Chapter Summaries

Tamura Hiroshi and the Cloud forces prepared for Uchiha Kagami’s decisive assault, then trapped the Konoha army with Limited Tsukuyomi and counterattacked. The battle left the Konoha forces surrounded and suffering heavy casualties as Tamura Hiroshi targeted the Uchiha.

• Uchiha Kagami and Uchiha Naori decided to leave the clan and village after the battle, while Black Zetsu secretly overheard them and reported their plans to Tamura Hiroshi.
• Tamura Hiroshi and Black Zetsu discussed the limits of Eternal Mangekyo evolution, then Tamura Hiroshi planned an ambush with Yozuki A, Fukai, and Uchiha Hikari.
• After sensing Uchiha Kagami’s army approaching, Tamura Hiroshi alerted the camp, and the Third Raikage arrived to reinforce the defense.
• Uchiha Kagami led the Konoha Ninja Army toward the Cloud wall, where Tamura Hiroshi cast Limited Tsukuyomi and Uchiha Hikari removed several Mangekyo Sharingan.
• A mysterious Impure World Reincarnation figure escaped after taking Uchiha Naka’s head, and Tamura Hiroshi then attacked the Konoha army while Yozuki A and Fukai’s forces encircled it.
• Cloud ninjas fired explosive-tagged bolts from the wall, inflicting heavy casualties on the surrounded Konoha forces.

Kumogakure encircled and devastated Konoha’s army while Tamura Hiroshi fought Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Fugaku unleashed the Seven-Tails and Wood Release. Orochimaru struck a bargain with Fugaku and helped Kumogakure trap the White Snake Sage, whose escape was cut off as a cannon beam and the Third Raikage’s attack left her mortally wounded.

• Yozuki A and Fukai encircled the charging Konoha army, and Tamura Hiroshi met Hatake Sakumo in battle as the Konoha forces were slaughtered.
• Uchiha Fugaku transformed with the Seven-Tails, but Uzumaki Kushina and Uzumaki Kousou restrained him before the Third Raikage severed a tail; Fugaku then unleashed Wood Release against friend and foe alike.
• Orochimaru offered Fugaku new eyes and help with his powers in exchange for research cooperation, and Fugaku accepted before the White Snake Sage and her allies entered the battle.
• Tamura Hiroshi arranged with Orochimaru to destroy the summoning contract, while Hatake Sakumo chose to rescue Uchiha Kagami and lead a hundred Konoha survivors away.
• Orochimaru destroyed the contract, and Dodai’s Chakra Cannon struck the White Snake Sage as the Third Raikage pierced her eye and Kumogakure’s ANBU bound her with soul-restraining weapons.

Tamura Hiroshi and the Cloud Ninja Army defeated the Snake Sages and captured Konoha prisoners, while Hatake Sakumo withdrew to a new defensive line at Vine River. In Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi learned that the battle plans had been leaked and began a dangerous experiment with First Hokage's cells and Mangekyō Sharingan, leaving him with only limited control over their powers.

• Tamura Hiroshi and the Cloud Ninjas killed the Snake Sages and Garaga, devoured the White Snake Sage, and captured Konoha prisoners for the Evil God Ritual.
• Hatake Sakumo led a hundred survivors away from the battlefield and ordered a retreat to a defensive line at Vine River, while Fugaku Uchiha escaped with Orochimaru.
• The Cloud Ninja Army advanced to Vine River, and Uchiha Kagami told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Konoha's battle plans had been leaked before leaving the Hokage's office.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi and his advisers suspected Shimura Danzo had leaked the plans, discussed Fugaku Uchiha and Hatake Sakumo, and considered how to stop Kumogakure's advance.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi had Sarutobi Sasuke implant First Hokage's cells and Uchiha Naka's Mangekyō Sharingan, then used Impure World Reincarnation to stabilize them with Uchiha Naka's chakra and Dojutsu Power.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi gained only limited control over Wood Release and the Mangekyō Sharingan and decided to focus on using the cells to carry the eyes and control Impure World Reincarnation.

Orochimaru stole Uchiha Kagami’s Mangekyō Sharingan from Kumogakure while Fugaku Uchiha discussed his plans, the battlefield defeat, and Hiruzen Sarutobi with him. Orochimaru’s attempt to reconnect with Tsunade failed, and Senju Chōsu warned him not to covet Wood Release as their uneasy relationship continued.

• Orochimaru used a Little White Snake to steal Uchiha Kagami’s Mangekyō Sharingan from Kumogakure’s guarded laboratory, while Uchiha Hikari appeared but let it escape.
• Orochimaru restored Fugaku Uchiha’s transplanted Sharingan and offered him Senjutsu power in exchange for helping with experiments; Fugaku agreed and asked about Tamura Hiroshi and the battle’s leaked plans.
• Fugaku Uchiha concluded that Hiruzen Sarutobi had taken Uchiha Naka’s eyes through Impure World Reincarnation and left to meet the Senju Clan’s leader.
• Orochimaru sought out Tsunade and told her Shimura Danzō had not directly plotted Nawaki’s death, but Tsunade coldly walked away.
• Senju Chōsu confronted Orochimaru about Fugaku Uchiha’s Wood Release arm and warned him not to covet Wood Release; Orochimaru said he did not want to make an enemy of the Senju.

The Third Kazekage and Rasa considered Konoha’s devastating defeat on the Land of Hot Water front and prepared to use the One-Tail’s chakra to help Rasa advance. After studying the battle’s spoils, Tamura Hiroshi used a Uchiha fusion dōjutsu to help the Third Raikage combine three chakra attributes into a Kekkei Tōta.

• The Third Kazekage and Rasa suspected that Konoha’s internal conflict had caused the destruction of its force in the Land of Hot Water, while Iwagakure and Kirigakure reached the same conclusion and eyed Kumogakure’s territorial gains.
• The Third Kazekage told Rasa that the One-Tail had been divided and ordered him to prepare to seal its largest portion into himself.
• Tamura Hiroshi studied the White Snake Sage’s memories, the acquired Mangekyō dōjutsu, and the Raijin Clone, which still could not extract chakra on its own.
• Tamura Hiroshi invited the Third Raikage to the research department and offered to use a shared fusion dōjutsu to create a Kekkei Tōta.
• The Third Raikage activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, Hell Stab, and Earth Release: Hardening Technique as Tamura Hiroshi guided their chakra together.
• Tamura Hiroshi’s fusion dōjutsu combined the Third Raikage’s three chakra attributes and produced Kekkei Tōta chakra.

Tamura Hiroshi helped Third Raikage fuse a Kekkei Tōta, leaving him exhausted but with an improved chakra bloodline. As Ōtsutsuki Sari prepared to confront Hyuga Hiashi over their Tenseigan, Black Zetsu set plans in motion around Konoha and the moon’s Space Tunnel.

• Tamura Hiroshi fused a Kekkei Tōta into Third Raikage, who endured four days and five nights of adaptation before collapsing, while Tamura Hiroshi observed a major improvement in his chakra bloodline.
• Black Zetsu told Tamura Hiroshi that Ōtsutsuki Sari had become a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki and gained purple Tenseigan, and Tamura Hiroshi discussed seeking further eye powers and preparing for her revenge.
• Black Zetsu arranged for a Hyuga shinobi to investigate the moon’s Space Tunnel, then prompted Konoha’s High Command to send Kurenai Yuhi, Hyuga Genka, and Inuzuka Retsu to investigate a mysterious site.
• Kurenai Yuhi, Hyuga Genka, and Inuzuka Retsu found a strange glowing pool in a cave and entered the Space Tunnel beneath it.
• Hyuga Hiashi used the Tenseigan’s Space Dojutsu to reach the Valley of the End, where his eyes resonated with Ōtsutsuki Sari’s; Sari realized he had discovered her and resolved to take his eyes and the Hyuga’s ancestral eyes.

Hyuga Hiashi fought Ōtsutsuki Sari while Kurenai Yuhi’s team explored the moon and found a captive woman who warned them about Sari. Shimura Danzō arrived to seize her, and after Hiashi escaped their battle, Sari returned to the moon to check on Lady Miyu.

• Hyuga Hiashi and Ōtsutsuki Sari activated Tenseigan Chakra Mode and clashed with Silver and Golden Wheel Reincarnation attacks while Black Zetsu watched.
• Kurenai Yuhi’s team subdued a giant crab, and Kurenai made a crude Summoning Contract with it.
• Kurenai Yuhi, Hyuga Genka, and Inuzuka Retsu found a deserted city and rescued a blind woman who urged them to reach the Hyuga Clan Head and warned that Sari threatened both clans and the world.
• Shimura Danzō arrived in Dark Susanoo, injured the fleeing team, and pursued the woman into the cave; Inuzuka Retsu was gravely wounded, and his Ninja Dog died protecting him.
• A Black Zetsu clone read the Ninja Dog’s memories and rejoined the main body while Hyuga Hiashi escaped Sari after hours of fighting.
• Ōtsutsuki Sari returned to the moon to check on Lady Miyu, whom he feared might be harmed.

Ōtsutsuki Sari found Miyu missing and began seeking power to complete her Ten-Tails, while Hyuga Hiashi secretly killed Hyuga Genka as his Tenseigan began evolving. In Kumogakure, Tamura Hiroshi persuaded Uchiha Naori to help build the virtual world, then prepared for the coming deployment to Kirigakure.

• Ōtsutsuki Sari found the moon castle empty, blamed the Hyuga for taking Miyu, and vowed to find the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and strengthen her incomplete Ten-Tails.
• Hyuga Genka reported his findings and gave Hyuga Hiashi chakra and Dojutsu Power, which triggered a blue glimmer in Hiashi's Tenseigan; Hiashi then killed Genka with the Caged Bird Seal to keep his eyes secret.
• Black Zetsu observed Hiashi's evolving Tenseigan, reported the developments to Tamura Hiroshi, and Tamura concluded that Ōtsutsuki Sari had taken the Giant Tenseigan.
• Tamura Hiroshi promised Uchiha Naori freedom and protection for Uchiha Kagami if she helped build the virtual world, and Naori agreed while asking him to spare her clan.
• Tamura Hiroshi said he and the others would leave for Kirigakure in a few days, warned Uchiha Naori that Konoha had dangerous hidden reserves, and went to write a report for Lord Danzo.

Hiruzen Sarutobi investigated a devastating battle and confronted Uchiha Retsuyō, while Shimura Danzo plotted to use the war to test the Hyuga Clan and advance his own ambitions. As Kumogakure prepared to send a support team, Tamura Hiroshi revealed how he had revived Senju Nawaki and admitted he intended Kumogakure to control the Senju Clan.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi learned the Hyuga Clan refused to explain the mysterious battle and visited Uchiha Retsuyō to ask about the black Susanoo.
• Uchiha Retsuyō blamed Shimura Danzo for stealing the Uchiha Clan’s accumulated Sharingan, prompting Hiruzen Sarutobi to suspect his old friend had concealed the truth.
• Shimura Danzo planned to use a Kumogakure support mission to test the Hyuga Clan, draw in powerful enemies, and weaken Hiruzen Sarutobi’s claim to the Hokage position.
• The Third Kazekage ordered Rasa to master the One-Tail’s chakra and cooperate with Kumogakure, while the other villages strengthened their preparations against Konoha.
• Tamura Hiroshi gave Uzumaki Tamayou Water of Life to help Senju Nawaki develop his Wood Release and explained how he had saved Nawaki’s head after it was blown up.
• Uchiha Naori questioned Tamura Hiroshi’s motives, and he admitted Kumogakure intended to control the Senju Clan.

Kumogakure’s support force arrived in the Land of Waves, prompting Kirigakure to prepare for war and Konoha to reinforce its eastern front. The chapter ended with Dodai reaching Kage Level and urging Uzumaki Tamayou to start a family.

• Tamura Hiroshi and Yozuki A arrived in the Land of Waves with Kumogakure’s support team, where Jinin Akebino welcomed them and showed them to their manor.
• Jinin Akebino reported the support force’s strength to Karatachi Yagura, who discussed Three-Tails Chakra adaptation and planned to have Ao, Juzo Biwa, and Raiga Kurosuki tempered alongside Kumogakure’s forces.
• After learning of Kumogakure’s support for Kirigakure, Hyuga Hiashi requested that Konoha withdraw from the eastern front, and Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to send Jiraiya, Kurenai, Shiyo, and Minato there instead.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi refused to send Might Duy to the Land of Rivers front, choosing to keep him in the village while Konoha investigated Kumogakure’s intentions and Danzo’s requests.
• Dodai fused his Rubber Lava Release with Iwagakure’s Molten Rock Lava Release and broke through to Kage Level.
• Dodai urged Uzumaki Tamayou to have a child with him, and she agreed while insisting on taking the upper hand that night.

Tamura Hiroshi and Yozuki A’s group trained Kirigakure’s young shinobi before meeting with Karatachi Yagura to discuss the coming war. The chapter ended with both villages planning countermeasures against Konoha and Kirigakure revealing its territorial objective.

• Raiga Kurosuki challenged Tamura Hiroshi and was badly beaten, after which the Kirigakure youths declined Yozuki A’s challenge.
• Tamura Hiroshi used the Raijin Clone to train hundreds of Kumogakure shinobi, then sent Kirigakure’s Juzo Biwa and the others flying despite their Hidden Mist Technique.
• Yozuki A’s group joined Karatachi Yagura and Kirigakure’s shinobi to review battlefront intelligence and consider which Konoha experts might arrive.
• Karatachi Yagura showed that Kirigakure aimed to seize the peninsula between the Land of Fire and the Land of Whirlpools, and Tamura Hiroshi suggested blasting a waterway through it with Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Tamura Hiroshi explained the Tailed Beast Cannon, and the two sides continued discussing Konoha and preparations for the coming battle.

Jiraiya’s eastern-front command assessed the threat from Kumogakure and Kirigakure, while Hiruzen Sarutobi approved reinforcements and sought intelligence on Raijin. Meanwhile, Orochimaru fused with a perfected vessel and awakened powerful Wood Release, Sage Mode, and Susanoo abilities.

• Jiraiya, Kurenai Yuhi, and Hatake Sakumo reviewed the eastern frontline and discussed the Hyuga forces, Kirigakure’s unusual lineup, and the danger posed by Tamura Hiroshi and Uchiha Hikari.
• Hatake Sakumo proposed bringing Gekko Genpu to the frontline and training Minato Namikaze to fight Kumogakure’s close-combat specialists, and Jiraiya sent Hiruzen Sarutobi a request for reinforcements.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Gekko Genpu’s transfer and asked Shimura Danzō to gather intelligence on Raijin, but Shimura Danzō refused to risk exposing his own hidden asset.
• Orochimaru fused himself into a perfected vessel prepared with Uchiha Kagami’s eyes, Hashirama Cells, and chakra from Uzumaki ninja and Tailed Beasts.
• Orochimaru demonstrated Wood Dragon Technique, strengthened it with Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode, and covered the dragon with Susanoo armor.

Karatachi Yagura sealed Little Three-Tails and portions of the Three-Tails into Kirigakure ninja, then asked Tamura Hiroshi to help Ao, Juzo Biwa, and Raiga Kurosuki control the chakra. Tamura Hiroshi treated them with genjutsu and later reported Kirigakure’s plans to Shimura Danzō, who ordered him to win over Shimura Izumi and seize the Three-Tails.

• Karatachi Yagura sealed Little Three-Tails into Jinin Akebino and another Kirigakure jōnin, then gave Ao, Juzo Biwa, and Raiga Kurosuki one Three-Tails tail apiece.
• Ao, Juzo Biwa, and Raiga Kurosuki entered the initial stage of Tailed Beast Transformation but struggled to control the chakra, so Karatachi Yagura took them to seek help from Yozuki A and Tamura Hiroshi.
• Tamura Hiroshi used genjutsu to draw out the three men's negative emotions in exchange for a two-meter Little Three-Tails, then left to scout the Land of Fire.
• Tamura Hiroshi found Shimura Danzō and explained his sensory abilities and his past conflict with Shimura Izumi.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Tamura Hiroshi to win over Shimura Izumi as a condition of succeeding him as Root's leader, and Tamura Hiroshi insisted he would also marry Nonō.
• Shimura Danzō revealed that he wanted the Three-Tails, and Tamura Hiroshi disclosed Karatachi Yagura's identity and Kirigakure's Tailed Beast Clone Jinchuriki plan.

Shimura Danzō ordered Tamura Hiroshi to focus on undermining Hiruzen Sarutobi’s forces and to investigate Raijin, then authorized him to handle Izumi Shimura. Tamura manipulated Izumi into surrendering, branded her with a seal that prevented suicide, and abducted her as her burning treehouse brought the Konoha shinobi into pursuit.

• Shimura Danzō postponed capturing the Three-Tails and ordered Tamura Hiroshi to weaken the Hyuga clan and kill Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, while continuing to investigate Raijin.
• Danzō told Tamura that Sarutobi Shinnosuke had betrayed him and ordered Tamura to stop Hiruzen from using Izumi Shimura against the Shimura Clan.
• Tamura entered Izumi’s treehouse, strengthened his control over her with the Yachihoko Seal, and threatened Shinnosuke until Izumi agreed to abandon her revenge.
• When Tamura said he would take Izumi hostage, she tried to kill herself and then cut away the flesh bearing the seal, but Tamura stopped her and healed her wound.
• Tamura carried Izumi away, took her double-headed naginata, and burned the treehouse; Mitarashi Shiyo’s team found blood and unfamiliar tracks heading east and pursued them.

Jiraiya’s Konoha forces confirmed that Tamura Hiroshi had abducted Izumi Shimura, while choosing a cautious defensive strategy. Tamura sent Kirigakure intelligence on Konoha’s forces, and Karatachi Yagura planned to accelerate preparations for a canal battlefield and seek Iwagakure’s support.

• Mitarashi Shiyo reported that Izumi Shimura was alive but had been taken to the coast, and an Inuzuka shinobi traced Tamura Hiroshi’s faint scent from Minato Namikaze’s book.
• Shikaku Nara and Hatake Sakumo identified Tamura Hiroshi as the likeliest abductor, and Jiraiya ordered the force to prioritize defense rather than risk an attack at sea.
• Tamura Hiroshi brought Izumi Shimura to his estate in the Land of Waves and explained to Uzumaki Kushina that her capture would give Kirigakure leverage over Konoha.
• Tamura Hiroshi wrote a report on Jiraiya’s forces, including Jiraiya’s Senjutsu and Lava Release and Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God Technique, and sent it to Karatachi Yagura.
• Karatachi Yagura’s commanders discussed countering Konoha’s abilities, digging a canal on the peninsula, and asking Iwagakure for Earth Release shinobi and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Karatachi Yagura ordered Jinin Akebino to negotiate with Iwagakure and urged his forces to begin a large-scale war against Konoha while canal preparations continued.

Tamura Hiroshi used Hizashi Hyuga’s coming child to persuade him to consider moving Hyuga Branch Family members from Konoha to Kumogakure, where the Caged Bird Seal could be broken. After inspecting the village and its children, Hizashi agreed to help plan the relocation and decided to get eyes so he could face the future with his wife and child.

• Tamura Hiroshi treated Shimura Izumi with another illusion while continuing to develop his spiritual power.
• Black Zetsu told Tamura Hiroshi that Hizashi Hyuga’s wife was pregnant, prompting Hiroshi to send a Shadow Clone to approach him.
• Tamura Hiroshi told Hizashi that Kumogakure could break the Caged Bird Seal and invited his Shadow Clone to inspect the village.
• The Third Raikage described Kumogakure’s relocation terms, and Tamura Hiroshi showed Hizashi the village’s schools and children, including Hyuga-related clones.
• Hizashi agreed to help plan the relocation of suitable Branch Family members after learning about Kumogakure’s children and conditions.
• Hizashi returned to Konoha, told Keiko Hyuga he would get eyes for her and their child, and set out for the hospital.

Hizashi Hyuga poisoned the Hyuga Clan feast and secretly took women and children from the clan to Kumogakure with Uchiha Hikari’s help. As Jiraiya’s forces faced a sudden assault by Kumogakure and Kirigakure, Jiraiya confronted their Tailed Beast Jinchuriki while Tamura Hiroshi targeted Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God formulas.

• Hizashi Hyuga drugged the Hyuga Clan members at a farewell feast, then used a prepared list to take children and women while leaving Hiashi Hyuga behind.
• Uchiha Hikari sealed the abducted clan members inside the Red Gourd and transported Hizashi Hyuga to the eastern Frontline, where he later took more than two hundred female Hyuga Ninja.
• Jiraiya learned that Hizashi Hyuga had defected and gathered his commanders, but Hatake Sakumo warned that enemy forces were approaching.
• Tamura Hiroshi and his allies launched an assault on the Konoha camp, while Tamura Hiroshi destroyed Minato Namikaze’s Flying Thunder God formulas.
• Karatachi Yagura and three other Jinchuriki began forming a Tailed Beast Bomb as Jiraiya charged at them in Sage Mode.
• Jiraiya blocked Raijin’s Hammer with his Sage Art: Lava Release: Great Ball Rasengan.

Tamura Hiroshi and the Kumogakure forces battled Jiraiya, Minato Namikaze, and Konoha’s defenders as a Tailed Beast Bomb devastated the frontline. Tamura removed the Caged Bird Seals from the Hyuga Branch Family, but they chose to stay in Konoha and pursue control of their clan, leaving the Hyuga conflict poised to erupt while Tamura resumed his attack on Jiraiya.

• The Raijin Clone used its lightning-enhanced hammer to batter Jiraiya’s Lava Giant while Uchiha Hikari kept Minato Namikaze occupied; Minato released his Yin Seal and entered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
• A Tailed Beast Bomb destroyed Konoha’s frontline defenses as Kumogakure fighters shifted their attacks, allowing Tamura Hiroshi to enter the camp and remove the Caged Bird Seals from the gathered Hyuga Ninja.
• Tamura explained that Hizashi Hyuga had agreed to take willing clan members to Kumogakure, but the freed Hyuga Ninja chose to remain in Konoha and seek control of the clan.
• Tamura returned to the battlefield, told Jiraiya he had removed the seals, and joined the Raijin Clone in dismantling Jiraiya’s Lava Giant.

Konoha’s eastern front suffered a devastating defeat after Kirigakure and Kumogakure destroyed its defenses with Tailed Beast Bombs, while Hiruzen Sarutobi struggled to contain the fallout from the Hyuga Clan crisis. At Root, Shimura Danzō approved separate plans to develop two experimental vessels and pursued a scheme to create an Otsutsuki bloodline through Otsutsuki Miyu.

• Jiraiya ordered Konoha’s forces to retreat after Karatachi Yagura and the allied forces destroyed their first line of defense, and Tamura Hiroshi’s army occupied the ruined camp.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi blamed the Hyuga Clan for the defeat, threatened to replace Hyuga Hiashi, ordered reinforcements and supplies sent to the front, and planned to investigate Izumi Shimura’s capture through Danzo.
• Shimura Danzō ignored Hiruzen Sarutobi’s request, accepted that Little Izumi would remain in Kumogakure for now, and discussed Sarutobi Shinnosuke, Fugaku Uchiha, and Orochimaru’s research with Orochimaru’s Shadow Clone.
• Orochimaru’s Shadow Clone told Shimura Danzō that his research involved Wood Release and the Sharingan, and revealed that he had failed to perform Impure World Reincarnation with the Second Tsuchikage’s tissue.
• Shimura Danzō approved Yakushi Nonō’s proposal to separate the lotus and Phoenix into distinct systems, then inspected the black lotus and considered using it to pursue the power of the God Tree.
• Shimura Danzō ordered preparations to implant two embryos in Otsutsuki Miyu, using her to create an Otsutsuki bloodline and investigate the Tenseigan.

Kirigakure and Kumogakure continued profiting from their campaign in the Land of Fire while Tamura Hiroshi monitored powerful developments and prepared to acquire Swift Release. Iwagakure’s three-thousand-ninja force arrived to help Kirigakure dig a river through the Land of Fire peninsula, and the chapter ended with Rōshi studying intelligence about Jiraiya.

• Kirigakure and Kumogakure looted wealthy targets in the Land of Fire, while the Daimyo’s administration of the Land of Water ignored protests from the Land of Fire.
• Tamura Hiroshi and Black Zetsu discussed Hyuga Hiashi’s slow Tenseigan progress, Senju Chōsu’s dangerous Wood Release, Tsunade’s greatsword, and the possibility of Ōtsutsuki Sari confronting Madara Uchiha.
• Tamura Hiroshi continued developing Swift Release as he sensed Kitsuchi and the Iwagakure reinforcements approaching Kirigakure.
• Karatachi Yagura welcomed Kitsuchi, Rōshi, and the Iwagakure force, then explained that they would excavate a river while Kirigakure and Kumogakure fought Konoha.
• Kitsuchi requested three days for his seasick troops to rest, and Rōshi received Karatachi Yagura’s intelligence reports about Jiraiya.