attacks, and the chapter ended as Shiyu summoned a huge figure.

• Shiyu used his Sharingan and a senjutsu-enhanced Rasengan to defeat Rasa and Karura, but they continued fighting until Bunpuku intervened.
• Shiyu recognized Bunpuku as the One-Tail Jinchuriki and agreed to spare Rasa and Karura only if Sunagakure met at least five demands.
• Shiyu countered Rasa, Karura, and Bunpuku’s techniques with Kōtakamusubi and attacked them with their own ninjutsu.
• Bunpuku summoned Shukaku’s protective power to block Shiyu’s Drilling Air Bullet, while Shiyu’s Shadow Clones launched a compound attack.
• Shukaku’s power flung Rasa and Karura clear of the attack, and Orochimaru’s group restrained them as Katsuyu reported that Sunagakure had reached One Line Sky.
• Orochimaru looked toward the light as Shiyu used the Summoning Technique and a huge figure appeared.

Shiyu and Garaga fought Shukaku, the One-Tails, while the battle for One Line Sky continued around them. After Shiyu revealed his immense chakra and countered Shukaku’s attacks, the others withdrew to defend the pass as their fight continued.

• Garaga appeared, and Shiyu identified Shukaku as their opponent while Orochimaru sent Hizashi’s team to fight at One Line Sky.
• Shiyu released chakra that astonished Shukaku, Rasa, Karura, and Orochimaru, then dodged Shukaku’s wind attacks and scorched him with a fire technique.
• Garaga restrained Shukaku, allowing Shiyu to knock the One-Tails down with a kick.
• Shukaku fired a Tailed Beast Ball at Garaga, but Shiyu used Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder to transport it away before it struck them.
• Rasa and Karura freed themselves and headed back to One Line Sky, while Team Seven also left Shiyu to join the defense.

Shiyu defeated Shukaku and used Bunpuku’s intervention to open negotiations with Sunagakure. He then entered Shukaku’s spiritual space, revealed his connection to the Otsutsuki, and enhanced Bunpuku and Shukaku before leaving Shukaku curious about the meaning of love.

• Shiyu absorbed Shukaku’s Tailed Beast Ball and amplified it, then clashed it with Shukaku’s attack and knocked the One-Tails down.
• Bunpuku regained control of Shukaku and asked Shiyu to give Sunagakure another chance, explaining that Shiyu had not wanted to destroy the village.
• Shiyu agreed to hear Sunagakure’s terms and pressed palms with Bunpuku, absorbing his bloodline power and enhancing his chakra.
• Shiyu entered Shukaku’s spiritual space and showed him his pale blue Eternal Mangekyo, prompting Shukaku to sense the Sage of Six Paths’ power.
• Shiyu told Shukaku about the Child of Prophecy and his Otsutsuki blood, then asked whether Shukaku trusted him to upgrade his chakra.
• Shukaku accepted Shiyu’s offer, and Shiyu collected his bloodline power and greatly increased his chakra and potential.

Shiyu reached an agreement with Shukaku and arranged a ceasefire between Konoha and Sunagakure. After Konoha withdrew from the Land of Wind, Shiyu began negotiating terms with Sunagakure, which accepted his first condition and considered his proposal for peace and cooperation.

• Shiyu agreed to part ways with Shukaku and told Bunpuku it was time to end the war.
• Shiyu and Bunpuku arrived at One Line Sky, where both armies waited for a decision on whether to fight or make peace.
• Bunpuku witnessed Shiyu announce Konoha's ceasefire, and Shiyu demanded that both sides withdraw and accept five conditions.
• Orochimaru ordered Konoha's troops to withdraw from the Land of Wind while Shiyu stayed behind to negotiate with Sunagakure.
• Shiyu demanded that Sunagakure refrain from annexing the Land of Rivers or crossing the Wind–River border for five years, and Chiyo accepted.
• Shiyu proposed treating the war as a draw and signing an equal nonaggression treaty with economic cooperation, which Rasa and Bunpuku supported.

Shiyu negotiated five conditions with Sunagakure, including a non-aggression treaty, Konoha Bank’s entry into the village, and preparations against Iwagakure and Kumogakure. As Shiyu and Sunagakure’s representatives made peace, an unknown intruder revealed plans to exploit their battle and launch a sneak attack.

• Chiyo agreed to discuss a mutual non-aggression treaty after Ebizo, Pakura, and Bunpuku urged her to trust Shiyu.
• Shiyu proposed opening a Konoha Bank branch in Sunagakure, and Chiyo and Ebizo accepted.
• Shiyu asked Rasa to make Konoha Bank the sole agent for Gold Dust, and Rasa agreed after Karura and Ebizo supported the deal.
• Shiyu urged Sunagakure to guard against Iwagakure and Kumogakure, then formed the Seal of Reconciliation with Pakura, Rasa, and Karura.
• An unknown voice revealed it had planned to attack Konoha and Sunagakure while they fought, and the group searched through the blowing sand for the speaker.

Shiyu and Team Seven joined Sunagakure's forces at One Line Sky as a Kumogakure army launched an invasion, revealing an alliance with Iwagakure. After Rasa pledged Sunagakure to cooperate with Konoha, Shiyu healed the defenders with Katsuyu and charged into the enemy ranks.

• Hizashi identified the approaching force as Kumogakure shinobi, and Shiyu deduced that Kumogakure and Iwagakure had allied while Sunagakure's northern defenses were exposed.
• Rasa asked Konoha to help defend One Line Sky and promised Sunagakure would join forces with Konoha after the war; Karura and Pakura also stepped forward to fight.
• Shiyu summoned Katsuyu, whose divided forms healed the Sunagakure shinobi and impressed them with his immense chakra.
• Badru, commander of Kumogakure's surprise attack unit, mocked the defenders and declared that Sunagakure would be wiped out, inadvertently confirming Iwagakure was allied with him.
• Shiyu warned Badru that his army had already lost and then charged into the Kumogakure shinobi.

Shiyu overwhelmed the invading Kumogakure army with powerful techniques and stopped time to cut down thousands of shinobi. He returned to the battlefield as the surviving Kumogakure forces began collapsing, leaving the Sunagakure witnesses stunned.

• Barduro’s shinobi attacked Shiyu, but Shiyu’s kick split the ground and Rasa, Karura, and Pakura buried the Kumogakure who fell into the fissure.
• Shiyu used corrosive Lava Release and Hidden Mist to blind and confuse the Kumogakure forces, then unleashed the full power of his Yin Yang Seal.
• Shiyu stopped time with Kamitakamusubi and used clones, Flying Thunder God, and swordsmanship to strike thousands of Kumogakure shinobi before trapping Barduro in a genjutsu.
• Shiyu released the time-stopping technique and returned to his starting point as Barduro knelt and the Kumogakure shinobi began vomiting blood and losing chakra.
• Ebizo asked whether a member of Konoha’s Hyuga Clan could examine the dying Kumogakure shinobi.

Shiyu wiped out Kumogakure’s surprise attack force, uncovered the nations’ invasion plans, and sent Team Seven to the Land of Waterfall battlefield as the Third Shinobi World War began. He headed to join Tsunade, who commanded Konoha’s defense against Iwagakure.

• Shiyu killed nearly a thousand Kumogakure shinobi in less than a second and hypnotized Badru to reveal Kumogakure’s plans to invade Sunagakure and later attack Konoha alongside Iwagakure.
• Rasa thanked Shiyu and reaffirmed Sunagakure’s alliance with Konoha, but Shiyu said Konoha could not help Sunagakure because it faced multiple fronts.
• Shiyu caught up with Orochimaru’s main force, told him to defend the alliance and prepare for attacks from Kumogakure or Iwagakure, and arranged to obtain Hashirama Cells in exchange for crediting Orochimaru for the victory.
• Shiyu sent the mission report to the Third Hokage and received orders to go to the Land of Waterfall battlefield.
• Hizashi explained that Tsunade commanded the front against Iwagakure, and Shiyu decided to meet up with her.

Shiyu and Hizashi's squad reached the Iwagakure front and joined Tsunade's battered forces as they struggled against Iwagakure's overwhelming numbers and specialized units. Shiyu summoned Katsuyu to support Konoha, survived an explosive ambush, and counterattacked the Explosion Squad with his lightning-infused lion-like hair.

• Shiyu learned that Iwagakure and Konoha were fighting near the Land of Waterfall and sensed Tsunade's troops being nearly surrounded.
• Shiyu rushed into battle with Hizashi, Kurenai, Nao, and Kakuzu, then identified Iwagakure's close-combat, long-range, and Explosion Squad units.
• Shiyu saw that the Explosion Squad had no one holding it back, so he summoned Katsuyu to heal and restore chakra to Konoha's ninja.
• The Explosion Squad targeted Shiyu, and Iwagakure ninja trapped his legs underground before detonating explosives beside him.
• Shiyu used the Slug Sage's liquefaction technique to escape the blasts, then attacked Iwagakure with his Lightning Style: Rampant Lion Dance Barrage.

Shiyu fought off the Iwagakure Explosion Squad, escaping their combined techniques and turning the battle against them with overwhelming strength and copied Lightning Release abilities. He defeated the Explosion Captain and prepared to unleash a Five Release technique on the remaining Iwagakure forces.

• The Iwagakure ninja attacked Shiyu at close range, but his Shikotsumyaku killed those surrounding him, forcing the Explosion Squad to retreat underground.
• The Iwagakure long-range unit trapped Shiyu between two mountains with clay and a combined Wood Style technique, but Shiyu broke free as Tsunade and Kakuzu kept Kitsuchi occupied.
• Shiyu smashed the battlefield with Painful Sky Leg, forced the underground unit aboveground, and killed many Iwagakure ninja with a Super Great Ball Rasengan and Lava Release acid.
• The Explosion Squad drove Shiyu into clay bombs, but his Lightning Style: Armor protected him and countered their Explosion Release.
• Shiyu used Body Flicker to strike and badly injure the Explosion Captain, then formed a hand seal and began the Five Release: Great Combo Technique.

Shiyu battled Iwagakure’s long-range unit and defeated its Explosion Release captain, drawing the intervention of Roshi and Han. He met the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki head-on, revealing that he also possessed Kekkei Genkai.

• Shiyu and his Shadow Clone unleashed the Great Volley Technique, but Kitsuchi and Iwagakure’s ninjas raised an earth barrier to block it.
• The Explosion Release captain attacked Shiyu, who countered his explosive techniques with Gentle Fist and Water Release.
• Shiyu used Lava Release against the captain, but Roshi and Han intervened with their own Kekkei Genkai techniques.
• Shiyu’s gray chakra form smashed Roshi’s granite attack and sent Roshi and Han flying.
• Roshi and Han charged Shiyu together, and he stopped both their attacks with his bare hands, declaring that he also had a Kekkei Genkai.

Shiyu fought Han and Roshi, outsmarted them, and trapped them in his Susanoo, but their Four-Tails and Five-Tails powers broke them free. With Tsunade supplying chakra through Katsuyu, Shiyu faced the berserk Jinchuriki in a clash of chakra forces.

• Shiyu countered Roshi's Lava Release and Han's steam-powered attack, using a Shadow Clone to make them think they had defeated him.
• Shiyu seized Han and Roshi with his Susanoo and tried to force their Tailed Beasts to emerge.
• The Four-Tails and Five-Tails cloaked their Jinchuriki in chakra, broke Shiyu's Susanoo, and attacked him.
• Tsunade used the Hundred Healings Technique to keep supplying Shiyu with chakra through Katsuyu while her allies handled the battle elsewhere.
• Shiyu drew out his chakra and met the Four-Tails and Five-Tails' power, creating a shock wave that stunned Kitsuchi and impressed Shikaku.

Shiyu fought the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki with his Complete Susanoo, overpowering their attacks and forcing them to take their full Tailed Beast forms. He left the battlefield facing the Five-Tails’ charge after striking the Four-Tails with a Great Ball Rasengan.

• Choza, Inoichi, Kurenai, Kakashi Nao, Tsunade, and Kakuzu fought the Iwagakure shinobi as Shiyu faced Han and Roshi.
• Shiyu marked the Four-Tails and Five-Tails with Flying Thunder God, then summoned his Complete Susanoo to withstand their attacks.
• Shiyu used Susanoo to sweep the two Jinchuriki aside and slice their Tailed Beast Balls in half before striking them with Susanoo: Rasengan.
• The seals were undone, and Son Goku and Kokuō transformed into their complete Tailed Beast forms.
• Shiyu expanded Susanoo into its Three-Headed, Six-Armed form, slammed Son Goku into the ground, and blasted him away with Yasakani Jewel.
• As Kokuō charged, Shiyu appeared before Son Goku and attacked with Susanoo: Great Ball Rasengan.

Shiyu defeated the Four-Tails, Son Goku, and the Five-Tails, Kokuō, then healed them and met them in his mental space. He told them he knew their story and that the Child of Prophecy would appear among them in about twenty years.

• Shiyu knocked Son Goku to the ground with Susanoo's Great Ball Rasengan and faced Kokuō.
• Shiyu met Kokuō's horn charge with a Susanoo iaijutsu strike, cracking Susanoo but defeating Kokuō.
• Shiyu used Flying Thunder God to bring Son Goku and Kokuō together, then absorbed their bloodline power and healed their injuries.
• Shiyu found himself in his mental space, where Son Goku and Kokuō questioned him about his strength, his intentions, and how he knew their names.
• Shiyu told Son Goku and Kokuō that the tailed beasts were companions who would one day reunite, and said the Child of Prophecy would appear among them in about twenty years.

Shiyu gained the trust and power of Son Goku and Kokuō, then took command of Konoha’s counterattack after Tsunade collapsed. He faced Iwagakure close-combat unit captain Doron, and their fight continued as Doron prepared to challenge him.

• Son Goku and Kokuō shared their painful memories with Shiyu and entrusted him with some of their power and affection for the world.
• Roshi and Han recovered but stopped fighting, allowing Tsunade to lead Konoha’s forces in a counterattack that reduced Iwagakure’s advantage.
• Tsunade collapsed from exhaustion, and Shiyu replenished her chakra before accepting command while she continued healing the troops through Katsuyu.
• Shikaku warned Shiyu about Doron, captain of Iwagakure’s close-combat sword unit, and Doron charged at them.
• Shiyu shielded Shikaku from Doron’s Explosive Tag, then fought Doron with the Dragon Fang Blade and a Rasengan.
• Doron recovered with pills and declared that defeating Shiyu would let Iwagakure’s army wipe out Konoha’s forces.