Chapter Summaries

Kazashiro, badly wounded and nearly out of Chakra after fighting Setsuna, was hunted by Raiga Kurosuki and other Mist Ninja. He was struck down during his escape and lay helpless as Raiga approached.

• Kazashiro returned to the battlefield, treated his wound, and found Yamanaka Zen and Shimura Ikko dead.
• Raiga Kurosuki appeared and recognized Kazashiro as Konoha's White Death God, then ordered his men to capture him alive.
• Kazashiro escaped through smoke bombs and fled into the forest while Raiga ordered the Mist Ninja to pursue him.
• Kazashiro used wind-coated shuriken to injure and deter his pursuers, but Raiga struck him with Lightning Release: Lightning Net.
• Several Mist Ninja hit Kazashiro with kunai and shuriken, and Raiga approached as Kazashiro lay unable to move.

Kazashiro woke in his mindscape after being rescued and met Isobu, the Three-Tails sealed inside him. He persuaded Isobu that they should work together against the Ten-Tails and Kaguya Otsutsuki, then learned that someone was waiting for him outside.

• Obito found Kazashiro unconscious and carried him, while Kazashiro briefly woke to scold him before passing out again.
• Kazashiro entered his mindscape and met Isobu behind an iron gate.
• Isobu mistook Kazashiro for a girl, then reacted with surprise when Kazashiro knew his name.
• Kazashiro claimed a strange old man had told him about the Tailed Beasts, the Ten-Tails, and Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Kazashiro and Isobu agreed to work together, and Isobu told him someone was waiting outside.

Kazashiro woke in a Konoha medical tent after surviving an attack by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, and learned that Isobu had healed his wounds. He told Tsunade that he had sealed the Three-Tails inside himself, while she explained that his father’s concern had brought her to the front lines.

• Kazashiro woke beside Kakashi and Obito, and his friends gathered around him after he confirmed he no longer felt pain.
• Kazashiro asked who had rescued him, and Kakashi explained that Anbu had found the group and led them to search for him.
• Tsunade examined Kazashiro and found that his wounds had healed without leaving scars, then sent Rin outside to question him privately.
• Kazashiro told Tsunade that Isobu, the Three-Tails, was inside him and that an unknown Uchiha had been among his attackers.
• Tsunade explained that Danzo had brought her to the Hidden Mist front under the Third Hokage’s orders after Kazashiro’s father raised an alarm over his injuries.

After becoming the Three-Tails’ Jinchuriki, Kazashiro received Tsunade’s repairs to his seal and learned the details of the events that left him unconscious. He opposed Danzo’s plan to restrict the Uchiha during the war and asked Ding Wu to wait until his father arrived so they could discuss the order.

• Tsunade checked Kazashiro’s Four Symbols Sealing, found it crude, and reinforced it, improving the flow of Isobu’s Chakra.
• Ding Wu apologized to Kazashiro for his failure on the Mist Battlefield, then explained what had happened after Kazashiro lost consciousness.
• Kazashiro learned that Uchiha Wada had defected, but his body was missing, and suspected Madara Uchiha had found a new agent.
• Ding Wu reported that Danzo suspected an Uchiha mutiny and had sent a force to restrict the clan’s hawkish members, with Danzo set to arrive around noon.
• Kazashiro objected to provoking conflict with the Uchiha during wartime and told Ding Wu to prepare but wait for his father’s arrival and a discussion with Mitokado Homura.

Kazashiro learned that Isobu’s Chakra could now flow through his reinforced seal and received instruction in Coral Palm. Danzo arrived at his bedside, heard Kazashiro recount the events that led to his capture and sealing Isobu, and privately approved of his son’s courage despite his poor judgment.

• Kazashiro discovered that Ding Wu had posted Root members outside his tent to keep visitors away.
• Kazashiro spoke with Isobu, who explained that wild Chakra had healed his wounds and that Tsunade’s reinforced seal let him use some of Isobu’s Chakra.
• Isobu taught Kazashiro Coral Palm and sent him back to his body.
• Danzo appeared at Kazashiro’s bedside and demanded an account of what had happened.
• Kazashiro described the trap, sealing Isobu within himself, and their current relationship, while Danzo privately felt proud of his courage.

Danzo questioned Kazashiro about the attempt to make the Three-Tails destroy Konoha and explained that Obito had saved him with Susanoo. He then challenged Kazashiro’s views on the Uchiha Clan and began outlining its history and power in the village.

• Danzo examined Kazashiro’s seal, then deduced that an Uchiha had controlled Yamanaka Zen and Shimura Ikko to lure Kazashiro out and unleash the Three-Tails on Konoha.
• Danzo revealed that his subordinates had seen a blue skeleton kill Raiga Kurosuki and the Mist Ninja, and he identified the technique as Susanoo.
• Danzo explained that Susanoo required the Mangekyō Sharingan and concluded that Kazashiro held an important place in the Uchiha’s eyes.
• Kazashiro said the Uchiha still supported Konoha and suggested increasing their authority, but Danzo argued that the clan already held considerable power and still wanted more.
• Danzo recounted that the Uchiha had continued to regard Madara Uchiha as their Clan Head after his rebellion and named Fugaku Uchiha as the clan’s leader since ten years earlier.

Danzo explained the Uchiha Clan’s history of rebellion and the village’s mistrust to Kazashiro, who proposed reforms to ease the conflict. After reconsidering the front line and the missing Tailed Beast, Danzo decided to target Kirigakure and pursue the person who had harmed his son.

• Danzo told Kazashiro that Tobirama had restrained the Uchiha Clan after Setsuna’s rebellion, but Kagami Uchiha later died under mysterious circumstances.
• Kazashiro suggested giving the Uchiha Clan greater representation and reducing prejudice by reforming the Military Police Force.
• Danzo said attempts to change the force had failed because the Uchiha regarded its authority as their last lifeline.
• Kazashiro proposed promoting Fugaku Uchiha and having the clan deal with its hardliners, while Danzo warned that Fugaku’s true loyalties were uncertain.
• Danzo concluded that the Uchiha had likely not joined forces with Kirigakure and decided to make Kirigakure pay for harming Kazashiro.

Fugaku tried to reassure Danzo after being suspected of involvement in Kazashiro’s attack, but Danzo demanded that Itachi stay under his son’s watch. Fugaku sent Shisui to take Itachi to Kazashiro’s tent while he remained with Danzo.

• Fugaku grew uneasy as Danzo’s men and the Sannin watched him over suspicions about Kazashiro’s attack.
• Danzo took command of the front and announced an aggressive counterattack against the Mist.
• Fugaku introduced Itachi and Shisui to Danzo and offered Shisui as Kazashiro’s guard.
• Danzo proposed that his son look after Itachi and reminded Fugaku that Sharingan genjutsu had struck two of his subordinates.
• Fugaku agreed to send Shisui and Itachi to Kazashiro’s tent, then reached for a scroll Danzo handed him.

Kazashiro trained to adapt to Isobu’s chakra while Obito, Shisui, and Itachi gathered in his tent. Jiraiya arrived and explained his concern about Danzo’s motives, while Kazashiro urged him to keep in touch with his students and wondered whether Madara Uchiha had chosen a stronger proxy.

• Kazashiro continued training with the chakra Isobu had transferred to him as Obito offered oranges to Itachi and Shisui.
• Jiraiya arrived, took Obito’s orange, and struck him before greeting Shisui and checking on Kazashiro.
• Jiraiya told Kazashiro that Shisui was wasted on looking after him and revealed that Aburame Ryoma was watching the Uchiha from the shadows.
• Kazashiro suggested Jiraiya write to his students to stay informed about their circumstances.
• Kazashiro considered the Uchiha he had fought and questioned whether Madara Uchiha would use someone with only a Three Tomoe Sharingan as his proxy.

Kazashiro teased Jiraiya, Obito, and young Uchiha Itachi while recovering in the hospital. After seeing Kazashiro’s unexpected warmth, Itachi asked him what the meaning of life was.

• Jiraiya brushed off Kazashiro’s concern for Yahiko and the others, then left after ruffling Kazashiro’s hair and taking fruit.
• Shisui wondered whether to report to Fugaku that Obito had been Jiraiya’s disciple.
• Obito fled through the hospital window when Kazashiro approached him, while Kazashiro turned to teasing Itachi instead.
• Kazashiro pinched Itachi’s cheeks and forced him to smile, then worried that Itachi might someday attack him.
• Itachi smiled at Kazashiro and asked him what the meaning of life was.

Madara Uchiha died after entrusting Setsuna with instructions to protect his plan and control Yaowan and Nagato. In Amegakure, Nagato struggled with Kazashiro’s revelation about his eyes, while Konan tried to comfort him.

• Madara Uchiha praised Setsuna, then told him to use Black Zetsu to control Yaowan and Nagato and keep the Rinnegan from falling into other hands.
• Madara Uchiha died after seeing Hashirama, and Setsuna ordered Black Zetsu to watch Yaowan while he planned to approach Nagato himself.
• Black Zetsu told Setsuna that Yaowan had gone to survey the ninja world and that Nagato was unchanged, then left to carry out Setsuna’s orders.
• Nagato told Konan that Kazashiro’s revelation had left him feeling like a tool, and Konan urged him to focus on the Akatsuki Organization’s improving territory.

Uchiha Yaowan visited the Akatsuki-controlled area of Amegakure, where he observed the organization’s relationship with local civilians and used his Mangekyō Sharingan ability. Setsuna watched Yaowan from afar, learned that the ability had a range limit, and left to continue studying him.

• Yaowan dismissed Black and White Zetsu and went alone into the Akatsuki-controlled streets of Amegakure.
• At a food stall, Yaowan learned that the Akatsuki kept taxes lower than Hanzo and protected the civilians.
• Dafo and the stall owner spoke with Yaowan, but after he left, they and the patrol members could not remember his name.
• Yaowan activated his Mangekyō Sharingan ability as he approached the Akatsuki gathering area and returned the greetings of passing shinobi.
• Setsuna observed Yaowan from a towering structure, identified a range limit to his ability, and vanished after deciding to study him further.

Kazashiro accidentally destroyed Orochimaru’s hidden battlefield laboratory with his new Ice Release technique, Great Crimson Ice Wheel. After apologizing, he left when Orochimaru ordered him out, though he turned back before departing.

• Kazashiro combined Lightning and Fire Release on White Fang, then demonstrated his Ice Release by unleashing Great Crimson Ice Wheel.
• The ice dragon tore through the camp fence and smashed into a cabin, so Kazashiro, Uchiha Shisui, and Uchiha Itachi rushed to investigate.
• Jiraiya and Obito followed the destruction trail and discovered that Kazashiro had struck Orochimaru’s cabin.
• Kazashiro apologized to Orochimaru, while Jiraiya tried to smooth things over and nearly exposed his habit of peeping on Tenten.
• Orochimaru ordered everyone to leave, and Kazashiro sent Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi ahead before turning back toward him.

Kazashiro urged Orochimaru to talk with Hiruzen Sarutobi about his research instead of continuing in secret. Orochimaru decided to seek Hiruzen’s support, while Kazashiro returned to camp and plotted revenge on Obito and Jiraiya, overheard by Shisui and Itachi.

• Kazashiro told Orochimaru to discuss his research with Hiruzen Sarutobi and offered to speak up for him.
• Orochimaru reflected on his bond with Hiruzen, his desire to overcome human limits, and his loss of Danzo’s financial support.
• Orochimaru decided to follow Hiruzen’s rules if that meant gaining support, then burned the remains of his laboratory.
• Kazashiro used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to his tent and complained about Obito and Jiraiya.
• Shisui and Itachi arrived at Kazashiro’s tent and overheard him planning revenge.

Kazashiro began training Itachi in taijutsu to keep him occupied, but the young Uchiha quickly proved able to read and evade his attacks. After Itachi twisted his ankle, Kazashiro treated him and carried him back to his tent.

• Kazashiro proposed that Itachi train with him in taijutsu starting the next day.
• At dawn, Kazashiro tested Itachi with wind-whip attacks while Shisui watched from nearby.
• Itachi evaded nearly all of Kazashiro's attacks by reading his hand movements, astonishing Kazashiro.
• Itachi twisted his ankle while landing, and Kazashiro examined and treated the injury.
• Kazashiro carried Itachi to his tent to apply medicine.

Kazashiro received orders to join Konoha’s final assault against Kirigakure, while Shisui and Itachi stayed behind. At a campfire with Team Seven, the squad teased one another and worried over Kazashiro’s recent injuries before Kakashi insisted they face danger together next time.

• Danzo ordered Jiraiya to launch the final assault on the remaining Kirigakure force the next morning and assigned Kazashiro a combat mission.
• Kazashiro told Shisui he was leaving for battle and entrusted Itachi to his care while they remained in camp.
• Team Seven gathered around the campfire with Shisui and Itachi, and Kazashiro joked with Obito about the upcoming battle.
• Kazashiro thanked Obito for saving him and gave him a skewer, prompting Obito to recall how badly Kazashiro had been hurt.
• Obito admitted Kazashiro’s injury had frightened him, and Kakashi hit Kazashiro before telling him to bring his teammates along if he was ever in danger again.

Kazashiro and his teammates joined Konoha’s final assault, but a thick Mist technique left them vulnerable to hidden attacks. After they fought back against a Mist squad, Ao revealed himself and declared that the Mist would not let Konoha keep Kazashiro, leaving Obito ready to attack.

• Choza used Super Expansion Jutsu to smash a gap in the Mist’s defenses, and Kazashiro, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin charged through with the assault force.
• As the fog thickened, Kakashi suspected the Mist Ninja were using a collective technique to conceal either a Silent Killing expert or their retreat.
• Kazashiro unleashed Ice Release: Great Crimson Ice Wheel, then blocked precise kunai and counterattacked with Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu.
• The Mist attackers targeted Rin with explosive kunai, but Obito spotted one with his Sharingan and used Kamui to knock an enemy down, allowing Kazashiro to impale him with Ice Release.
• Ao appeared, and Kakashi identified him as the S-rank criminal who had stolen the Hyuga clan’s Byakugan.
• Ao called Kazashiro valuable bloodline material for the Mist, and Obito defended his comrade while signaling that he wanted to use his Dojutsu against Ao.

Kazashiro, Kakashi, and Obito fought Ao, Jūzō Biwa, and the Mist Ninja in the thinning mist. After Ao and Jūzō were wounded, a hidden Kirigakure force revealed that the small unit had been bait to lure Konoha into an ambush.

• Ao used his Byakugan to see through Obito’s attack, but Kazashiro interrupted and struck Ao with Wind Release, injuring his arm.
• Jūzō Biwa joined the fight and attacked Kazashiro, while Kakashi intercepted him and Obito supported the battle.
• Kazashiro used Flying Thunder God and Ice Release to defeat Ao’s Water Clone and trap the real Ao in ice.
• Kakashi and Obito coordinated to wound Jūzō and break the Kubikiribōchō, while Kakashi realized the Byakugan meant the Mist unit was not merely a remnant force.
• A massive man attacked Obito with a greatsword, but Obito’s body passed through it, and unfamiliar Mist Ninja appeared as explosions erupted around them.

Kazashiro used Isobu’s Chakra to unleash a devastating technique that destroyed the Kirigakure force and shattered its will to fight. Kirigakure withdrew, but it rejected Konoha’s peace envoy, leaving the war unresolved.

• Danzo ordered Ryoma and his Root subordinates to join the battle, leaving the camp’s security reduced.
• Kazashiro returned to help Kakashi and Obito face Suikazan Fuguki, while Ao warned the Mist Ninja about Kazashiro’s large-scale ninjutsu.
• Kazashiro drew Chakra from Isobu, created five Shadow Clones, and unleashed the Five Release: Great Exploding Condensing Stars Technique, devastating the Mist Ninja.
• Kazashiro and his teammates found Samehada and the remains of Kubikiribōchō but could not identify Ao, Jūzō Biwa, or the other bodies.
• Kirigakure withdrew its personnel, then expelled Konoha’s envoy and declared that the war was not over.

A month after returning from the Mist Battlefield, Kazashiro reunited with Asuma and discussed the war’s outcome. Meanwhile, Hatake Sakumo was chosen as the Fourth Hokage, and Hiruzen Sarutobi began recommending a candidate for his team.

• Kazashiro took Kabuto, Yamato, and Itachi to a dango shop, where Asuma treated them to food.
• Kazashiro told Asuma that the Mist Ninja lacked top-tier fighters and teamwork, while Asuma reported that Minato had forced the Cloud forces to withdraw.
• At the Daimyo’s Mansion, Danzo recommended Hatake Sakumo as Hokage, and Hiruzen Sarutobi endorsed him.
• The Daimyo and his officials agreed that Sakumo would become the Fourth Hokage.
• Hiruzen congratulated Sakumo and said he wanted to recommend an excellent candidate for his team.