Chapter Summaries

Orochimaru visited Tamura Hiroshi to confirm that attempts to create the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan had failed, then the Four Village Alliance attacked the Fire Ninja Empire. Shimura Danzō unleashed a colossal Dark Susanoo, and Nagato Uzumaki began gathering chakra to counter it while Konan defended him.

• Orochimaru met Tamura Hiroshi, learned that the eye-fusion experiments had produced no Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and left him a scroll before departing.
• After Shimura Danzō proclaimed the Fire Ninja Empire and Konoha’s forces looted the Land of Fire, the Four Village Alliance launched a Kage-level assault on Konoha.
• Nagato Uzumaki joined the battle against Shimura Danzō, while Ōtsutsuki Sari attacked Fugaku Uchiha and drew Hyuga Hiashi and Orochimaru into the fight.
• Shimura Danzō recalled his Dark Ninja Army into the Box of Paradise and formed a five-hundred-meter Dark Susanoo, but the alliance trapped it underground as Nagato gathered chakra.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi sent reanimated Kage-level shinobi to interrupt Nagato, but Konan protected him and stopped their attacks, including Jiraiya’s Dust Release.
• Nagato told Konan to make the attackers withdraw from Konoha as far as possible.

Nagato’s Chibaku Tensei devastated Konoha, but Shimura Danzō escaped after the tailed beasts inside his World-Destroying Black Lotus broke free and were seized by rival forces. Third Raikage then sought to conquer the Land of Fire, only to be betrayed by the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, who tried to seize control of Kumogakure and forced him to flee.

• Nagato unleashed Chibaku Tensei over Konoha, and a beam from the north turned Shimura Danzō’s Dark Susanoo into the core of a massive stone sphere.
• Shimura Danzō’s World-Destroying Black Lotus emerged from the sphere, then broke apart and released the Five-Tails, Six-Tails, and Yang Kurama, which Hyuga Hiashi, Ōtsutsuki Sari, and Minato Namikaze took.
• Shimura Danzō and his allies escaped, and Third Raikage announced that Kumogakure would claim the Land of Fire while Rasa and Ōnoki declined to send troops.
• Third Raikage asked the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning to authorize an invasion, but the Daimyo poisoned the banquet and had four senior monks pin him down to take control of Kumogakure.
• Fukai and Yozuki A killed themselves rather than be used as hostages, and Third Raikage escaped with their bodies as the monks and their allies pursued him.

Dodai and Third Raikage turned the Daimyo administration’s attempt to kill the Raikage into a pretext for Kumogakure’s expansion, while Ōnoki and Rasa prepared to overthrow their own Daimyo administrations. Tamura Hiroshi explained Kumogakure’s ten-year plan to conquer the Land of Fire with World Tree seeds, then considered how to report the plans to Shimura Danzō.

• Dodai received word that Third Raikage was fleeing the Daimyo’s pursuers and sent Tamura Hiroshi to rescue him while Raijin strengthened defenses at the Konoha ruins.
• Rasa and Ōnoki learned that Third Raikage had escaped poisoned and badly injured, then returned to their villages to prepare attacks on their Daimyo administrations.
• Tamura Hiroshi brought Third Raikage back to Kumogakure, where Dodai insisted the Raikage and Yozuki A continue their staged rescue, and Tamura suggested dyeing the Raikage’s hair white.
• Tamura told Tsunade and Nawaki that Senju Chōsu had taken the Six-Tails, then explained Kumogakure’s plan to use World Tree seeds and Nawaki’s Wood Release to conquer the Land of Fire over ten years.
• Tsunade sent Nawaki to spend time with Samui before the coming campaign, and Tamura later pondered how to report Kumogakure’s plans and shift blame for Danzō’s defeat.

Shimura Danzō planned to build up his forces after Kumogakure founded the Thundercloud Ninja Country, while Hiruzen Sarutobi decided to withdraw Konoha to the Land of Rainbows. During the retreat, Kurenai Yuhi defeated her father and carried him away to Kumogakure.

• Shimura Danzō ordered Yakushi Nonō to expand the Dark Ninja Army with cloning technology and gather Tailed Beast chakra to evolve the World-Destroying Black Lotus.
• The Third Raikage destroyed the Daimyo's administration and declared the Thundercloud Ninja Country, after which Iwagakure and Sunagakure established ninja countries of their own.
• Orochimaru advised Hiruzen Sarutobi to abandon the Land of Fire and develop in the Land of Rainbows, and Hiruzen decided to evacuate Konoha's scattered forces overseas.
• Kurenai Yuhi disguised herself as Kumogakure ANBU and challenged her father, defeating him with her genjutsu, swordsmanship, and Monster Strength Technique.
• Kurenai revealed her identity, severed her father's left arm and legs when he refused to go with her, and sealed him in a Nutrient Can for the journey to Kumogakure.

Tamura Hiroshi completed the dangerous fusion of the Five-Attribute Bloodline Limit, and Princess Kaguya gave birth to their daughter, Yueji, who already possessed the Power of Yin-Yang. After reuniting with his worried family and allies, Tamura welcomed Kurenai Yuhi to Kumogakure, where Kurenai Yuhi confronted his daughter’s growing feelings for him.

• Tsunade restored Kurenai Yuhi’s severed limbs, while Kurenai returned to the Elite Academy to keep cultivating.
• After ten thousand Little World Trees had been grown, Tamura Hiroshi fused Water Release into his Light Release and endured a five-month bodily transformation supported by Princess Kaguya and Black Zetsu.
• Princess Kaguya gave birth to a girl named Yueji, whose fists bore faint marks of the Power of Yin-Yang; she explained that she had fused that power into the baby during Tamura’s transformation.
• Tamura emerged from the barrier and apologized to the Third Raikage, his wives, and his children for making them worry during the five-month fusion.
• Tamura greeted Kurenai Yuhi as a new Kumogakure resident, while Kurenai asked about the Five-Attribute Bloodline Limit and Kurenai Yuhi lamented his daughter’s feelings for Tamura.

Tamura Hiroshi explained how his Five-Attribute Bloodline Limit transformed his body toward an energy-based state, while his wives discussed strengthening themselves and recruiting allies. Black Zetsu then reported the births of the new Indra and Asura reincarnations and Minato Namikaze’s secret meeting with Fugaku Uchiha, leaving Tamura Hiroshi asking about Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Obito.

• Tamura Hiroshi described his Five-Attribute Bloodline Limit, his partial transformation into silver light, and his plans to fuse Yin-Yang Release.
• Tamura Hiroshi’s wives discussed improving their strength and keeping potential recruits from being frightened away, while Uchiha Mikoto suspected she was pregnant again.
• Black Zetsu told Tamura Hiroshi that Asura’s reincarnation, Uzumaki Naruto, had been born and that Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kuuhina had sealed Yang Kurama inside him.
• Black Zetsu reported that Minato Namikaze had secretly met Fugaku Uchiha and identified Indra’s reincarnation as Uchiha Sasuke.
• Black Zetsu said Hiruzen Sarutobi was stockpiling Explosive Tags in the Land of Rainbows, and Tamura Hiroshi asked about Madara Uchiha and Uchiha Obito.

Tamura Hiroshi investigated Obito Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan and learned that Madara Uchiha had made Obito his pawn, then asked Rin Nohara to help bring him over to their side. Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze persuaded Fugaku Uchiha to make Sasuke the Nine-Tails’ next host and agreed to train him.

• Tamura Hiroshi and Black Zetsu discussed Obito Uchiha’s new dojutsu, Madara Uchiha’s plans, and the possibility that Obito had died before being rescued; Tamura Hiroshi requested Obito’s full history.
• Tamura Hiroshi visited Rin Nohara, who voiced doubts about Konoha and explained her complicated feelings about Obito Uchiha and Gekko Hayate.
• Rin Nohara insisted on learning what had happened to Obito, so Tamura Hiroshi explained Madara Uchiha’s plan and asked her to help bring Obito to their side.
• Minato Namikaze’s Shadow Clone explained to Fugaku Uchiha why he had chosen Sasuke to host the Nine-Tails, and Fugaku asked Minato to become Sasuke’s teacher.
• Minato Namikaze warned Fugaku not to act rashly against the strongest Hokage, while Fugaku asked Minato what he thought of the Hokage and the village’s future.

After twelve years of training, Tamura Hiroshi learned that Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto were taking Konoha’s Chunin Ninja Exams and prepared to visit Konoha with several companions. When his wives questioned his secret ties to Shimura Danzō, Tamura revealed that he had been Danzō’s spy and admitted Yakushi Nonō was the leverage Danzō held over him.

• Tamura Hiroshi completed his training in Wind Release Natural Energy, and Black Zetsu told him that Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto had graduated and were taking Konoha’s Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Tamura Hiroshi asked Dodai to arrange a visit to Konoha, then invited his family to come along; Kurenai, Uzumaki Kushina, and Uzumaki Kousou volunteered.
• Tsunade suspected Tamura Hiroshi had a connection to Shimura Danzō, and the women confronted him about it.
• Tamura Hiroshi confessed that he had been Shimura Danzō’s spy in Kumogakure before becoming a double agent under Dodai.
• Izumi Shimura realized that Shimura Danzō had ordered Tamura Hiroshi to take her from her treehouse, and Tamura confirmed it.
• Tsunade asked what leverage Shimura Danzō had over Tamura Hiroshi, who revealed that it was his girlfriend, Yakushi Nonō.

Tamura Hiroshi brought Cloud Village teams to Konoha for the Chunin Ninja Exams and arranged for them to stay with the Uchiha Clan. Neji Hyuga and Kimimaro visited the Hyuga Clan, where Neji revealed how much the Hyuga community in Kumogakure had grown and that he had awakened the Tenseigan.

• Tsunade guessed that Tamura Hiroshi and Shimura Danzō had coordinated too smoothly, while he refused to reveal more about Princess Kaguya and Red Moon.
• Tamura Hiroshi, Yozuki A, Fukai, and the Cloud Village teams traveled to New Konoha and registered for its Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Tamura Hiroshi arranged for the Cloud Village group to stay with Uchiha Fugaku's clan, while Neji Hyuga and Kimimaro went to the Hyuga Clan Compound.
• Neji Hyuga reunited with Hyuga Hiashi and met his cousins Hinata Hyuga and Hanabi Hyuga.
• Neji told Hyuga Hiashi that Hizashi Hyuga's community in Kumogakure had grown to more than ten thousand people, with 3,163 Byakugan users.
• Neji revealed his Tenseigan and said four of his younger siblings showed signs of awakening one too, leaving Hyuga Hiashi astonished.

Kurenai reunited with Anko and persuaded her and Mitarashi Shiyo to consider moving to Kumogakure after the Chunin Ninja Exams. Tamura Hiroshi then met Minato Namikaze’s team and invited Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to study in Kumogakure, leaving the village rivalry to be tested at the upcoming exams.

• Kurenai met Anko in Konoha, learned that Mitarashi Shiyo had retired with a serious injury, and invited them both to Kumogakure.
• Mitarashi Shiyo initially refused to leave Konoha, but agreed after Kurenai offered to help Anko lose weight and find a husband.
• Mitarashi Shiyo invited Kurenai to stay with him and Anko until the Chunin Ninja Exams ended.
• Tamura Hiroshi visited Gekko Hayate’s training team with Kushina and Kousou and discovered that Minato Namikaze had sealed the Yin Nine-Tails inside Sasuke.
• Tamura Hiroshi introduced himself to Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, then proposed that they study in Kumogakure.
• Naruto questioned why Konoha’s shinobi should study in Kumogakure, and Tamura Hiroshi claimed Kumogakure had surpassed Konoha and challenged them to compare their younger generations at the exams.

Tamura Hiroshi continued trying to draw Konoha’s young shinobi toward Kumogakure, giving Naruto Wood Release chakra that awakened his power and improved his chakra control. He then warned Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya that Madara Uchiha might still be alive and that a greater threat could spark the next war.

• Tamura Hiroshi praised Sakura Haruno’s potential, challenged Naruto’s naïve thinking, and encouraged Sasuke to beat him in a fight in exchange for advanced Chidori training.
• Sasuke defeated Naruto with Chidori, and Tamura gave Minato sealed Wood Release chakra for Naruto before the group went to Minato’s home.
• Naruto swallowed the chakra, awakened Wood Release, and discovered that it had suppressed the Nine-Tails chakra interfering with his control.
• After Naruto left to buy wine, Tamura told Minato and Jiraiya that Nagato’s Rinnegan may have been transplanted by a still-living Madara Uchiha.
• Tamura warned that the moon clan might threaten the world and that the next Great Ninja War could involve forces beyond the villages.

Tamura Hiroshi discussed the uncertain future of the Ninja World with Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, then advised Uchiha Sasuke on how to develop power capable of matching Wood Release. He met Orochimaru at the Uchiha training ground, where they discussed Sasuke’s family, Orochimaru’s transformed Mangekyō, and his ambition to obtain Nagato Uzumaki’s Rinnegan.

• Tamura Hiroshi, Jiraiya, and Minato Namikaze discussed the possibility of future alliances and a more centralized era before joining Uzumaki Kuuhina for a meal.
• Minato Namikaze asked Jiraiya to take Uzumaki Naruto to Orochimaru for Wood Release training, then went with Tamura Hiroshi to the Uchiha Territory.
• Uchiha Sasuke asked Tamura Hiroshi for a jutsu that could counter Wood Release, and Tamura advised him to strengthen his Sharingan and seek Orochimaru’s help with bloodline transplants.
• Orochimaru appeared at the training ground, offered to help Sasuke, and discussed his bloodline research with Tamura Hiroshi while a Shadow Clone began teaching Sasuke.
• Orochimaru revealed a Mangekyō formed from the eyes of Uchiha Kagami and Uchiha Shisui, then admitted that he wanted to take Nagato Uzumaki’s Rinnegan.

Tamura Hiroshi secretly visited the Yamanaka household and persuaded Shikaku Nara to consider bringing the Ino-Shika-Cho clans to Kumogakure ahead of a coming war. Shikaku agreed to bring about half the clansmen, while the group resolved to seek an elder’s approval and explained Konoha’s decline to the younger generation.

• Tamura Hiroshi used Limbo: Border Jail to slip away from Fugaku Uchiha’s mansion and visit Inoichi Yamanaka, where he invited Yamanaka Ino to study in Kumogakure and promised she could learn his youth-preserving technique.
• Tamura Hiroshi met Shikaku Nara and the Akimichi representatives, explained Chōza’s death in Rōran, and warned that the Fifth Great Ninja War could make Konoha its main battlefield.
• Tamura Hiroshi described the threat posed by the Rinnegan, the clan on the moon, and Shimura Danzō, and Shikaku Nara agreed to bring about half of the three clans’ members to Kumogakure.
• Shikaku Nara said the clans needed approval from their senior elder, and Choze Akimichi agreed to speak with his uncle.
• Shikaku Nara explained Konoha’s political history and decline to Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, and Yamanaka Ino, leaving them shocked by the dangers within the village.

Choji Akimichi and Shikamaru Nara discussed leaving Konoha for Kumogakure, while Sakura Haruno weighed an exchange-study offer after her parents warned her about the dangers of the Uchiha Clan and her unrequited feelings for Sasuke. Tamura Hiroshi continued scouting Konoha and decided several young ninjas could benefit from attending Kumogakure’s Elite Academy.

• Choji Akimichi asked his father whether he could let go of his hatred, and Choi Akimichi said his son’s future mattered more than holding onto resentment.
• Shikaku Nara explained why Kumogakure’s clan reforms made it a better choice for their families, then described Tamura Hiroshi’s extraordinary abilities to the young ninjas.
• Sakura Haruno asked her parents about Kumogakure, and Kizashi Haruno supported her exchange studies while warning her that the Uchiha conflict could endanger her family.
• Meibuki Haruno and Kizashi Haruno questioned Sakura about Sasuke Uchiha, learned she was pursuing him without clear reciprocation, and advised her to focus on herself before deciding her future.
• Sakura resolved to study in Kumogakure, become stronger, and return to see Sasuke after reaching adulthood; Tamura Hiroshi approved of her resolve.
• Tamura Hiroshi found Gekko Hayate and Uzuki Yugao sparring, spotted Mitaraishi Anko’s weight gain, and considered sending her and several young ninjas to the Elite Academy.

Shikaku Nara and his companions secured Torifu Akimichi’s support for secretly moving some clan members to Kumogakure, while Tamura Hiroshi met with Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi in Konoha. He warned them that the coming Great Ninja War would likely center on Konoha and left them to consider how they might face it.

• Torifu Akimichi agreed to support Shikaku Nara and his companions, who planned to send selected clan members to Kumogakure.
• Tamura Hiroshi told Fugaku Uchiha that children could join Kumogakure’s exchange program and asked Minato Namikaze to arrange a meeting with Shisui and Itachi.
• Tamura Hiroshi gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a vial of the Water of Life in exchange for permission to speak with Shisui and Itachi.
• Shisui and Itachi explained their reasons for siding with Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Tamura Hiroshi warned them that the Rinnegan’s user would make Konoha the main battlefield of the next Great Ninja War.
• Tamura Hiroshi cautioned Shisui and Itachi not to bear more than they could handle, then left the restaurant.

Tamura Hiroshi found the lost summoning island, revived Uzumaki Honoka by giving her a new body, and took the island’s research to Kumogakure. After discussing the Uzumaki, Kusagakure’s destruction, and the Chunin Ninja Exams with Minato, Hiroshi joined him for a meal, where Jiraiya complained about Naruto’s training.

• Tamura Hiroshi sensed Uzumaki chakra at the lost summoning island and discovered Honoka guarding the ultimate summoning beast as a spirit.
• Tamura Hiroshi used the beast’s cells to create Honoka a new body, then took the island’s research materials and brought her to Kushina and Kousou.
• Minato Namikaze questioned Hiroshi about Honoka, Kusagakure’s destruction, and the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams.
• Tamura Hiroshi and Minato ate at Teuchi’s street stall, where Jiraiya joined them and complained that Naruto was difficult to teach.

The Chunin Ninja Exams began with Kumogakure’s highly trained candidates overwhelming Konoha’s written-test standards and revealing Jonin-level strength in the forest. The chapter ended with Miu Uchiha humiliating Sasuke with her Mangekyo, Naruto’s battle with Uzumaki Yiyi turning chaotic, and Kushina beating Jiraiya over Naruto’s perverted technique.

• Tamura Hiroshi explained that Kumogakure’s candidates had studied for decades in virtual dreams, and all thirty finished Konoha’s easy written exam quickly while observing their opponents.
• Naruto struggled with the exam, Hinata tried to help him, and Sakura used Chakra Threads to make him copy her answers.
• Minato Namikaze led the candidates into the forest, where Konoha’s sensors discovered that all thirty Kumogakure candidates had Jonin-level chakra and transplanted Shikotsumyaku bone tissue.
• Miu Uchiha used her Mangekyo to force Sasuke onto a stage and dance to “Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss” while she recorded him, as Keiko Senju fought Sakura and Uzumaki Yiyi confronted Naruto.
• Naruto used Wood Release and then the Reverse Harem Technique against Uzumaki Yiyi, who countered his attacks and kicked him toward the stage.
• Kushina attacked Jiraiya after Naruto’s technique embarrassed her, while Orochimaru gave Minato a Wood Release scroll and refused to tutor Naruto further.

The preliminary matches exposed the Hyuga Clan’s internal conflict when Hinata Hyuga fought Hyuga Kawaichi and was later abducted by Ōtsutsuki Sari. Tamura Hiroshi rescued Hinata after Sari gouged out her eyes, leaving the others to fear a future confrontation with multiple Tenseigan wielders.

• Kumogakure’s examinees overwhelmed most Konoha teams, and Tamura Hiroshi and Orochimaru discussed the village’s strength and the value of inherited wisdom.
• Hinata Hyuga fought Hyuga Kawaichi after Uzumaki Naruto encouraged her, despite warnings that losing could determine her place in the Hyuga Clan.
• Hyuga Kawaichi defeated Hinata and wounded her severely; Hyuga Neji and Uzumaki Kousou treated her, and Hyuga Natsu carried her away to recover.
• Ōtsutsuki Sari ambushed Hinata and gouged out her eyes, but Tamura Hiroshi pursued him and caught Hinata as Sari escaped through a Space Gate.
• Hyuga Hiashi pursued Sari, while Tamura Hiroshi reassured Hyuga Neji that Hinata’s eyes could be replaced and warned that Sari and his son might return.

After the Chunin Ninja Exams ended early, Tamura Hiroshi helped clans and young shinobi leave Konoha for Kumogakure. Uchiha Izumi awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan after Itachi and then Tamura stabbed her, and the chapter ended with Tamura recruiting more youths for the Elite Academy.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi accepted the Ino-Shika-Cho clans' departure as Torifu Akimichi urged him to prepare for the village's many enemies.
• Tamura Hiroshi escorted clans and young shinobi through the Space Gate, while Sakura Haruno left with her parents and said goodbye to Sasuke.
• Uchiha Itachi stabbed Uchiha Izumi to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan, and Tamura Hiroshi later disguised himself as Itachi and stabbed her until she awakened hers.
• Tamura Hiroshi treated Izumi, blamed Itachi for her wounds, and brought her to Kumogakure with the departing Uchiha.
• Tamura Hiroshi removed Hyuga Kawaichi's Caged Bird Seal, sent him to the Elite Academy with Tenten and Rock Lee, and recruited other talented youths.

Tamura Hiroshi brought the Konoha youngsters to Kumogakure’s Elite Academy, where they discovered its brutal lessons and strict rules. As Neji Hyuga led them to their dorms, Mei Terumi dragged Tamura away and asked him to marry her.

• Tamura Hiroshi introduced the Elite Academy, and Neji Hyuga enrolled the newcomers and explained its graduation rules.
• Mei Terumi ambushed Tamura Hiroshi with a bite, but he shocked her with Lightning Release before she took the youngsters toward their dorms with him.
• Neji Hyuga showed the newcomers a lesson where sharks and vicious dogs mauled students, leaving Shikamaru Nara and the others horrified.
• Kisame Hoshigaki invited the newcomers to his class, and Neji Hyuga explained that students could choose electives and earn credits for techniques and other resources.
• Mei Terumi told Tamura Hiroshi she wanted him to marry her, then tried to choke him when he questioned her reasons.
• Neji Hyuga explained that the academy treated psychological trauma, provided excellent food, and required students to graduate at eighteen because its resources helped develop their potential.