Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Sanpo reassured the Land of Water that its treasury could cover the war and declined citizens’ donations, then gave a live interview in which Wang Yuyan confessed her admiration. Sasuke, Naruto, and Haruno Sakura learned they would fight together, and the Land of Water’s army departed for the front.

• Citizens gathered at the Royal Palace to donate money and supplies, but Uchiha Sanpo refused and arranged a televised interview to explain that the treasury could fund the war.
• Uchiha Sanpo told Wang Yuyan that he might take another Royal Consort if he met someone suitable, without directly answering whether he would consider her.
• Sasuke Uchiha met Naruto and Haruno Sakura, learned they would join the same squad under Kakashi, and told Sakura to take care of herself at the front.
• The Land of Water’s army set out, with Namikaze Minato heading to Thunder Canyon, Uchiha Shisui leading forces to Rock Pass, Senju Nawaki going to Wind Sand Pass, and Uchiha Sanpo marching toward Mist Swamp.

Uchiha Sanpo traveled to the Land of Akatsuki border with Yamanaka Ino and Kurama Yakumo, where Yamanaka Ino encouraged Wang Yuyan to pursue him. Wang Yuyan began a live broadcast from the stronghold while hoping to meet Sanpo at the watchtower.

• Yamanaka Ino teased Uchiha Sanpo about Wang Yuyan’s public confession and convinced him to travel to the front line with her and Kurama Yakumo.
• Uchiha Sanpo, Yamanaka Ino, and Kurama Yakumo arrived at a border city, where Sanpo arranged lodging for Wang Yuyan’s filming team.
• Yamanaka Ino told Wang Yuyan to meet Sanpo at the watchtower and speak naturally about her admiration for him, and Wang Yuyan agreed to try.
• Uchiha Sanpo discussed the defense map while Yamanaka Ino and Kurama Yakumo exchanged remarks about her matchmaking.
• Wang Yuyan began a live broadcast from the border as people in the Land of Water gathered to watch.

Pain led a 15,000-strong Land of Akatsuki force in a surprise attack on the Land of Water, while Uchiha Sanpo defended the border before a live national broadcast. After Pain destroyed most of Sanpo's Seraph Shadow Clones and the two sides exchanged powerful attacks, Sanpo revealed a giant golden Susanoo that Pain's Super Shinra Tensei forced back, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Pain and more than 15,000 Land of Akatsuki ninjas attacked the Land of Water border, and Uchiha Sanpo sent Shadow Clones to protect Wang Yuyan and her camera crew while they broadcast the battle.
• Uchiha Sanpo summoned 3,000 Seraph Shadow Clones, which captured over a hundred attackers by casting them through Space Gates to the Ancestral Planet.
• Deva Path Pain used Shinra Tensei to destroy nearly all the Seraph Shadow Clones, and Konan ordered the Land of Akatsuki ninjas to retreat from the battlefield.
• Asura Path Pain fired tracking missiles at Uchiha Sanpo, who destroyed them with Great Fire Annihilation, while Konan's Paper Clones attacked him with explosive paper shuriken.
• Uchiha Sanpo emerged from the explosions in a golden Susanoo over a thousand meters tall, and Deva Path Pain's Super Shinra Tensei pushed the giant back two steps.

Uchiha Sanpo fought Pain and Uchiha Obito while Wang Yuyan broadcast the battle across the nations. Sanpo drove them into retreat, and the Land of Water celebrated, while the Land of Earth reconsidered its hostility toward him.

• Wang Yuyan broadcast Uchiha Sanpo’s battle against Pain and Uchiha Obito, drawing the attention of the Land of Earth, Rasa, and the Raikage.
• Pain’s Shinra Tensei failed to stop Sanpo’s Susanoo, and Sanpo’s sword strike forced Pain to evade a devastating blow.
• Obito used Kamui to destroy the Susanoo, but Sanpo summoned a thousand Seraphs and renewed the fight.
• Pain used Banshō Ten'in and Shinra Tensei against the Seraphs, but Sanpo’s remaining clones pressured Pain and Obito into retreating.
• The Land of Water celebrated Sanpo’s victory, while the Daimyo of the Land of Earth and Ōnoki warned that neither side could safely be provoked.

Live broadcasts showed the Land of Water’s people the desperate fighting on the Konoha battlefronts and the princes and princesses serving in combat and medical roles. When civilians wanted to rush to the battlefield, Uchiha Sanpo and Wang Yuyan urged them to support the front from home, and order returned as they resolved to help through their work.

• Lin Zhou broadcast Minato confronting the Fourth Raikage on the Kumogakure battlefield as Kumo reinforcements threatened to surround him.
• Shisui and Itachi fought Iwagakure forces, with Shisui shielding a young ninja and Itachi using Amaterasu against Kitsuchi.
• Nawaki attacked Gaara despite a Sand Spear wound while Sunagakure’s sand inflicted growing casualties on Konoha.
• The broadcast showed Sasuke, Baiqi, Xingchi, and Shiryu fighting on the front lines, while Karin, Kikyo, and Shion treated wounded soldiers.
• Moved by the broadcast, civilians began preparing to join the front or send supplies until Sanpo and Wang Yuyan told them to support the war effort from the rear.
• The people returned to their jobs, with Old Man Zhang planning to grow more food and Sister-in-law Li intending to make clothes for soldiers.

Ōnoki sent Kitsuchi and a team of Iwagakure ninja to capture Sasuke at a refugee camp, hoping to use him and his descendants as leverage against Uchiha Sanpo. Sasuke avoided capture with a Shadow Clone, but Naruto remained trapped, Sakura was injured, and the attackers threatened her to force Sasuke out.

• Ōnoki approved a plan to capture Sasuke alive, and Kitsuchi agreed to lead the mission.
• Three days later, Iwagakure ninja disguised as refugees attacked Sasuke with paralysis gas as he distributed food at the camp.
• Sakura rushed to help Sasuke, but an Iwagakure jonin struck her and left her badly injured.
• Naruto tried to intervene, but Kitsuchi trapped him between three stone walls.
• The Iwagakure ninja discovered that the Sasuke they had seized was a Shadow Clone, while the real Sasuke hid behind a grain store.
• Kitsuchi ordered a search of the camp, and an Iwagakure ninja grabbed Sakura and threatened to kill her; Sasuke drew his Kusanagi Sword and prepared to act.

Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan after finding his companions hurt and used Perfect Susanoo to turn the battle against the Iwagakure forces. The remaining attackers fled or were subdued, but Kitsuchi escaped underground and waited for a chance to strike again.

• Sasuke awakened his Mangekyō Sharingan and summoned Susanoo, killing three Iwagakure ninja as Kitsuchi watched in shock.
• Kitsuchi used Earth Release to trap Susanoo, but Sasuke transformed it into Perfect Susanoo and slashed at Kitsuchi, who escaped by substituting an Earth Clone.
• Naruto broke out of his stone cage with a Big Ball Rasengan and helped the injured Haruno Sakura.
• Sasuke and the Land of Water ninja overwhelmed the Iwagakure forces, while their surviving fighters fled underground.
• Sasuke failed to find Kitsuchi's real body, and Kitsuchi, hiding nearby, decided to wait for Sasuke's chakra to weaken before attacking.

After using Perfect Susanoo, Sasuke struggled with severe pain and exhaustion as Hiruko attacked to capture him and steal his Mangekyō Sharingan. Sasuke fought back with Lightning Release—Cell Activation, but his chakra dwindled while Naruto rushed to help.

• Sasuke's Perfect Susanoo dispersed, leaving him in pain and weakened by the chakra it had consumed.
• Hiruko emerged from the forest and attacked Sasuke, hoping to capture him and take his Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Sasuke used Lightning Release—Cell Activation to match Hiruko's speed and fought him with Kusanagi.
• Hiruko recognized that Sasuke was nearly out of chakra and taunted him as Sasuke's vision and strength worsened.
• Sasuke renewed his resolve and prepared to face Hiruko while Naruto rushed toward him to provide backup.

Naruto used Celestial Sage Mode to battle Hiruko, who tried to seize Sasuke’s Mangekyō Sharingan and countered Naruto with Steel, Dark, Swift, and Storm Release. Naruto and Sasuke trapped and wounded Hiruko with a coordinated attack, but Hiruko remained standing.

• Naruto activated Celestial Sage Mode, and Hiruko grew determined to take both Naruto’s Sage Mode and Sasuke Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan.
• Hiruko used Swift Release to target Sasuke, but Naruto intercepted him with Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan and Sage Art: Frog Kumite.
• Hiruko hardened his body with Steel Release, kicked Naruto away, and used Dark Release to drain his chakra; Naruto countered the black mist with Great Flame Arrow.
• Hiruko attacked Naruto with Swift Release and Storm Release, while Sasuke blocked the lightning with Lightning Wall.
• A Konoha ninja trapped Hiruko in a swamp, and Naruto struck him with two Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, cutting through his Steel Release and leaving him deeply wounded.

Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha defeated Hiruko with a combined Sage Art attack, ending the battle at the settlement. Afterward, Sasuke reflected on his growing strength and resolved to protect his companions and the Land of Water.

• Hiruko unleashed a storm combining his four Kekkei Genkai, and Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha joined forces to counter it.
• Naruto fired a Sage Art: Wind Style: Rasenshuriken as Sasuke Uchiha launched a Sage Art: Lightning Style: Susanoo Arrow.
• Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha coordinated their attacks, overwhelmed Hiruko's storm, and destroyed him in the resulting blast.
• Naruto and Sasuke Uchiha collapsed from exhaustion as the refugees and ninjas of the Land of Water gathered to thank them.
• Sasuke Uchiha recognized how much he had grown and resolved to protect Naruto, Sakura, his companions, and the land.

After recovering from their battle with Hiruko, Naruto, Sasuke, and Haruno Sakura helped the refugees and returned to camp to rest. While Sasuke slept, Kitsuchi ambushed and captured him with poison gas and Earth Release, intending to take his Mangekyō Sharingan to Iwagakure.

• Sasuke, Naruto, and Haruno Sakura helped the Land of Water ninjas treat the wounded and rebuild the resettlement site.
• The three returned to the temporary camp and went to sleep after hours of work and battle.
• Kitsuchi, who had hidden underground, entered Sasuke’s tent and attacked him with a hardened arm and Nether Paralysis Gas.
• The poison weakened Sasuke and left him unable to fight as Kitsuchi seized him and dragged him toward an underground fissure.
• Kitsuchi trapped the sentries behind stone walls, escaped underground with Sasuke, and sealed the fissure.

Sasuke woke in an Iwagakure chamber, where ninja tried to make him submit and reveal the Uchiha Clan’s secrets. After they forced him to swallow a drug, he lost consciousness as the chamber door burst open and someone called his name.

• Sasuke woke with his chakra suppressed in a sealed stone chamber and recognized that Iwagakure wanted his Mangekyō Sharingan and Uchiha secrets.
• Three female ninja tried to seduce Sasuke into cooperating and make him drink restorative soup, but he refused and dislocated one ninja’s wrist.
• The female ninja overpowered Sasuke and forced him to swallow the Yang-Locking Drug, leaving him weak and disoriented.
• As Sasuke lost consciousness, he silently called for his father and heard the chamber door burst open and someone call his name.

Uchiha Sanpo rescued Sasuke Uchiha from the Iwagakure base and claimed Kurotsuchi as his maid to punish Iwagakure. He teleported away with both of them, leaving Ōnoki and the base behind.

• Uchiha Sanpo broke into the chamber, destroyed Sasuke Uchiha’s Suppression Seal, and cured the drug’s effects.
• Uchiha Sanpo confronted Ōnoki and overwhelmed him and the Iwagakure elders with his chakra pressure.
• Uchiha Sanpo chose Kurotsuchi as compensation and marked her so she could not flee.
• Kurotsuchi asked to go with Uchiha Sanpo to prevent him from killing the Iwagakure ninja, while secretly welcoming the chance to be near him.
• Uchiha Sanpo picked up Sasuke Uchiha and teleported away with Sasuke and Kurotsuchi.

Sasuke recovered from his injuries after Uchiha Sanpo rescued him from Iwagakure, and he reunited with Naruto and Haruno Sakura at the border camp. Sanpo left Sasuke there to guard the border with Shisui and Kakashi, while Sasuke vowed to protect his companions and confront Iwagakure.

• Uchiha Sanpo healed Sasuke and told him to return to his companions and continue growing on the battlefield.
• Naruto and Haruno Sakura reunited with Sasuke and showed their relief and concern after believing he might not return.
• Uchiha Shisui and Kakashi apologized to Sanpo for failing to protect Sasuke, but Sanpo told them to strengthen the border defenses instead of blaming themselves.
• Sanpo ordered Sasuke to remain at the camp and guard the border with Shisui and Kakashi, then departed for the Land of Water.
• Shisui, Kakashi, Naruto, and Haruno Sakura promised to protect the border with Sasuke, who vowed to master his Mangekyō Sharingan and teach Iwagakure a lesson.

Uchiha Sanpo returned to the Water Kingdom Palace and confessed that he wanted Kurotsuchi to stay by his side. Kurotsuchi admitted her long-standing feelings for him, and Sanpo promised to protect her despite Ōnoki’s opposition.

• Uchiha Sanpo returned to his bedchamber and found Kurotsuchi waiting for him in a red outfit.
• Sanpo drew Kurotsuchi into his embrace and told her he wanted her to stay by his side.
• Kurotsuchi admitted she had admired Sanpo since seeing him at the Ninja World conference and confessed that she loved him.
• Sanpo kissed Kurotsuchi and told her that their past as enemies did not matter to him.
• Sanpo promised to handle Ōnoki and warned that he would flatten Iwagakure if Ōnoki attacked again.

Nagato proposed that Ōnoki join Rasa and A in a plan to assassinate Uchiha Sanpo, and Ōnoki agreed while ordering Iwagakure to prepare for war. Sanpo remained unaware as he spent the night with Kurotsuchi in the Water Kingdom Palace.

• Nagato ordered Deva Path Pain to contact Ōnoki and proposed that the Akatsuki, Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Kumogakure cooperate to assassinate Uchiha Sanpo.
• Deva Path Pain laid out a plan to exhaust Sanpo's chakra, strike him with Dust Release, seal the battlefield with Gold Dust, and finish him with A.
• Ōnoki agreed to the plan, demanded to confirm Rasa and A's participation himself, and ordered Iwagakure's leaders and Kitsuchi's Earth Release unit to prepare for war.
• Nagato revealed that he intended to use the assassination as a test and would support Sanpo if he won, or control the Ninja World if Sanpo fell.
• Uchiha Sanpo and Kurotsuchi sat together beneath the stars, spoke of staying happy, and went inside to sleep.

Uchiha Sanpo and Kurotsuchi rushed to the Water Kingdom border after the Six Paths of Pain attacked. Sanpo destroyed five of them, leaving Deva Path Pain as the battle continued.

• Uchiha Sanpo and Kurotsuchi woke together, then received an urgent report that Pain had attacked the border defenses.
• Kurotsuchi insisted on joining Sanpo, and he brought her to the burning battlefield.
• Deva Path Pain attacked with Shinra Tensei, but Sanpo stood his ground and destroyed Naraka Path Pain with a punch.
• Sanpo summoned his complete Susanoo and destroyed Asura Path, Animal Path, Preta Path, and Human Path.
• Sanpo checked that Kurotsuchi was unharmed and warned that the true power of the Land of Akatsuki had not yet appeared.

Uchiha Sanpo fought Nagato while Ōnoki launched a surprise Dust Release attack, and Kurotsuchi tried to protect Sanpo and explain that she had chosen to stay with him. After Sanpo survived the strike with most of his chakra spent, Rasa and A arrived to join Nagato and Ōnoki in surrounding him.

• Nagato used Chibaku Tensei and Super Shinra Tensei against Sanpo’s Perfect Form Susanoo.
• Ōnoki caught Sanpo while Nagato restrained Susanoo, and Kurotsuchi raised an Earth-Style Wall to defend Sanpo from Dust Release.
• Ōnoki ignored Kurotsuchi’s insistence that she was not controlled, while Nagato and Ōnoki combined their attacks against Sanpo.
• Sanpo survived Ōnoki’s Dust Release with a chakra shield, but his chakra was nearly depleted.
• Rasa and A arrived, joining Nagato and Ōnoki to encircle Sanpo.

Uchiha Sanpo revealed that the fighter the four Kage-level opponents had nearly killed was only a shadow clone, then defeated them with one Susanoo strike. He spared their lives but ordered their villages to submit to the Land of Water within three days, and left with Kurotsuchi.

• Nagato and Ōnoki realized the Sanpo they had been fighting was a shadow clone as it faded away.
• The real Uchiha Sanpo appeared, revealing he had hidden nearby and watched the battle while blocking chakra detection.
• Sanpo summoned a gigantic golden Susanoo and severely injured Nagato, Ōnoki, Rasa, and A with a single sword strike.
• Nagato admitted defeat, and Ōnoki apologized to Kurotsuchi after realizing she had stayed with Sanpo by choice.
• Sanpo spared the four defeated leaders and ordered them to have their villages submit to the Land of Water within three days.
• Sanpo embraced Kurotsuchi and flew with her toward the Water Kingdom Palace.

After Uchiha Sanpo’s victory over the Kage-level fighters was broadcast, the daimyos of the Land of Earth, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Wind debated whether to resist or submit. In an interview, Sanpo declared that he intended to unify the Ninja World and gave every nation three days to sign the Unification Covenant or face his army, while ordinary people and low-ranking ninja welcomed the prospect of peace.

• Uchiha Sanpo’s broadcast showed Ōnoki, A, Rasa, and other Kage-level fighters defeated, alarming the daimyos of the Land of Earth, the Land of Lightning, and the Land of Wind.
• The three daimyos and their nobles argued over whether to fight, surrender, or join forces against Sanpo.
• During an interview with Wang Yuyan, Uchiha Sanpo said he did not intend to annex nations through war but wanted to unify the Ninja World and end its conflicts.
• Sanpo promised to preserve local cultures while unifying political and military command, and warned that he would show no mercy to forces that obstructed unification.
• Sanpo gave nations three days to send envoys to the Water Kingdom Palace and sign the Unification Covenant, or he would lead an army against them.
• After the broadcast ended, the nations’ leaders called emergency meetings, while ordinary people and low-ranking ninja expressed anticipation for Sanpo’s plan.