Chapter Summaries

Shion arrived in the mountain belly and revealed herself as the Land of Demons Miko, confronting Moryo after awakening her power. She entered Miko Chakra Mode and attacked as Moryo began to panic.

• Haku rescued Mifune and prepared to fight Moryo with the Grass Cutter Sword while Shinnō readied himself.
• Shion arrived wearing a monster mask and told Haku that Moryo was hers to fight.
• Shion revealed the Miko's Crown, and Moryo recognized her as the Land of Demons Miko while Shinnō warned her to be careful.
• Moryo unleashed his dark-purple Chakra, terrifying Mifune and making Haku worry about Shion.
• Shion crushed her mask, put on the Miko's Crown, and awakened Miko Chakra Mode.
• Shion attacked Moryo as his confidence faltered.

Shion clashed with Moryo inside Snow Peak, and their opposing Chakra caused the mountain to collapse. Haku saved Mifune and the surviving ninjas, then confronted Shinnō, who activated the Eight Gates as Haku prepared for battle.

• Shion plunged into Moryo, and her Chakra suppressed the demon as their struggle intensified.
• The clash between Shion and Moryo cracked the mountain, and Shinnō fled while Haku shielded Mifune and the other survivors with an Ice Release barrier.
• Snow Peak collapsed, but Shion and Moryo continued fighting amid the ruins.
• Haku confronted Shinnō, refusing to let him escape because he sensed ominous Chakra from him.
• Shinnō activated the Eight Gates, and Haku used Water Breathing to prepare for their fight.

The Five Kage learned that the Akatsuki Organization had launched widespread counterattacks, with White Zetsu Clones infiltrating Allied Forces camps and multiple bases and encirclement units falling. As the leaders braced for further attacks, Shikaku reported that unidentified ninja were flying toward Konoha.

• Shikaku reported that the vanguard, encirclement force, and Mifune's support force in the Land of Iron had gone missing.
• Shikaku revealed that more than ten thousand White Zetsu Clones had appeared and were infiltrating Allied Forces camps, causing heavy casualties and destroying supplies.
• Tsunade proposed forming identification units, and the Five Kage authorized Shikaku to recruit ninja suited to the task.
• Intelligence Squad ninja reported that Sasori and Deidara's hunters had been defeated, the Land of Rice Fields camp had lost contact after attacks by Hiruko and Ranmaru, and other forces and bases had come under attack.
• Ōnoki urged the Five Kage to endure the Akatsuki Organization's counterattacks, and Shikaku then reported that unidentified ninja were flying toward Konoha.

With Konoha’s forces deployed elsewhere, the Sky Ninja remnants launched an aerial attack on the village, forcing the Third to organize its defenses while villagers sought shelter. The attackers arrived, and Konoha’s antiaircraft units stood ready to engage them.

• Tsunade learned that remnants of the Sky Ninja Village were approaching Konoha while its defenses were depleted, and Mei Terumi urged her to trust their comrades.
• Sakura and Ino directed panicked villagers toward shelters as the village alarm sounded.
• Danzo offered to lead a team to destroy the Sky Ninja’s mother ships, but the Third refused because he could not spare a force.
• A triple alarm signaled the attackers’ arrival, and the Third confirmed through binoculars that the Sky Ninja remnants were approaching.
• The Third asked whether Konoha’s antiaircraft unit was ready, and an ANBU reported that all units were in position.

The Sky Ninja attacked Konoha with a large bombing raid, and Shinji held his forces back until he could track their retreat and destroy their fleet. Neji left the village to accompany Kimimaro, while Hinata remained in the Hyuga shelter as the assault began to subside.

• Hundreds of Sky Ninja attacked Konoha, overwhelming its aerial defenders after dropping their bombs across the village.
• Shinji refused Sasuke’s and Karin’s offers to fight, then ordered Kimimaro to track the retreating Sky Ninja and destroy their fleet.
• Shinji arranged for Neji to accompany Kimimaro, partly to keep Kimimaro away from a possible attempt by Orochimaru to exploit Konoha’s vulnerability.
• Neji received Leader “A’s” order through Naobi, persuaded Hiashi to let him leave the shelter, and slipped out of Konoha through the ruined streets.
• Hiashi refused Hinata’s request to leave, explaining that she was Main Family, while Hanabi urged her not to argue.

After the Sky Ninja attack, Kimimaro and Neji left Konoha to pursue the retreating force while the village fought its fires. Shinji expected Orochimaru to attack Konoha, and Orochimaru approached with Kabuto, intent on testing Shinji’s Takamagahara.

• Kimimaro left Konoha and met Neji, and the two set out to pursue the retreating Sky Ninja.
• Konoha’s ninjas, including Sasuke, worked to extinguish the fires left by the attack.
• Shinji told Karin and Unnamed that Orochimaru would likely attack Konoha and worried about the Overlord of Fear’s hidden power.
• Unnamed said she was eager to test her newly strengthened abilities against a powerful opponent.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto confirmed that Shinji and Sasuke were in Konoha, then headed toward the village so Orochimaru could test Takamagahara.

After the Sky Ninja attack damaged Konoha, the Third and Danzo disagreed over how to respond as Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi invaded. The Third went to confront them, while Danzo stayed behind and considered taking power, and Sasuke and his classmates faced news of the new attack.

• Danzo urged the Third to attack the Sky Ninja remnants, but the Third explained that Tsunade had taken Konoha’s main force away.
• An ANBU reported that Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi had entered the village with the Impure World Bodies of the First, Second, and Fourth Hokage.
• Danzo argued that they should avoid the invaders, but the Third left to confront them and the ANBU followed.
• Danzo stayed behind and imagined how he might seize power if the Third fell.
• Shikamaru assigned cleanup duties while Ino and Sakura treated injured villagers, and Sasuke told Shikamaru he would handle another Sky Ninja attack.
• Explosions sounded nearby, and an ANBU told Sasuke that Orochimaru was attacking and ordered him to reach a shelter.

As Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi attacked Konoha, Sasuke confronted Orochimaru while Shikamaru led the others to seek Shinji’s help. On the moon, Otsutsuki Toneri sensed the conflict on the ground and saw it as an opportunity for the Hyuga Clan.

• Shikamaru warned Sasuke and their classmates that Konoha could not hold off Orochimaru’s forces and urged them to evacuate.
• Orochimaru arrived in the village’s central district, and Sasuke ordered his classmates to flee while he faced him alone.
• Shikamaru led Sakura, Ino, and the others toward Shinji, deciding that finding him was the best way to help Sasuke.
• Karin reported that Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi had attacked Konoha, but Shinji chose to wait and use Sasuke’s encounter to assess Orochimaru’s intentions.
• Otsutsuki Toneri sensed that the people on the ground had resumed fighting and recognized the conflict as an opportunity for the Hyuga Clan.

Orochimaru attacked Konoha, battling Sasuke before pursuing the Third while Kabuto Yakushi fought Sasuke and Orochimaru’s freed subordinates attacked the village’s ninja. Shikamaru and his classmates told Shinji that Sasuke was in danger, but Shinji urged them to wait and watch.

• Orochimaru summoned giant snakes to attack Sasuke, who used Susanoo to destroy them and draw Konoha Ninja to the street.
• The Third arrived with ANBU, and Orochimaru mocked him before pursuing him as the Third retreated.
• Kabuto Yakushi arrived with Jugo, Guren, and Tayuya, then entered Sage Mode to fight Sasuke while the others attacked Konoha Ninja.
• Shikamaru and his classmates reached the Police Headquarters and told Shinji that Orochimaru had attacked and Sasuke was in danger.
• Shinji told the group to stay put and not rush into action, and Shikamaru chose to trust him.

Sasuke fought Kabuto in Konoha and was overwhelmed by Kabuto’s techniques, leaving him unconscious. In the Forest of Death, the Third confronted Orochimaru and began a final lesson by summoning the grim reaper.

• Sasuke wounded Kabuto with Susanoo’s arrow, but Kabuto’s injury healed as he hid among the ruins.
• Kabuto trapped Sasuke inside a rock shell and amplified White Stimulus Technique, weakening Susanoo and leaving Sasuke badly injured.
• Sasuke tried to finish Kabuto with Amaterasu, but Kabuto blocked the flames with a rock wall, and Sasuke passed out.
• The Third led Orochimaru into the Forest of Death and charged him, allowing Orochimaru to pierce his abdomen with the Grass Cutter Sword.
• The Third stepped closer despite the wound, told Orochimaru he still had time to teach him, and summoned the grim reaper.

The Third used the Reaper Death Seal to try to take Orochimaru’s soul with him, but Kabuto Yakushi interrupted the sealing by killing the Third. Orochimaru survived, captured Sasuke, and set out with Kabuto to seize Shinji Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan before leaving Konoha.

• The Third activated the Reaper Death Seal with help from a shadow clone and began dragging Orochimaru’s soul from his body.
• Orochimaru realized the Third had chosen a different Reaper mask, leaving Kabuto Yakushi no way to free him if he was sealed.
• As Orochimaru’s soul was nearly pulled out, Kabuto Yakushi arrived and cut the Third’s throat with a kunai, ending the seal.
• The Third died, and Orochimaru recovered while Kabuto apologized for arriving late after capturing Sasuke.
• Orochimaru learned Shinji Uchiha was at the Konoha Military Police Force building and left with Kabuto to obtain his Mangekyō Sharingan.

Orochimaru’s forces arrived at the Konoha Military Police Force building after defeating the Third and capturing Sasuke, leaving Shinji and his classmates isolated. As the group approached, Nameless went out alone to face them, and Shikamaru questioned Shinji’s decision.

• Shikamaru worried that Sasuke had lost to Orochimaru while Shinji remained calm about the distant battle.
• Tayuya, Guren, and Jugo appeared outside the building, alarming the classmates who knew they had been imprisoned.
• Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi arrived carrying the unconscious Sasuke, and the classmates realized Konoha’s defenses had likely fallen.
• Shinji reasoned that Orochimaru had targeted him from the start and considered whether other forces were influencing Orochimaru.
• Karin offered to fight, but Nameless went out alone to face Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi, Jugo, Guren, and Tayuya, prompting Shikamaru to question Shinji.

Nameless revealed her Mangekyō Sharingan and overwhelmed Orochimaru’s group when they confronted the Konoha Military Police Force. She left Kabuto Yakushi, Jugo, and Guren facing her while protecting herself with Susanoo.

• Nameless left the headquarters to face Orochimaru and his allies, while Sasuke warned her to run.
• Tayuya attacked Nameless, who knocked her unconscious with a single hand chop.
• Nameless trapped Orochimaru in a genjutsu and burned him with Amaterasu.
• Kabuto Yakushi activated Sage Mode and warned Jugo and Guren that Nameless was a Mangekyō Uchiha.
• Nameless ignited Jugo with Amaterasu, disrupted Guren’s hand seals, and blocked Kabuto’s punch with a red skeletal Susanoo.

A mysterious Mangekyo Uchiha overwhelmed Kabuto Yakushi’s forces and survived his Senjutsu attack, leaving Sasuke to realize that his Susanoo had not reached its full potential.

• The unknown woman used Amaterasu to burn Kabuto Yakushi’s five Impure World Bodies while Guren rescued Jugo from the flames.
• Kabuto Yakushi sent Guren to wake Orochimaru and trapped the unknown woman inside a rock dome with Inorganic Reincarnation.
• Kabuto Yakushi struck the dome with White Stimulus Technique, but the red Susanoo emerged intact.
• The unknown woman told Sasuke that Susanoo could withstand the attack and that he had merely reached his own limit.

Nameless fought Kabuto Yakushi to a standstill while Shinji watched from the Police Headquarters and planned to uncover who was backing Orochimaru. Elsewhere, an unidentified newcomer entered Konoha, overpowered the Hyuga Clan members, and reached for Hiashi’s forehead.

• Nameless withstood Kabuto Yakushi’s Sage Techniques and exchanged powerful blows with him, impressing Sasuke and the classmates watching from the Police Headquarters.
• Shinji watched the battle and resolved to keep Orochimaru and his group in Konoha so he could uncover who was targeting him.
• Guren tried and failed to dispel the genjutsu affecting Orochimaru.
• An unidentified figure arrived in Konoha, killed a Konoha Ninja who questioned them, and entered the Hyuga Clan Grounds.
• The figure defeated the Hyuga Clan members who confronted them, then reached toward Hiashi’s forehead.

Otsutsuki Toneri invaded the Hyuga Clan Grounds and took Hiashi’s Byakugan after defeating him. As Toneri prepared to kill Hiashi, the masked man and Kabuto Yakushi rushed past while still fighting, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Toneri confronted Hiashi and demanded his Byakugan, claiming he would purify the Shinobi World.
• Hyuga Branch Family Members attacked Toneri, but he immobilized and hurled them aside, forcing Hiashi to send Hinata and Hanabi away.
• Hiashi fought Toneri to protect his daughters, but Toneri defeated him and removed his Byakugan.
• Toneri prepared to deliver a final blow to Hiashi, then turned as the masked man and Kabuto Yakushi arrived, battling at tremendous speed.
• The masked man and Kabuto Yakushi raced past Toneri without stopping their fight.

After Otsutsuki Toneri sensed the danger posed by Nameless and Kabuto Yakushi, he left Hiashi behind and vanished. In Konoha, Danzo took charge after learning that the Third Hokage had died, then prepared to exploit the conflict between Orochimaru and Shinji Uchiha to seize control of the village.

• Otsutsuki Toneri sensed that Nameless and Kabuto Yakushi were powerful threats, then put away the Byakugan he had taken from Hiashi and disappeared.
• Danzo returned to the chaotic Hokage Building with his subordinates, took the Hokage's seat, and ordered the Intelligence Squad to locate Orochimaru and Hiruzen.
• An Intelligence Squad ninja reported that Hiruzen's body had been found in the Forest of Death, and Danzo realized the Hokage's death gave him an opportunity to reclaim power.
• Danzo learned that Orochimaru's group was heading to the Konoha Military Police Force Building for Shinji Uchiha and recognized Shinji as a rival claimant to authority in the village.
• Danzo ordered an investigation and gathered his Root subordinates, planning to wait for Orochimaru or Shinji to prevail and then claim control himself.

Danzo arrived at the Military Police Force building and tried to seize control of the confrontation, using the chaos to target Sasuke and Shinji. As he began choking Sasuke, Nameless landed with Kabuto Yakushi in her grasp.

• Guren weighed whether to flee while Orochimaru remained trapped in a genjutsu, Tayuya lay unconscious, and Jugo was gravely wounded.
• Sasuke recovered enough to stand and confronted Guren, who remained wary of Shinji inside the building.
• Danzo arrived with Konoha Ninja, saw a chance to claim authority and credit for capturing Orochimaru, and ordered Sasuke to stand down.
• Sasuke refused to hand Orochimaru over, so Danzo grabbed him and secretly threatened to kill him and blame him for colluding with the Akatsuki Organization.
• Danzo tightened his grip on Sasuke's throat while waiting for Shinji to act, but Nameless arrived holding Kabuto Yakushi.

Nameless defended Sasuke from Danzo and his Root forces, revealing her Mangekyō Sharingan and red Susanoo. Shinji came out of the Military Police Force building, condemned Danzo’s attack, and ordered the remaining Root members killed, leaving Danzo furious and isolated.

• Nameless arrived carrying the unconscious Kabuto Yakushi and demanded to know why Danzo was attacking Sasuke.
• Danzo ordered the Root members to attack Nameless, but she survived their combined ninjutsu and explosives by shielding herself with Susanoo.
• Nameless retaliated and killed most of Danzo’s Root members while Shinji and the students watched from the Military Police Force building.
• Shinji led the students outside, rejected Danzo’s order to arrest Nameless, and accused Danzo’s forces of attacking the Military Police Force.
• Shinji ordered the remaining Root members executed, and Nameless and Karin killed them while Danzo protested.

Shinji used Danzo’s attack on the Uchiha remnants to claim authority over Konoha after the Third Hokage’s death. The village’s shinobi accepted Shinji as their temporary commander, while Sasuke asked to kill Danzo.

• Danzo regretted bringing too few capable Root subordinates as Shinji’s forces overwhelmed his remaining men.
• Shinji accused Danzo of conspiring with Orochimaru and announced his arrest on behalf of the village.
• Danzo ordered the gathered Konoha Ninja to kill Shinji and the others, but the shinobi hesitated to obey.
• Shinji learned publicly that the Third Hokage was dead and established that he was the highest-ranking commander left in the village.
• Shinji took temporary charge of Konoha’s defenses, and the gathered shinobi accepted his orders.
• Sasuke asked Shinji to let him kill Danzo, who pleaded that his status as an Elder and the Second’s student should protect him.